Job: Chief Engineer, Hays Energy

Employer: Hays Energy
Posted: 03 Feb 2010
Reference: 1048935
Contact: Miss Katie Baxter
Location: London
Sector: Energy Companies,
- Equipment Manufacturers,
- Small Wind Turbines
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Position: Chief Engineer
Salary: Competitive

Job Description:

An experienced engineer is needed to manage and provide technical coordination of sub-teams of mechanical, structural, composite, electrical and controls engineers designing the next generation of wind turbines, scaling up production volume, reducing cost and supporting the existing turbine’s production.

Probably with a mechanical engineering background candidates should be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge across engineering disciplines, ideally with experience of:

Bringing complex engineered designs into production
Design for manufacture
Rotating machinery
Power generation
Design for coastal / corrosive environments
Integration of composite materials
Integration of electrical and electronic components

Key Accountabilities:

Coordination of engineering development work across the team
To play a key role in the design of the next generation of turbine and in customisation of the product International markets
Drawing in industrial experience and contacts to guide engineering decisions.

Supervision of employees:
The role incorporates the management and supervision of the engineering team via six direct reports: Principle Mechanical, Aerodynamics, Structural, Electrical, Controls Engineers and the Design Manager. Working with the Programme Manager to deliver on time, budget and to quality engineering solutions. The post holder reports directly to, and is accountable to, the Chief Technology Officer.

Major Challenges of the job:

To quickly develop a holistic understanding of the turbine technology and the interdependencies between the turbine’s components
To juggle priorities between optimisation of the current product and investment in the next generation
To guide what work should be done in house and where we can partner- and selection and close management of those partners to support both debugging and development work
To be able to think strategically but also apply knowledge in a practical context i.e. operate at both a management and specialist level

Candidates are sought with experience from one or more of the following fields: