Value Engineer with Wind Power experience

Idea Consultants AS

13-10-2010 | EXPIRA LA 19-10-2010

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RESPONSABILITATI

On behalf of our clients within the wind power industry we are continuously looking for highly skilled consultants with experience from the wind power industry.​


Value Engineer with experience from the wind power industry


Key responsibilities:
• Relentless decreasing cost of functionality
• Cost optimisation and quality


Interactions & responsibilities:
Value Engineering working in projects conducting below activities:
• Benchmarking
• Design to cost
• Best practice cost
• Prototypes
• Cost change management


Deliverables:
• Determine cost of functionality and cost per product platform, including blades, hubs, nacelles and towers
• Ensure cost optimisation during the development phase with the target to reduce and avoid costs in the final product
• Best-in-class costs over lifetime (COE) for technical solutions, roadmaps and design
• Project management on sub project
• Delivery according to time, quality and cost


CERINTE

Competences:
• Masters or Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent working experience with speciality within:
.​ Production processes (casting, welding, bending, laser cutting, moulding, assembly)
.​ Logistic processes (procurement, transportation, installation, service)
.​ Product understanding (functions, modules and systems of turbines)
.​ Material knowledge (metals, FRP – fibre-reinforced-polymer, electrics, electronics)
• 5+​ years of experience from a similar position within the wind power industry
• Proven experience in relation to abovementioned processes and materials
• 3-5 years cost experience, preferably from a global company e.​g.​ from production planning, production engineering (DFMEA) or VAVE (value analysis value engineering)
• Cost expertise – experienced in cost calculation and technical cost
• Cost management in relation to products, logistics and maintenance
• Analytical skills – detailed analysis of technical documentation and detailed bottom-up calculation as well as detailed project planning and follow up
• Consulting skills – workshop moderation, presentation, supplier dialogue, project management/​coordination as well as creativity: “out-of-the-box” thinking, with the ability to translate
• Fluent in English – verbally and written


Please only apply for this position if you have the qualifications above.​ Thank you!


BENEFICII OFERITE

Highly motivating salary.


DESCRIEREA FIRMEI

IDEA Consultants AS was established in 1989 as an engineering consultant company, which primarily conducts expert advice within mechanics, software and electronics.​ IDEA Consultants AS is registered in both Denmark and Norway and has offices in Copenhagen (DK), Kongsberg (N) and Stathelle (N).​ Today we have about 70 experienced consultants in full-time consultancy jobs through IDEA Consultants AS.​ Most of our consultants have 5-25 years of relevant job-experience.​ We have strong expectations for increasing the staffing level within the close future.​ IDEA Consultants AS is focusing on few but significant clients in order to provide them the best service and attention.​ This focused effort has lead to a very close cooperation during which IDEA Consultants AS has been picked out as one of the preferred consultants providers.​ IDEA Consultants AS has been elected Gazelle Company in 2007 and 2008.