Location
Boston, MA | United States
Job description
Technical Innovation Partner, Offshore 1
- Location(s):
- Boston, MA, US
RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC
Functional area: Engineering
Technical Innovation Partner, US
Boston, Ma.
"Hybrid onsite 3 days per week"
The Technical Innovation Team is looking for an highly motivated “Technical Innovation Partner“ to be based at our Boston, Ma. corporate office. Whilst the role is not limited to any specific technology, the focus will be on offshore wind projects (bottom fixed and floating). As TI Partner you will manage a portfolio of technical innovation projects and act as an interface to our global development activities. As such you will assume responsibility to funnel our innovations into the specific projects considering its context and auction success criteria.
Your future plans
- Support both the global Team Lead of Technical Innovation (TI) and Senior TI Partner in managing Innovation work in renewables technologies with focus on offshore wind.
- Work together with TI team to develop a business and value focused TI strategy and plan for agreed topic areas, in close collaboration with experts and key stakeholders in the business.
- Ensure implementation of innovation for offshore wind development projects: Screen our internal innovation portfolio as well as external innovations to (1) support the bidding process, (2) identify new innovation opportunities, (3) analyze innovation related funding options (e.g. pilots, demonstrators) and (4) share insights and learnings.
- Portfolio management
- Create and assess new project ideas against strategic priorities with technical experts and relevant business functions, actively seeking to share best practices and exploit synergies across the RWE Group.
- Communicate actively and effectively within RWE, actively promoting the profile of TI and manage key stakeholders incl. higher management.
- Deliver agreed part of TI project plan with regards to time, cost, quality and HSSE as well as the projects’ business cases including business implementation.
- Coordinate with internal and external project managers and other resources, ensure reporting and provide support for project managers, where appropriate.
- In selected cases manage a TI project, i.e. taking the role as Project Manager
- Support contract negotiation and management, and close working with procurement and legal to structure contracts to ensure best value and learning for RWE.
- Support management and promotion of IP and knowhow development and protection.
Your profile:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering, economics, natural sciences or comparable
- Minimum 2-3 years working experience, ideally in offshore wind, onshore wind or innovation management.
- Comprehensive conceptual, analytical, and technical skills are essential to understand a broad and complex range of topics.
- Understanding of applied project management principles, processes and techniques is required.
- Interest in building and motivating positive goal-focused networks or project teams to deliver change.
- Effective interpersonal, influencing and stakeholder management skills with an ability to flex style depending on cultural differences.
- Commercial judgement that is results oriented, open-minded and able to spot possibilities in uncertain and complex environments.
- Self-directing, working effectively and able to identify key priorities in new tasks and plan and prioritize work accordingly.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
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Any questions? Your Contact in Recruiting: Paul Blimberg, [email protected]
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