Offshore Wind Software Developer
Are you a software developer with experience in developing engineering tools and looking to work in the exciting offshore renewables industry? This could be the role for you.
The Business
At Atkins, we invest in people as one of the world’s leading engineering and design consultancies. Our philosophy is to help our people navigate a career path that enables them to achieve their ambitions. We offer flexible, rewarding work packages tailored towards career progression, which are founded on the principles of growth, ambition and excellence.
Our global Resources business is delivering engineering, design and consultancy solutions to the oil and gas, renewables, electrical generation, transmission and distribution sectors all over the world. People join us because they share a desire to be at the forefront of the energy sector and deliver outstanding projects. We empower our people to be the professional individuals they want to be, working on projects they feel proud of, making a different to the world they live in and the legacy they leave behind.
With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been unprecedented in the challenges that the world and the offshore industry have faced. Despite these challenges, the industry remains a key sector to deliver global climate targets and to provide low carbon energy for future generations, and as such we are delighted to re-start our recruitment campaign to attract the best talent into Atkins.
The past few months have also highlighted what a truly global business we are, with our use of digital collaboration platforms enabling globally diverse teams to continue delivering for our clients no matter where staff are based. Our well-established flexible working practices and digital approach have proven that having a positive work life balance is achievable even in the most challenging of times, making Atkins a great place to develop your career. Although the future remains uncertain, the tools, systems and support available to you upon joining will enable a successful, remote induction into the business and will enhance your ability to work flexibly and remotely if required.
Atkins’ offshore engineering capability dates back to the 1970’s and we have been at the forefront of the market ever since. Much of our capability originated in the oil and gas sector, and we are still heavily involved in this area. However, we have successfully transferred many of our skills onto a growing number of fixed and floating offshore renewables projects.
The Role
Due to continued growth in projects, an opportunity has arisen for a Software Developer to join our Resources team based at our offices in Bristol, Epsom or London and work as part of our multi-disciplinary offshore wind team. This team is working at the forefront of the offshore wind industry to develop concept, FEED and detailed designs of major offshore wind assets together with developing innovative solutions for repair and upgrades.
We are looking for software developers who have a good understanding and experience of working alongside engineers from other disciplines to solve engineering problems.
You will be leading the development and maintenance of software packages applicable to the design and integrity management of Offshore Wind Turbine foundation structures. This will require you to:
- Work with stakeholders to gather and define the requirements for new applications.
- Design applications that are easily maintainable while making use of the existing code base and extending and improving it where possible.
- Develop objected-oriented Python applications to meet the agreed requirements while ensuring that software is suitably tested, validated and verified.
- Implement Python applications to be numerically efficient using packages such as numpy, pandas, multiprocessing.
- Manage the code base using source control management systems such as Mercurial or Git.
- Develop easy-to-use user interfaces and suitable user documentation to ensure usability and accessibility of developed toolkits.
- Comply with internal and industry software best practice guidance and standards.
You will also be responsible for managing and improving the deployment of software:
- Working with Corporate IT team to develop cloud usage best practice (MS Azure, local LINUX team, etc.)
- Ensuring applications can be deployed in suitable computing environments e.g. compiling for Windows.
- Progressing the way in which full and partial applications are deployed e.g. web APIs and services.
You will be comfortable working on and leading the development of a range of tools for structural engineering design and analysis projects, either with local colleagues or working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team located across different offices. You will deliver high quality technical work, ensure compliance with relevant best practice procedures and contribute to continual improvement of the design approach and methodology.
The Person
With excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, you will be able to build relationships effectively and assist in winning work from new and existing clients.
Comfortable at leading tasks, you are keen to support, mentor and develop the capability of the team. You are also a motivator and take personal responsibility in achieving the best from the team to ensure client satisfaction. You are comfortable and adaptable to working in new and changing environments. You have good attention to detail and are able to make sound judgements under pressure.
You have a strong background in software development with the following minimum qualifications:
University degree, either Engineer degree honours or equivalent in civil, mechanical, structural, naval architecture or similar; Or/and Software Engineering or similar.
The following skills are considered key for this role:
- Experience in developing applications using Python.
- Experience in deployment of applications to cloud computing environments e.g. MS Azure.
- Experience interfacing with finite element analysis package APIs e.g. SESAM, Abaqus, ANSYS are desirable.
Experience in the following would also be desirable:
- Development using web-based technologies e.g. HTML/CSS, JavaScript (jQuery, three.js and other frontend frameworks).
- Fortran development.
Additional Information and Benefits
Travel to other Atkins premises and client sites may be necessary.
Please refer to our website for full details of our benefits package, which includes the opportunity to purchase up to 15 days additional annual leave per year on top of our standard 25 days paid annual leave.
ATKINS, part of the SNC Lavalin Group, is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview.
If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
Atkins recognise that there are many well qualified people who are looking to further their career, but who cannot commit to full time employment.
We support flexible working arrangements and are interested to discuss how we can accommodate individual requirements.
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