Aberdeen-headquartered PD&MS Group will support SSE Renewables on the 1075MW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Angus in the North Sea firth.
The three-year balance of plant (BoP) statutory inspection framework agreement also has options to be extended for a further two years.
The PD&MS workscope will involve carrying out best-in-class topside statutory inspections on Seagreen’s power generating equipment, which connects to the grid to ensure it remains safe, compliant, and operational.
The contract also includes embedding PD&MS’ inspection technicians into Seagreen’s team to work across all wind turbine generators and the offshore substation primarily focused on jacket foundations and transition pieces.
The firm will also support inspections at onshore locations such as Tealing Power Station and Montrose O&M Base.
Seagreen is a joint venture between TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables, which is leading the construction and operational phases. Once operational, it will deliver enough green energy to power more than 1.6m homes, which is equivalent to two-thirds of all Scottish homes.
Thomas Barter, head of renewables business development at PD&MS, said: “As a vastly experienced market-leading energy services organisation but a relatively new entrant into the O&M wind market, winning this three-year SSE Renewables framework agreement on what will be Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, confirms our highly transferable skills and flexible delivery model is being recognised and is successfully disrupting the marketplace.
“Our resourcing strategy is a particularly attractive proposition to wind developers as we utilise regionally based local technicians rather than transporting in UK-wide support, resulting in both cost and green efficiencies, feeding into their local content targets.
“This latest award further positions PD&MS to be a serious contender for winning new BoP statutory inspection work, especially as the ScotWind related development projects ramp up.”
PD&MS CEO Simon Rio added: “Over the past few years we have delivered a range of renewables and carbon reduction projects by leveraging the considerable expertise across our group.
“Over and above the clear progress we are making in the wind sector, we are developing an impressive track record in a range of clean energy and decarbonisation projects in a number of end markets. We are also supporting many North Sea operators and supply chain partners to decarbonise their assets and operations. We are very pleased with the progress we are making against our company’s strategic energy transition objectives.”