What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Onshore Installation Manager position at WCL Group?
CLIENT HIGHLIGHT
The Client you will be working for is a Fortune 150 global leader in the Renewable Energy industry. They specialize in Utility Scale Wind and Solar Development. This opportunity will give you experience in the growing Offshore Wind industry in the United States with a company that is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy.
LOCATION
New London, CT 06320
Some Travel Required (Boston, Providence, New London, Copenhagen)
COMPENSATION
$975-1025/day
SCHEDULE
Onshore with chance to go offshore // 50-60 hours/wk
January 2026 start date!
CONTRACT TERM
14 months with high likelihood of extension
POSITION OVERVIEW: Senior Onshore Installation Manager-
RESPONSIBILITIES
The main responsibility of this role will be to manage the load-out operations in New London, CT, including:
- Plan feeder vessel load-outs and provide lookahead for port operations
- Ensure that a high focus on HSE at the site, e.g. by participating in regular operational safety assessments / safety walks (planned and executed with support from the client’s HSE Advisors)
- Coordinate the work of the main contractors on site, i.e. SGRE, Crowley and Gateway
- Supervise load-out operations and issue DPRs for the feeder vessel while in port
- Perform final walkdown of feeder vessel after completion of load-out
- Liaise with the client’s offshore construction team and plan feeder vessel departure from and return to port
- Monitor progress of SGRE WTG component delivery, pre-assembly and readiness for load-out
- Oversee and manage the client’s equipment on barge and stock of spare parts in New London
- Facilitate MWS and CVA site attendance as required
- Reporting
- Engineering support related to load-out, transport, transfer and installation
- Weather forecast assessment and operability reviews
- DPR post-processing and analysis (for both onshore and offshore part)
REQUIREMENTS
- Strong communication skills, highly self-motivated and organized
- GWO offshore access, medically fit for offshore works
- Good working knowledge of lifting and marine operations standards
- Understanding QHSE management principles
- Experience and/or qualification in construction, engineering or marine operations
- Prior experience with installation of wind turbines or marine construction
- Some knowledge or proficiency in BIMCO & FIDIC contracts advantageous but not essential
- a strong focus on safety.
- some level of technical understanding of lifting operations and marine transportation
- good communication skills, as this role will usually focus on the management of contractors
- an understanding of the various stakeholders involved in the construction of offshore wind farms in the US
- curiosity and motivation to learn to know an industry that is still very much growing and evolving in the US.
Salary : $98 - $103