Senior Structural Engineer, Offshore Wind Foundations; Secondary Structures

Wood Thilsted is a purpose driven company, delivering engineering consultancy services to speed the global energy transition and to deliver well-being to our employees. We have been consistently successful attracting the most competent and experienced design specialists, passionate to work in the global wind industry. We operate globally, supporting projects located in Asia, North America and Northern Europe. We currently employ a staff of over 100, most based in UK or Denmark but also from offices in Taiwan, Japan and US with a continued growth foreseen in the near future.

As a company, WT strives to optimise offshore wind farms to limit their carbon emissions through better and greener design. Through excellent engineering we provide the best overall value to our clients’ projects and support our clients with their decarbonisation objectives. We also aim to have a strong culture based on mutual trust, honesty, knowledge sharing and a good social atmosphere. Due to the success and growth of the company, we are searching for an ambitious and capable Senior Secondary Structures Engineer to join our company in our Boston office.

We have a number of large detailed design projects in offshore wind, as well as a continuous stream of concept and FEED studies, plus design work on several innovative concepts (outside of the currently accepted foundation concepts for offshore wind) including floating structures.

Given our teams, clients and projects are spread internationally across Northern Europe, North America and East Asia, you may expect some travelling in relation to your work, both nationally and internationally. In addition, there may be opportunities during your employment for long-term or short-term postings abroad.

Areas of responsibility: The job opening is for a Senior Structural Engineer within the Secondary Structures department. Secondary Structures are defined as safe and O&M friendly structures to access and work on the offshore windturbine. We engage early with the client and subcontractors to arrive at the safest possible design in line with the latest HSE regulations. In addition, secondary structures have a minimal impact on the primary structure and are optimized for fabrication. Your main objective is to develop and enhance the Wood Thilsted Secondary Structures design and capabilities.

In addition, you will work on challenging and large-scale offshore wind projects where you will provide high-quality deliverables to our clients for the design of wind turbine foundations. In your role you will:

Lead and support offshore wind projects with high-end structural design for Secondary Structures, working closely in a small skilled team.
Advice and support the client in creating a safe and O&M friendly design incorporating the latest HSE design guidelines.
Propose innovative design solutions to reduce the carbon impact and embodied energy of the design.
Liaise with your colleagues and other departments to ensure the highest quality of your work.
Work in close relation with our drafters using 3D modelling and an understanding of offshore design and regulations to deliver world-class solutions.
Deliver the Secondary Steel design documentation and be responsible for your deliverables through a third-party certification process
Use your knowledge to prepare detailed engineering reports and memos documenting engineering analyses

Take part in the development of in-house engineering software applied for secondary steel design

The opening applies for our office in Boston, based on local terms and conditions. You should expect some travelling in the USA and to Northern Europe in relation to your work.

Your background: You should hold a master's degree in Mechanical/Structural/Civil engineering. You should thrive in an international environment and speak and write English fluently. You will have a strong drive and take initiative and responsibility for your assignments and get motivated by creating excellent results through teamwork. It is essential that you possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively. Furthermore, it is advantageous if you have:

3-6 years of relevant experience as a professional offshore structural engineer in offshore wind
Preferable experience with secondary steel design and appurtenance design for offshore wind structures
An understanding of relevant design codes and standards such as DNVGL, Eurocode 3 etc.
Experience with application of 3D FE for structural analysis
Experience with fabrication processes of steel structures, preferable for the offshore industry
Have experience with design of concrete structures, including layout of reinforcement, casting processes, and the capability to produce the underlaying calculations and documentation

In return we offer you excellent opportunities to influence your daily work, develop new competences and work on interesting projects. At Wood Thilsted, we care about our people and we are committed to a brighter future. We have defined our set of values and behaviors that are at the heart of everything we do. Our work environment is a place where everyone can be themselves and be their best. We are result-orientated and innovation-driven at a high professional level and with excellence in delivery. Besides this we also offer competitive salary packages, pension, health and life insurance as well as flexibility in working hours and locations.

Apply: Please apply using the link: http://woodthilsted.com/careers/ where you will have the opportunity to upload a CV and enter your details for consideration.

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