Offshore renewables consultancy OWC has hired James Rinkel to head up the company’s project engineering team.
Rinkel joins OWC from Lloyds Register, where he was development engineering manager for clean energy projects.
He has previously held senior engineering roles for renewables projects at Scottish Power, RES Offshore and Ramboll.
At OWC Rinkel will be in charge of delivery of engineering assignments and supporting project deliveries to offshore renewables clients globally.
In his career Rinkel has been involved in the management, design and construction of multinational offshore wind farms and large onshore structures as well as numerous renewables projects in the UK, France, Denmark and Japan.
OWC managing director Will Cleverly said: “We are delighted that James has joined us; with his extensive offshore wind experience and engineering management credentials, he will be a huge asset to our team and clients.”
OWC is the renewables unit of Oslo-listed AqualisBraemar ASA.