General Manager - London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Posted 13 hours 13 minutes ago by RWE AG
Company: RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. Full time, permanent, to start as soon as possible.
Location(s): Ramsgate, KEN, GB, CT11/CT12 London Array, KEN, GB, CT11 9LG.
Located 20 km off the north Kent coast in the Outer Thames Estuary, London Array has an installed capacity of 630 MW and generates enough clean electricity to power around 584,000 UK homes, while displacing about 900,000 t of CO per year. The farm consists of 175 wind turbines, each with a rotor diameter of 120 m and a capacity of 3.6 MW. It is maintained and operated from the Port of Ramsgate. London Array is operated by RWE and owned by a consortium of four shareholders: RWE, Greencoat, Masdar, and La Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
About the role- Full accountability for London Array's performance, acting as both enterprise leader and operational authority, with responsibility for HSE, operational availability, asset integrity, and financial results.
- Legal accountability for personnel safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure integrity.
- Actively plan and manage the site budget, including cost efficiency and continuous improvement initiatives, and monitor and manage operational and cost risks.
- Lead the design and implementation of site level operational strategy aligned with wider fleet goals to ensure long term asset integrity and delivery of operational KPIs.
- Oversee maintenance planning, vendor management, and lifecycle cost performance optimisation in collaboration with Asset Optimisation and other relevant functions.
- Lead, develop and inspire a high performing operations team, ensuring a strong safety first, performance driven mindset.
- Set the standard for HSE performance and safety culture through visible leadership, proactive risk management and ensuring full compliance with safety, environmental and emergency preparedness requirements.
- Cultivate relationships with stakeholders including suppliers, regulators, vendors, local communities and JV partners.
- Degree in Engineering or equivalent technical discipline; additional business qualification an advantage.
- Extensive senior leadership experience (minimum 10 years in line management) within renewable energy, power generation or comparable asset intensive industries.
- Proven track record of building, scaling and leading large, multidisciplinary high performing teams with psychological safety in complex operational environments.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience managing cost drivers, financial performance and value based operational decision making.
- Deep expertise in asset operations, maintenance strategy and lifecycle integrity management, as well as working within joint ventures and complex stakeholder landscapes.
- Recognised leader in HSE culture and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent influencing and communication skills, capable of engaging senior stakeholders across corporate and industry networks, fluent in English.
An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or being able to gain National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in removal of job offers and/or existing employment.
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For any questions, please contact HR: Sabrina Gale,