RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

You will lead and further develop the O&M Excellence Department with the objective of achieving industry-leading operational performance across RWE’s offshore wind fleet. The role has end-to-end accountability for driving operational excellence through standardised processes, data-driven performance management and continuous improvement.

About the role

• Lead and develop the O&M Excellence Department to drive operational performance, process excellence, maintenance optimisation and systematic performance reporting across the offshore wind fleet
• Define, own and continuously evolve the RWE Offshore Production System, ensuring consistent application across sites
• Drive operational diagnostics and identify improvement initiatives in close collaboration with site and cluster leadership teams, including the definition of performance targets
• Lead process standardisation across Operations and define the digitisation roadmap for the Works Management Process landscape, partly integrated with Production System ownership
• Jointly own operational improvement targets with site management and actively support implementation on sites as required
• Hold overarching responsibility for a standardised Operations KPI framework, including performance loss tracking
• Ensure timely, high-quality and decision-relevant performance reporting for senior leadership
• Drive data-based performance diagnostics together with site teams to enable and prioritise improvement initiatives
• Monitor and quantify the impact of improvement measures and provide regular insights to relevant stakeholders
• Lead fleet-wide maintenance optimisation efforts, including the standardisation of maintenance concepts and work instructions

Job requirements and experience

• Extensive experience in Operations and performance delivery within manufacturing or maintenance-intensive industries (e.g. Energy, Chemicals, Aerospace, Automotive)
• Proven experience leading systematic improvement or transformation programmes, including recent hands-on introduction and rollout of Lean Production Systems
• Prior experience in Production System development and the practical application of Lean principles; cross-industry experience is a strong advantage
• University degree in Engineering, Renewable Energy, Business, Project Management or a comparable field
• Several years of relevant professional experience in an operational or performance-driven environment
• Solid understanding of the renewables industry, including key business drivers, market dynamics and technology trends
• Experience in renewables, particularly Offshore Wind, is a strong plus
• Advanced structured problem-solving skills combined with strategic and systems thinking
• Fluency in English is mandatory; additional European languages are an advantage

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 90661, application period: 09/02/2026.
Any questions? Contact HR: Felix González Fernández, , Contact Business: Martin Dörnhöfer

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RWE Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of RWE AG, is one of the world’s leading players in the field of offshore wind. We have more than 20 years of experience in the development, construction, and efficient operation of offshore wind farms. We currently operate 19 offshore wind farms, making us the second largest operator worldwide in terms of total capacity. We are currently building four additional wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 4.9 GW and are developing numerous other projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.

RWE is leading the way to a modern energy world. With our investment and growth strategy, we are contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system.

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