Equinor is seeking an operations director for the 3600MW Dogger Bank offshore wind farm complex off the east coast of England.
The Norwegian energy company is a 50:50 joint venture partner with SSE Renewables on the project, with the latter leading construction and Equinor operations.
Equinor said it is looking for someone with “solid experience and a strong strategic orientation with the ability to drive complex change agendas”.
It added that the successful candidate must “demonstrate strong commercial instinct, curiosity, and a desire to take the offshore wind business to the next level”.
Equinor vice president for Dogger Bank Halfdan Brustad said: “This is an exciting position which combines the opportunity to shape the strategic operational direction for Dogger Bank and define sector-leading performance at the world’s largest wind farm.
“Another important element is the ability to really drive innovative and future-fit operations, taking advantage of digitalisation and robotics to improve profitability and safety.
“We want Dogger Bank to be a flagship digitalisation project, pioneering best in class across the sector.
“With both its size and distance from shore, Dogger Bank provides opportunities to really push the boundaries.
“We recently signed contracts with GE Renewable Energy for 13MW Haliade-X turbines for the first two phases of the wind farm, which will be the first time these models are installed anywhere in the world, and the project will also be the UK’s first HVDC connected offshore wind farm which will lead the way for other UK wind farms.
“There are many reasons to be proud working on the Dogger Bank.”
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The wind farm will be built in three 1.2GW phases – A, B and C – with O&M based in the Port of Tyne, where over 200 people will be employed on the project, Equinor said.