Advanced Offshore Wind Resource & Production Specialist

Company Description

Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK and are looking into European market opportunities. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a road map aiming at achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

Job Description

Step into a pivotal role where data-driven insights meet hands-on engineering in the world of wind energy. As an Offshore Wind Resource & Production Specialist focused on operational performance  you will ensure that our wind turbines operate at peak efficiency while bolstering the transition to clean energy. Partnering with diverse cross-functional teams in Engineering, Generation, and Operations, you’ll lead innovative analytical projects that solve real-world technical challenges, improve our operational portfolio performance, and support our ambitious growth targets across Europe. Join us and power the journey toward a fossil-free future.

We are looking for an Advanced Offshore Wind Resource & Production Specialist with knowledge in turbine operations, statistics and meteorology. You will be part of a highly dedicated team within the Offshore Wind Resource & Production Department that has an end-to-end responsibility for wind farm energy yield assessments. 

Your role

As our new Advanced Offshore Wind Resource & Production Specialist focused on statistics, meteorology and WTG engineering, you will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders particularly in Engineering, Generation, and Operations, to continuously improve our analytical techniques and support operational excellence. You will provide data-driven insights to guide technical discussions with asset integrity, asset management and WTG OEMs as well as support the team in developing new tools and methods to further improve the operational performance of our offshore wind portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of Offshore Wind Resource & Production Team you will:

• Contribute to optimal performance of our wind parks.
• Collaborate closely with your colleagues to feedback operational learning into our modelling approaches.
• Work in close cooperation with Generation, Data Analytics and SCADA departments as well as our energy trading division.
• Ensure learnings from operating wind farms find their way into pre-construction energy yield assessments.
• Support with dedicated wind measurement campaigns. 

Qualifications

Your profile / who are you?

To excel in this position, you should have:

• A degree in engineering sciences, physics, meteorology, or another relevant discipline.
• Significant experience in programming with Python, especially with statistical methods.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Specific knowledge in turbine performance, or meteorology is considered an advantage.

Key Attributes:

• Ability to effectively bridge technical and commercial domains, bringing a forward-thinking, creative approach to solution development.
• Thrive on teamwork and possess the drive, systematic work ethic, and positive mindset necessary to deliver high-quality results.
• Fluent written and spoken English, capable of turning complex technical and project challenges into practical solutions that support continuous improvement.

Why not start your journey to working for fossil freedom by applying now?

Location

Hamburg, Germany.

Additional Information

Our offer 
We offer good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues as ‘Ask and Share’ concept is essential for the way we work. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English no later than February 24, 2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process, you are welcome to contact Recruiter Sandra Domschke via mail sandra1.domschke@vattenfall.de

At Vattenfall, we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights irrespective of sex, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata. 

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation. 

We look forward to receiving your application!