Job Description Summary

We are seeking an experienced Resource Manager for the Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm Project.

The successful candidate will have a solution orientated mindset and a result delivery style. Strong communication and listening skills with the team are essential. You can identify resourcing challenges from various forms of feedback and see them through to a standardised solution. With excellent attention to detail, structure, and organizational skills, you can apply a proactive problem-solving view on resourcing requirements and take the initiative to deliver efficient outcomes. You have a safety conscious mindset and can build trust and steer by influence to form strong relationships and team ethos. You have a project orientated mindset and understand that good results are achieved in collaboration with internal and external parties.

Reporting to the Continuous Operations Readiness Manager you will enable the organisation through resourcing activities and line management of Technicians that enable high performance delivery of SQDC targets in collaboration with our customers.

Primary location will be the Dogger Bank O&M Base at the Port of Tyne. #DB.

Exemplify GE Leadership Behaviours - Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, Deliver with Focus, Champion for GE Lean program, introducing and implementing LEAN principles.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Recruit the GE technical resources for the windfarms to developing a squad-centric mentality.
• Evaluate the demand vs. capacity and ensure availability of internal or external competent resources to meet requirements,
• Recruit and lead the wind farm resource management team
• Ensure that a structured plan for technician development is ready for the recruitment process
• Establish business aligned processes and procedures that meet the needs of the windfarm.
• Coordinate with the training centre to ensure course availability and planning is in place for the technicians
• Working with the Site Operations teams to facilitate On the Job Learning for the windfarm Technicians
• Coordinate and perform administrative activities as per relevant service processes, including tracking resource levels and productivity, evaluating planned technician levels and capacities, establishing requisitions, documentation requirements and managing availability.
• Lead the windfarm resourcing planning, coordinating with internal and external partners to obtain the skills and capabilities required to deliver the operational plan.
• Work with the customer to facilitate transparency of resourcing plans and challenges.
• Release the rotation resourcing plans in alignment with the Site Operations management team, to ensure consistency of resources and maintaining a squad-based mentality.
• Lead the continual improvement culture within your area of responsibility, ensuring that high quality knowledge is retained and improved, and facilitating feedback to required stakeholders across the business.
• Lead issue resolution, process & quality improvements, and business initiatives with other departments.
• Lead the recruitment and talent development model to ensure continual improvement and progression for high performing technical and nontechnical Operational roles.
• Arrange Authorisation panels and Approve technician competence development.
• Support the establishment of the competency framework and Safe System of Work governance processes.
• Support the development and continual improvement of Standard Operation Procedures.

Travel Expectations

• The role will be predominantly based at the Port of Tyne, South Shields
• The role requires international travel.

Education / Professional Experience

• A Degree or professional education / apprenticeship in an administrative discipline are nice to have, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.
• Extensive people management experience.
• Capable of working offshore at site operational wind farms.
• Significant experience of offshore wind Maintenance operations
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, global environment, with remote teams as a strong team player who can enable change and get work over the line.

Language(s):

• Fluency in English language

Technical knowledge and skills

• Proven offshore wind experience or experience in a related discipline
• High motivation level; self-starter with strong leadership and communication skills
• High capability with Microsoft Software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems in a structured manner.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Projects.
• Established project management skills
• Demonstrated experience leading technician teams.

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