Lead - Special Projects

The Services Department is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our clients' wind farms, ensuring the optimal performance of each turbine throughout its lifespan. The function is to ensure that the turbines operate at their maximum capacity, delivering the best energy production to our clients. As a key team in maintaining long-term customer loyalty. 
Part of the Service Department, the Special Projects team brings solutions to address situations that we may have not seen before, of large scale & complexity, high risk, high business impact. It's the team that faces the unknown bringing structure and solutions to the situations we face. Our department confidently undertakes projects of varying complexity, risk, and cost.

Responsibilities:

• The Project Lead will act as a facilitator in managing special projects for wind turbine maintenance, seeking to ensure compliance with the scope planned and controlled by the maintenance planning department for main components
• The professional will actively participate in time management, cost management, procurement of materials and tools, human resources, and quality management, playing a crucial role in sharing strategies to reduce critical activity timelines, serving as an integrator between departments (Planning, Operations, Internal Customer, Service Provider), aiming to promote effective communication.
• Will be a responsibility to develop indicators and controls to obtain operational data that allow assessments of scenarios for the performance of the in-house or contracted team, seeking to share inputs for MPC (Maintenance Planning and Control) and operations leadership;
• Also, this role will ensure that the planning flow is followed, from the emergence of demand (Categorizations and Planning and/or continuous improvement projects) to project closure (Repair Report and Approvals);
• As part of the routine, the Project Lead will conduct kick-off meetings, ensuring smooth communication among project stakeholders.
• The Project Lead will lead internal improvement projects in the area, proposing new controls or improvements to existing ones, standardization, and process audits involving hold-blocks that hinder the smooth flow of activities.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate has more than 5 years of proven experience within project management, e.g. in production and/or service companies. Furthermore, we expect that you:
• Have a technical degree - Will be a plus a relevant BSc in Engineering, Business Management or equivalent;
• Have experience working in a matrix organization
• Have professional communication and presentation skills 
• Good business understanding/analytical skills and good understanding of the value chain
• Ability to keep the overview and think ahead, but also to appreciate the operational aspects;
• Write and spoken English skills (Spanish will be a plus)

Competences:

• Good interpersonal skills and ability to motivate and guide people
• Customer focused and solution-oriented
• Proven ability to work both individually and in teams in an environment with tight deadlines
• Open-minded and good at sharing and gathering information within a team
• Willing to travel for wind farms

We offer an exciting job with excellent opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring, diverse, focused and international work environment in the sustainable energy sector. We highly value initiative, responsibility and the right balance between creativity and quality in all solutions

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DEIB Statement
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

About Vestas
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 173 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
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