Offshore Automation & Telecom Discipline Lead

Offshore Construction and Commissioning Automation & Telecom Discipline Lead - Offshore wind

The Automation & Telecom Discipline Lead reports operationally to the CC Offshore Installation Manager for the offshore substations. The position is a 14/14 rotational role offshore in the Polish Baltic Sea, with accommodation provided on the adjacent jack-up barge.

The role is responsible for leading Company follow-up of offshore construction, completion and commissioning activities within the automation and telecom discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the offshore automation and telecom discipline at the OSS, ensuring activities are executed safely and in accordance with the approved design, specifications, procedures, system boundaries and project requirements.
• Lead Company follow-up of contractors, package suppliers and vendors, verifying progress and quality, resolving technical blockers and escalating risks to the OIM and Commissioning Lead.
• Cover the relevant automation, SCADA, telecom, fibre-optic and industrial network systems, including interfaces between the OSS, ONS/control room, WTGs and other project packages.
• Review and support the preparation of work orders, work packs, commissioning procedures, test packs and RAMS, ensuring system boundaries and execution prerequisites are verified before field execution.
• Coordinate and witness mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, SAT, functional and end-to-end testing.
• Monitor completion status in ProCoSys or the applicable completion system, including punch categorisation, closure, documentation and readiness for handover.
• Coordinate offshore fibre termination, patching, continuity and network testing, including dependencies with control and protection activities.
• Ensure technical clarifications and required changes are properly assessed, authorised, recorded and tested.
• Coordinate discipline interfaces with electrical, control and protection, commissioning, Operations, IT/OT, cybersecurity and other contractors.
• Support the safe operation, monitoring and troubleshooting of automation and telecom systems during hook-up and commissioning.
• Participate in daily planning, SIMOPS, control-of-work and look-ahead meetings, ensuring discipline prerequisites and resource requirements are visible.
• Lead and coordinate assigned engineers, inspectors and vendor representatives, including priorities, field coverage and reporting.
• Support system acceptance and staged handover to Operations, ensuring outstanding conditions, punches and responsibilities are clearly documented.
• Maintain effective cooperation with contractor and vendor teams while ensuring they retain responsibility for their contractual scope and deliverables.
• Complete a structured handover between back-to-back rotation holders covering system status, risks, punches, vendor actions, configuration changes and upcoming activities.
• Perform an assigned emergency-response role where required and maintain the necessary medical, safety, technical and offshore competence.

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant engineering or technical qualification in automation, control, telecom, instrumentation, electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in automation and telecom construction and commissioning within offshore wind, offshore substations, HV substations, oil and gas or comparable major infrastructure.
• Previous experience in a lead or senior supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of SCADA, industrial networks, fibre-optic systems, telecom systems and commissioning practices.
• Experience with completion-management systems such as ProCoSys, PIMS or equivalent.
• Experience managing contractors, vendors, system interfaces, punches and handover to Operations.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Able to work offshore on a 14/14 rotation and meet applicable project, medical and Polish mobilisation requirements.

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