Principal Loads Assessment Engineer

**Description**:
**Be the energy behind change. Join ABL Group.**

INNOSEA, part of the ABL Group, is a specialized multidisciplinary engineering, strategy advisory, and R&D consultant in marine renewable energies. We work in offshore wind, floating solar PV, wave and tidal energy, deep-water technology, hydrogen power, and decarbonization initiatives. 100% dedicated to marine renewables, this commitment keeps us at the cutting-edge of the latest innovations in green technology. We offer a wide range of services throughout the development cycle of an asset or project, combined with market experience, to find the best engineering solutions to enable transformative action in our climate fight. We are based in France, Scotland, and Spain.

We are looking to hire a **Principal Loads Assessment Engineer / Deputy Service Lead,** to join our team of specialists in a dynamic and growing company and leader in marine renewables.

**What you will be doing.**:
As our **Principal Loads Assessment Engineer / Deputy Service Lead,**you lead design-driving load assessments to ensure structural suitability for renewable projects, innovating tools and processes along the way. Manage technical teams, contribute to multi-disciplinary projects, and drive business growth through industry leadership. Be the face of OWC’s expertise, shaping our ambitious future in renewables. In addition you will:

- Provide expert advisory services and strategic guidance to clients, ensuring the delivery of optimal solutions to clients.
- Build and nurture client relationships, identify new business opportunities and leverage networks, develop client strategies and convert leads into contracts, and maintain CRM data.
- Lead complex proposals and/or contract negotiations, including those with third-party suppliers.
- Plan, manage and execute complex consulting projects across the full project lifecycle to ensure time, cost and quality parameters, whilst securing project target profitability.
- Analyse and interpret technical data with a critical eye, including environmental conditions, wind turbine characteristics and other client data; complete missing elements with relevant realistic data.
- Define and build realistic models (full system or part thereof) for aeroelastic software, based on client data. Validate their good behaviour through relevant testing schemes.
- Find ad hoc solutions to project-specific challenges not addressed in current methodologies.
- Prepare full list of load cases based on the project’s site-specific environmental data.
- Perform or supervise the efficient processing and post-processing of numerous simulations to extract design-driving loads; analyse the results to identify potential simulation issues or recommend design changes.
- Demonstrate the ability to efficiently prioritize multiple tasks and make independent decisions aligned with the company's goals and objectives.
- Share deep domain knowledge and expertise, identify opportunities for process improvements, competence development and innovation; proactively contribute to their development and implementation within OWC.
- Represent OWC and the offshore wind industry, remain current and act as an ambassador for the company in the offshore wind industry, build and maintain our reputation externally.
- Maintain thought leadership through publications, conferences and professional community engagement.
- Provide training and mentoring to OWC staff in technical, engineering and project management aspects (as relevant).
- Communicate relevant information effectively to team members and delegate tasks when appropriate.
- Ensure all deliverables adhere to approved policies, procedures and instructions. Lead and develop new processes and capabilities.
- Uphold consistently high standards of quality and technical excellence in all deliverables.
- Undertake approximately 65% chargeable work and 35% non-chargeable tasks which may include business development, proposals, internal projects and development/leadership of technical capability and staff.

The role is based in Nantes, France, and the incumbent will have the right to work and reside in France.

**What we are looking for.**:
We seek extensive expertise in load assessments, site-specific environmental analysis, and structural suitability evaluations. Proven experience in project management, technical leadership, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. A proactive industry leader with a drive for innovation and business growth. In addition, you have:

- Master’s Degree in Engineering or STEM field with 8+ years in Integrated Loads Assessment or offshore industry experience.
- Deep expertise in offshore structures, wind turbine design, and aeroelastic simulation tools (e.g., Bladed, OrcaFlex, OpenFAST).
- Proven ability to manage complex projects, challenge stakeholders, and balance competing priorities effectively.
- Strong commercial acumen with business development expertise and an established client network.
- Excell