Senior Operational Readiness Project Manager

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How to contribute to our vision

The The Platform & Operational Readiness team lead the service preparation phase of all new offshore wind farms from SGRE’s global pipeline of new projects. They are responsible for ensuring that all new projects are ready for safe, compliant, and effective operations from day 1. This is achieved through standardised implementation of projects grounded in lessons learned, best practices, and the Service Execution Standard.

The Senior Operational Readiness Project Manager role is a newly created position within the global offshore POR department. It stems from the need for continued focus on standardising and improving the delivery of new offshore service projects. The Senior OR PM will act as the lead and focal point for standardisation projects within the department and as the point of contact for multi-department projects, where they will represent that POR department. They will support the Platform & Operational Readiness Program Manager with project management governance and quality assurance of the full portfolio of >20 projects in the operational readiness phase. This will be achieved through peer-to-peer coaching with Operational Readiness Project Managers, focused support to achieve critical readiness deliverables (ie supporting/delivering workshops, workstreams and escalations), and deputising for the POR Program Manager where necessary.

The Global Platform & Operational Readiness team are at the heart of SGRE’s pipeline of new offshore service projects, working on every project and new platform implemented globally. The POR team is a newly formed global team; therefore, the successful candidate can be located in any of the OF SV hubs: UK (flexible), Germany (Hamburg), Netherlands (Den Haag), France (Paris), Denmark (Brande), Taiwan (Taipei / Taichung), USA (Orlando). European locations are preferable for this role due to the concentration of projects and stakeholders. They should expect approximately 30% of travel in their role to project locations and SGRE / customer offices. The successful applicant will join a highly engaged and motivated global team of 10 Operational Readiness Project Managers and 1 Platform Readiness Project Manager, led by Global Platform & Operational Readiness Program Manager.

What are your responsibilities?

• Lead governance, standardisation, and process improvement initiatives to ensure consistency across all new offshore service projects.

•  Develop, refine, and implement best practices for operational readiness, ensuring alignment with the Service Execution Standard (SES) and lessons learned.

• Drive cross-functional collaboration, representing the POR department in multi-departmental initiatives.

• Coach and mentor OR Project Managers, strengthening team capability and ensuring a high standard of project execution.

•  Support the development and facilitation of operational readiness workshops, ensuring global consistency in execution.

• Support OR PMs with critical project deliverables, including readiness workshops, project / cross functional workstreams, and escalations.

• Proactively identify and mitigate risks across the new project portfolio, preventing NCCs, project delays, and missed deliverables.

• Conduct internal quality audits and peer reviews, ensuring compliance with readiness frameworks and project management best practices.

• Deputise for the POR Program Manager where required, supporting with reporting, escalation management, and coordination across the global project portfolio.

• Act as ‘surge capacity’ for ramp up projects, taking on projects in case of over utilisation of other OR PMs.

What are the requirements for the role?

• Extensive experience in offshore service project ramp-up, with a proven track record of delivering successful new project implementations

• Deep understanding of offshore service operations, including safety, logistics, and compliance.

• Proven experience in project management, ideally with relevant project management training & certification (ie IPMA).

• Ability to influence and drive cross-functional collaboration across departments such as Engineering, Operations, EHS, Procurement, and Quality.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging at senior levels (internal & external).

• Strategic mindset with the ability to proactively identify gaps, implement improvements, and lead change initiatives.

• Strong analytical and risk management skills, with experience in identifying, mitigating, and escalating risks to prevent NCCs.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills, with the ability to lead meetings, workshops, and project reporting.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects and competing priorities, working effectively under pressure and adapting to changing requirements.

• A results-driven, problem-solving attitude, with a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes in a dynamic, international environment.

• Team player with a can-do attitude, open to feedback from peers and managers and willingness to learn and develop.

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more

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