Job Description:
- Lead and coordinate compliance activities for offshore HVAC/HVDC substations located within German waters in accordance with BSH requirements, German offshore regulations, and applicable statutory frameworks.
- Serve as the primary focal point for all BSH-related matters during Concept Select, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, offshore installation, commissioning, and project handover phases.
- Interpret and implement German offshore regulatory requirements including BSH approval conditions, Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), German Federal Maritime regulations, and offshore grid connection requirements.
- Coordinate with engineering disciplines, project management teams, clients, certifying authorities, classification societies, and subcontractors to ensure timely implementation of BSH and German statutory compliance requirements.
- Support development and implementation of project compliance strategies, authority engagement plans, compliance matrices, and regulatory execution plans.
- Monitor and track compliance obligations, approval conditions, statutory commitments, deviations, non-conformities, and close-out actions associated with BSH approvals and regulatory commitments.
- Support preparation, consolidation, review, and submission of compliance documentation required for BSH, client, certifying authority, TSO, environmental authority, and classification society reviews.
- Coordinate technical and regulatory interfaces associated with offshore substation approvals including structural certification, electrical compliance, offshore safety requirements, marine operations approvals, and environmental commitments.
- Ensure compliance with German offshore requirements related to offshore electrical systems, grid code compliance, EMC/EMI requirements, hazardous area considerations, offshore safety systems, and marine operations.
- Coordinate and manage regulatory deliverables associated with offshore transportation, lifting, installation, offshore campaigns, and commissioning activities.
- Support management of design deviations, concession requests, technical clarifications, and change management processes from a regulatory and statutory compliance perspective.
- Interface with BSH, certification bodies, classification societies, Marine Warranty Surveyors (MWS), environmental consultants, and transmission system operators on regulatory and technical compliance matters.
- Participate in design reviews, HAZID/HAZOP workshops, risk assessments, constructability reviews, offshore readiness reviews, and certification meetings to ensure regulatory compliance requirements are incorporated into project execution.
- Support audit activities, compliance reviews, regulatory inspections, and document traceability requirements throughout project execution.
- Maintain awareness of evolving German offshore regulations, offshore wind requirements, grid code updates, and European offshore compliance frameworks relevant to offshore HVAC/HVDC projects.
Requirement:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Naval Architecture, Offshore Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Regulatory Engineering, or related discipline from a recognised university.
- Master's degree in Offshore Engineering, Energy Systems, Regulatory Compliance, or related field is advantageous.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in offshore regulatory compliance, certification, statutory engineering, or offshore project execution, with at least 3 years directly supporting offshore substations, offshore wind, HVDC platforms, or offshore energy infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrated experience across Concept Select, FEED, detailed engineering, construction, transportation, offshore installation, and commissioning phases for offshore EPC projects.
- Strong understanding of German offshore regulatory frameworks including BSH approval processes, Offshore Wind Energy Act (WindSeeG), German offshore permitting requirements, and offshore statutory obligations.
- Working knowledge of German offshore standards, European offshore regulations, and applicable international codes including BSH standards, DNV offshore standards, IEC standards, Eurocodes, and offshore certification frameworks.
- Familiarity with offshore certification and verification processes involving BSH, certifying authorities, classification societies, Marine Warranty Surveyors (MWS), and transmission system operators such as TenneT.
- Experience supporting offshore HVAC/HVDC substations, converter platforms, offshore wind farms, offshore transmission systems, or large offshore EPC projects is highly desirable.
- Understanding of offshore engineering disciplines including structural, electrical, marine operations, transportation and installation (T&I), safety, and environmental engineering interfaces.
- Experience preparing and managing compliance registers, regulatory tracking systems, certification matrices, and authority submission documentation.
- Strong document management and technical coordination capability within multidisciplinary offshore EPC execution environments.
- Familiarity with German offshore environmental and marine operational requirements including navigation safety, offshore installation permitting, and offshore operational restrictions is advantageous.
- Experience interfacing with clients, regulatory authorities, certification bodies, offshore contractors, and international project stakeholders.
Key Competencies
- Strong understanding of German offshore regulatory frameworks and offshore statutory compliance requirements for offshore wind and HVDC infrastructure projects.
- Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical engineering and project execution actions.
- Strong coordination and interface management capability across multidisciplinary engineering, certification, construction, marine operations, and project management teams.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with BSH, certifying authorities, clients, TSOs, classification societies, and subcontractors.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage large volumes of compliance documentation, statutory deliverables, and regulatory tracking activities.
- Capable of managing compliance risks, regulatory deviations, and statutory close-out activities within demanding offshore EPC schedules.
- Strong organisational and reporting capability with ability to track multiple regulatory workstreams simultaneously.
- Proactive, self-driven, and able to work effectively in fast-paced international offshore project environments.
- Strong technical reporting, presentation, and regulatory documentation skills for both technical and management-level stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel for authority meetings, fabrication support, offshore campaigns, project site activities, and client engagements as required.
Interested candidates are invited to send us an updated resume with your current and expected salary and earliest availability.
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