Central Wind Technical Manager
- Posted 12 June 2025
- Salary Competitive Salary (DOE)
- LocationShanghai
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
- ReferenceVZ-4245660157
Job description
Responsibilities
Act as a center of expertise in a particular field of engineering, sharing technical know-how with the team, providing technical insights and best practices and having technical discussions with team members, consultants, vendors, and contractors to ensure their knowledge is leveraged for the best interest of the organization.
Transfer knowledge from the tendering team to the EPC Contractors / Asset Management team, verifying the tender and achieving scope stability and handover.
Provide guidance and specialist technical expertise to EPC Contractor / operator in order to enable them to solve complex engineering problems in a timely and efficient manner.
WindPro/Openwind simulations to calculate annual performance and basic configuration of the Wind farm under design providing support to BD during development stage.
In the operations phase, monitor and negotiate the terms for the equipment configuration, maintenance and warranties with the vendors and ensure the equipment is delivered as per the specifications.
Performance analysis and benchmarking of the Wind plants under operation.
Design and management of Power Performance Test as per IEC and MEASNET guidelines and standards.
Post-construction analysis and benchmarking of the WIND plants under operation or for acquisition using SCADA data.
Conduct design reviews with contractors and consultants, in coordination with the specialist and other team members.
RCA analysis and coordination with Project Company and Operator to determine the root cause and implementation of the right solutions in the project under operation for important events.
Evaluate new technologies related to the sector by assessing which are most feasible from a scalability, bankability and commercial perspective and provide recommendations to the senior management.
Monitor and conduct research in specialized fields/disciplines to maintain awareness of new developments in the field and industry best practices in order to define, design and advice solutions which are most applicable to the business.
Manage and motivate the team to ensure they contribute to, and participate in, the identification and implementation of change initiatives, programmes, and projects in line with the organization’s standards.
Manage the R&D initiatives of Wind Technology, including the development and deployment of new tools for the department.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering from reputed university
Master’s / PhD (preferable)
5-10 years’ experience in the Wind sector on wind resource assessment, wind projects development and construction phases. He/she must show thorough understanding of latest technology and innovation: WTGs components, WTG supply chain, Wind Farm BoP activities, …
Operation and Maintenance experience is a plus.
Experience as a team leader, project manager or similar.
Deep understanding of plant performance metrics / KPIs.
Strong analytical thinking and research capability.
Ability to complement the decision-making processes based on technical know-how.
Coach and develop team members on key technical areas/ disciplines.