Installation Analyst

Our client Scottish Power Renewables are looking for an Installation Analyst to join their team in London (hybrid minimum 2 days a week at the office).

It is contract role approved for 12 months (inside IR35) paying competitive rates.

The Installation Analyst will support the project with weather downtime assessment and other offshore
installation data analysis tasks. The main responsibilities are:
• To have a key role in the planning, execution and management of the project's installation
strategy and sequence.
• To provide technical support regarding weather downtime analysis to all project packages with
offshore installation content.
• To provide technical support regarding metocean analysis to the project.
• To provide input for the installation strategy with regards to preferred methods, definition of
contractual milestones, optimum commencement dates…
• Monitoring and adaption of the installation strategy as required.
• Evaluation and monitoring of method statements and marine spreads for offshore activities in
terms of endurance, weather down time and compliance with the project's programme
(programme compliance evaluation).
• Support for planning of various offshore activities as required.
• Support to project construction phases with routine updates to milestone completion projections
taking into account actual activity durations and assessing float on components to be installed.
• Coordination of the interfaces related to the installation programme, installation sequence and
metocean analysis.
• To collaborate in the project's logistics planning and management.
• To collaborate in the general project activities as required, especially in those related to offshore
operations, installation, shipping (marine transport), metocean, weather monitoring and forecast,
etc.
• To work in accordance to SPR's policies and procedures, including the required liaison with SPR
personnel and activities beyond EA Hub project.
• To support the execution of the project in various technical and management tasks, as required.
• Production of regular reports.
• Implementation of offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices and quality requirements.
• Participation in market engagement processes.

Understanding of EA1N project, familiarization with relevant data.
• Probabilistic estimation of the duration of installation activities at a location, by calculating
Weather Downtime, using the company's models for weather risk assessment.
• Assessment of the risk profile of installations operations
• To collaborate in the coordination, definition and adaption of the project's installation sequence.

Monitoring and update the project's Installation Strategy in order to minimize risks.
• Analysis of production and installation stocks and safety buffers. Definition of minimum
requirements.
• Identification of critical operations within an installation method.
• To provide information on vessel utilization times for cost estimates.
• To provide input for the definition and optimisation of installation sequences.
• Identification, evaluation and estimation of projects' risks.
• Production of reports regarding all tasks assigned.
• Technical support to the execution of the contracts.
• Managing the interfaces of the installation programme/sequence.
• Liaising with the packages in charge of manufacturing and delivery.
• Liaising with all the internal stakeholders involved in Metocean. Ensure the consistent use of the
project's information, and its correct communication to contractors.
• Support to any general project activity as required, especially to those related to offshore
operations, installation, shipping (marine transport), metocean, weather monitoring and forecast,
contractors' daily reports etc.
• Interaction with the different areas of the project (especially installation engineers, vessel
managers, ports engineer) for the planning, monitoring and execution of the logistics activities.
• Risk management in regards to the installation programme/sequence.
• Scoping consultancy and engineering works required by the project, including supervision.
• Provide general support during contract negotiations and execution on logistics and metocean
issues.
• To work in accordance to SPR's policies and procedures, including the required liaison with SPR
personnel and activities beyond EA1N project.
• Production of regular reports for the project.
• Collaborate as required in technical, management and administration activities for the project.

Advanced knowledge of metocean conditions, statistics and weather down time.
• Advanced user of MatLab and Python.
• Engineering degree, preferably Civil Engineering or Naval Architecture.
• MSc with relevant content on metocean conditions or offshore wind energy.
• Experience in planning offshore activities and shipping.
• Experience in metocean analysis.
• Skills on Office software packages.
• Proven ability to work in a team and contractors environment.
• Workload management to ensure the delivery of planned and unplanned activities.
• Additional experience that will be positively assessed:
o Experience in a similar role.
o Technical knowledge on heavy lifting, port and marine operations.
o Experience in production of specifications and tender documents.
o Understanding of construction and offshore installation method statements.
o Understanding of risk management.
o Contract management related to Weather Downtime.
o Awareness of Marine Warranty Surveyor Guidelines.
o Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation relevant to maritime operations.
o Knowledge of European legislation wit