Offshore Construction Associates (OCA) is expanding its US operations in line with the agreed extension of an installation management services contract for the 804MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project.
The additional services will be delivered by a growing team that is based in and around the Boston area.
The work will include both project engineering for array cables and permitting support for the export cable scope.
OCA’s support of the Vineyard Wind 1 project has been the foundation upon which the company’s US presence has been built, it said.
In 2019, OCA only had two employees working in the US but is now in the hiring process for an eighth US based employee.
OCA US vice president Martin Christensen said: “The extension of our involvement in the VW1 project is an immense success for our US business.
“It reflects the appeal of our US staff focused strategy, which proactively supports the growth of the US offshore wind industry here in United States.”
The team delivering the expanded scope is 100% US based and contains both oil and gas trained talent and local graduate resources, all of whom have gained significant experience in the US offshore wind industry by working at OCA.
Christensen added: “We strongly believe this is the only sustainable way to develop our team and it is aligned with Vineyard Wind’s own commitment to build the local supply chain in Massachusetts.”