Wood Technologist jobs in Bloomington, IN

Wood Thilsted is designing the global transition to green energy. Together, through unmatched engineering and the very best teamwork, we can shape a brighter future for our planet. We’re offshore wind engineering experts, and we want you to join us. Our engineering helps speed the transition towards a greener planet, with the wellbeing of our employees being every bit as vital. People and the planet go hand in hand – we’re in business to look after both. We support projects throughout Asia, North America, and Northern Europe, with continued growth foreseen. We currently employ a staff of over 200, most based in UK or Denmark but also from offices in Poland, Taiwan, Japan and US with continued growth foreseen in the near future.

As a company, we strive for technical excellence and to provide the best overall value to our clients’ projects. We pride ourselves on our combined achievements, delivered through our broad and diverse team expertise, to create the optimal and most suitable site-specific design. We have a strong company culture based on mutual trust, honesty, knowledge sharing and a friendly social environment.

We have a number of large foundation detailed design projects in offshore wind, as well as a continuous stream of concept and FEED studies.  We continue to strengthen the way we deliver these diverse projects, implementing state of the art project management and problem solving, and we are seeking talented people to join the team.

Due to our continued success and growth, we are searching for an ambitious Senior Project Manager to be a part of the Wood Thilsted Team and to support the future development of the company. The primary work location will be either in our UK Offices Bristol or Edinburgh.

Areas of responsibility: As a Senior Project Manager, your main assignment will be to successfully deliver and coordinate major design projects, in collaboration with in-house technical teams. In your role you will:

• Be primary client contact and support the Project Owner and Design Manager for detailed design projects delivering offshore wind farm foundation designs for high-profile sites. You will work alongside supporting project managers and support staff in order to achieve this.
• Manage client requirements, change, risk, and budget across work packages, supporting the technical teams to deliver their best work.
• Work closely with the project design team, engaging in technical topics and key design decision making.
• Supervise and prepare detailed documentation regarding the development of the project requirements, programme, resource/budget, risk register and general project management reporting.
• Ensure that WT deliverables meet the required quality and scope requirements.
• Regularly engage clients and form a key contact between the WT team and external parties, actively working to deliver a successful project for all. You will play a part in developing our strong network in the industry.
• Contribute towards tendering and the development of unique tools for offshore wind project management.

Your background: Thriving in an international environment, with a strong drive to deliver and improve, you will take the initiative and responsibility for the variety of assignments Wood Thilsted can offer. Motivated by creating excellent results through teamwork, you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be fluent in English, and use these to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively.

Furthermore, it is an advantage if you have:

• 7 years of relevant experience and taking accountability of projects, ideally in offshore wind, but alternatively other technologies or complex projects - for example aviation, defence, or civil engineering. We are keen to bring in experience and good practices form other industries,
• Very strong decision-making skills and judgement capabilities to balance and prioritise competing requirements,
• A good understanding of typical engineering contracts,
• A well-tuned sense of personnel needs and experience of achieving high levels of project team wellbeing,
• A well-organized mindset, which can adapt to the dynamic needs of a high-growth company.

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 behaviours 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 compensation and flexibility in working hours.

In case of any further questions, please reach out to Phani K, Talent Acquisition Specialist at pmk@woodthilsted.com

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