Senior Project Engineers - Substations and Export Cables

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind, as well as other non-hydro renewable initiatives like PV/Solar and batteries. We currently develop, construct and operate wind generation assets across Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.As part of BA Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets. You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.We are looking for several Senior Project Engineers to strengthen our offshore transmission engineering capabilities within Business Area Wind, Offshore, Engineering. We are seeking engineers with experience in one or more of the following areas: Offshore substations Onshore substations Offshore export cables Onshore export cables You do not need experience across all four areas. Your assigned scope will reflect your background and experience. You will take ownership of assigned engineering work packages, from FEED and tendering through delivery and handover. In these roles, you will apply your experience to shape and challenge supplier solutions from the owner’s perspective, coordinate technical expertise and resolve delivery issues. Within the project, you will report to the respective Package Manager and work autonomously within your assigned scope, drawing on technical specialists and collaborating with Interface Managers, Procurement and other project functions.Your responsibilities:Deliver assigned engineering work packages in accordance with contractual requirements and project and contract milestones. Plan and coordinate activities, and monitor and report on safety, quality, progress and cost within your scope. Apply a systems engineering mindset so decisions within your scope support the performance, integration, optimisation and delivery of the overall transmission system—not individual contracts in isolation. Keep the design basis, requirements, interface decisions and contractual scope aligned, coordinating the impact of changes on affected packages. Work with Interface Managers and project teams to define and resolve technical and contractual interfaces, including scope boundaries, engineering inputs and delivery dependencies. Assess supplier proposals and technical decisions with safety as the highest, non-negotiable priority. Consider functionality, availability, quality, constructability and maintainability alongside CAPEX, OPEX, schedule and delivery risk. Coordinate technical specialist input and challenge unnecessary complexity and over-specification in supplier solutions. Identify and manage scope-related risks and opportunities, maintain an up-to-date risk and opportunity register, and coordinate mitigation. Keep technical positions, assumptions, deviations and residual risks visible throughout the project lifecycle. Support supplier qualification and technical evaluation. Incorporate Employer’s Requirements and specialist input into tender documentation, making scope boundaries and interface requirements clear. Assess bids, deviations and assumptions to support negotiations and award. Follow supplier engineering while respecting supplier design responsibility. Coordinate technical reviews, verify supplier documentation against contractual requirements, and resolve technical queries, deviations and changes with relevant stakeholders. Align technical decisions with the respective Technical Authority. Coordinate manufacturing quality surveillance with relevant specialists. Support factory acceptance testing and verify supplier documentation and technical completion within your assigned scope. Provide engineering input to construction and commissioning teams, including interface readiness and resolution of supplier-related technical issues. Verify the completeness of as-built documentation and support taking-over, handover and close-out, considering safe, reliable and efficient operation and maintenance. Share lessons learned and contribute to improving requirements, engineering practices and project delivery.We welcome applications from candidates at either Intermediate or Senior level. For Intermediate-level candidates, we are particularly interested in individuals who demonstrate strong technical capabilities, a high level of motivation, and a willingness to learn and develop furtherLocation: The role will be based in one of Vattenfall’s office locations in Kolding (Denmark), Amsterdam (Netherlands) or Hamburg (Germany). Some travel to other Vattenfall offices, project locations, supplier facilities and construction sites should be expected.