Construction Readiness Manager

Role Overview

• Lead and coordinate the Construction Readiness Assessment (CRA) process across all EA2 packages, ensuring the safe, compliant, and timely commencement of offshore works.
• Facilitate cross-functional readiness reviews with Engineering, HSEQ, Marine Assurance, Quality, Procurement, Interface Management, and Package Teams, validating contractor readiness including vessels, personnel competence, procedures, equipment, and logistics.
• Develop and manage readiness KPIs, trackers, and reporting to provide clear visibility to senior project leadership.
• Chair regular readiness meetings, identifying gaps, assigning actions, and driving timely close-out to prevent mobilisation delays.
• Support key readiness requirements including SIMOPS, emergency response planning, PTW/ATW processes, welfare provisions, and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare and lead Construction Readiness Workshops in the lead-up to offshore campaigns, ensuring all pass/fail criteria are met before load-out or mobilisation is authorised.
• Capture lessons learned and embed continuous improvement to strengthen future project delivery and offshore execution.

Requirements

• Experience in offshore wind construction, installation, engineering or project management
• Strong understanding of offshore operations, including load ‑ out, transport, installation, commissioning and marine coordination
• Demonstrated capability in readiness assessments, technical assurance, and multi ‑ disciplinary coordination
• Experience with construction management processes and procedures
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, capable of working across international and cross ‑ functional teams
• Strong analytical and organisational skills, able to manage complex readiness processes with multiple stakeholders
• Fluent English (additional EU language skills desirable).

Benefits

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more