Offshore Wind
Cables Engineer (Offshore HV) - Senior Seoul, South Korea - Korea; Republic Of (South)Our client is looking for a Senior Offshore HV Cable Engineer to join them in Seoul on a permanent basis.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate the export cable supply package, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and compliance with Employer’s Requirements, international standards, and best engineering practices.
Review and validate contractor engineering deliverables, including ampacity calculations, type testing, FAT, jointing, termination, SAT, and commissioning processes.
Collaborate closely with the Cables Package Manager and internal cross-functional teams, maintaining strong communication across project interfaces.
Manage contractor performance through meetings, technical queries, and continuous monitoring of deliverables, risks, and compliance documentation.
Ensure successful technical due diligence and certification (e.g., DNV), and actively liaise with external stakeholders such as KESCO for inspections and approvals.
Maintain and update the cable supply risk register, identify and resolve technical challenges, and ensure lessons learned are applied throughout the package.
Provide technical input for project documentation, support training and mentoring of junior team members, and stay current with industry standards through active participation in relevant workshops and conferences.
Qualifications (recommended)
Electrical Engineering degree or similar
Understand Project Management – Scope management (verify and control), Interface coordination, Change management and Acceptance of deliverables
Minimum of 5 years of experience with electrical transmission/underground transmission cable systems, particularly subsea cables
Be technically skilled and good at team working, have familiarity with cable calculation software such as ELEK, CYME, and FEM
Well structured, service-minded and flexible with experience of related IT tools and procedures, such as Microsoft and document control systems