Export Cable Engineer
BH-302620
Posted: 10/06/2025
- Excellent Rate
- England South East Greater London
- Contract
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Alternative & Renewable Energy
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Offshore Wind
responsibilities:
Reporting to the Work Package Manager.
Provide technical expertise on export cable design, qualification, manufacture, quality management, testing and commissioning activities, both onshore and offshore. Provide cable design support to and coordinate loadout planning and schedules with T&I colleagues.
Lead on cable design and cable rating verification calculations.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, specifications and procedures related to cable design, manufacture, testing and commissioning activities.
Review of study results and design and construction documents at different stages of development to ensure Employer requirements and project’s expectations are met.
Review of the technical aspects of consenting documents.
Proactively manage and coordinate technical interfaces. Support clarification and interface meetings with Contractors and other work packages. In particular, support interfaces with onshore landfall and offshore substation packages.
Participation at work package meetings/ jour fixes and if required at work stream and project management meetings/ jour fixes, expert and supplier meetings
Plan and lead meetings including documentation of the results and actions in accordance with the responsible task. Supervising and guiding inhouse and agency staff (if needed) and third parties like consultancies.
Ensuring the work tasks are delivered in accordance with the requirements such as budget, timelines, quality, HSE, applicable laws, regulations and consent stipulations and codes and standards.
Pro-actively share knowledge, engage in the export cable team and contribute to the exchange of learnings and improvements.
Experience in offshore cable design, manufacture and testing for at least one offshore wind cable project.
Excellent understanding and experience of application of international standards and norms related to offshore export cable design and testing.
Proficient English oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge and commitment to HSE in general and specific to the Work Package responsibility.
Ability to professionally interact with external stakeholders as relevant for the work package, for example in the supply industry.
Strong ability to structure, analyse and interpret data.
Experience in cable design. Be aware of the latest technical developments in the industry. Knowledge of supplier’s management and Tendering processes. Knowledge of manufacturing and QA Processes.
Good IT skills, familiarity with all major software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and document management systems.
Good business ethics and general knowledge as relevant for work package, for example negotiations, law, contracts, consenting as well as the electricity generation and offshore industries.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Reporting to the Work Package Manager.
Provide technical expertise on export cable design, qualification, manufacture, quality management, testing and commissioning activities, both onshore and offshore. Provide cable design support to and coordinate loadout planning and schedules with T&I colleagues.
Lead on cable design and cable rating verification calculations.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, specifications and procedures related to cable design, manufacture, testing and commissioning activities.
Review of study results and design and construction documents at different stages of development to ensure Employer requirements and project’s expectations are met.
Review of the technical aspects of consenting documents.
Proactively manage and coordinate technical interfaces. Support clarification and interface meetings with Contractors and other work packages. In particular, support interfaces with onshore landfall and offshore substation packages.
Participation at work package meetings/ jour fixes and if required at work stream and project management meetings/ jour fixes, expert and supplier meetings
Plan and lead meetings including documentation of the results and actions in accordance with the responsible task. Supervising and guiding inhouse and agency staff (if needed) and third parties like consultancies.
Ensuring the work tasks are delivered in accordance with the requirements such as budget, timelines, quality, HSE, applicable laws, regulations and consent stipulations and codes and standards.
Pro-actively share knowledge, engage in the export cable team and contribute to the exchange of learnings and improvements.
Experience in offshore cable design, manufacture and testing for at least one offshore wind cable project.
Excellent understanding and experience of application of international standards and norms related to offshore export cable design and testing.
Proficient English oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge and commitment to HSE in general and specific to the Work Package responsibility.
Ability to professionally interact with external stakeholders as relevant for the work package, for example in the supply industry.
Strong ability to structure, analyse and interpret data.
Experience in cable design. Be aware of the latest technical developments in the industry. Knowledge of supplier’s management and Tendering processes. Knowledge of manufacturing and QA Processes.
Good IT skills, familiarity with all major software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and document management systems.
Good business ethics and general knowledge as relevant for work package, for example negotiations, law, contracts, consenting as well as the electricity generation and offshore industries.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.