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Dirk Broedje

Cable Expert

Dirk Broedje
Nordenham, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - Present
9 months

Cable Expert

BRO-Engineering

  • Cable installation on SüdLink Los 1 HVDC Onshore Project with Jacobs/TenneT Glückstadt.
Apr 2025 - Apr 2025
1 month

Root Cause Analysis Provider

BRO-Engineering

  • Provided root cause analysis on cable protection systems for a German offshore windfarm.
Mar 2024 - Mar 2025
1 year 1 month

Cable Design Expert

BRO-Engineering

  • Developed and installed Ostwind 4 Baltic Sea on- and offshore HVDC project with 50Hertz Berlin.
May 2023 - Sep 2023
5 months

Cable Package Manager

BRO-Engineering

  • Led the Formosa II windfarm cable repair project in Taichung, Taiwan.
Nov 2022 - Feb 2024
1 year 4 months

O&M Package Manager

BRO-Engineering

  • Supported Skyborn Renewables for development of the OWFs HAIXIA (Taiwan) and SAIKAI (Japan).
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years 1 month

Operations Manager & Cable Expert

BRO-Engineering

  • Operations manager and certified cable expert for photovoltaic systems.
  • Specialized in operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms, foundation development, subsea cable systems manufacturing and installation.
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
1 year

Operations Manager

b.offshore GmbH

  • Technically and commercially responsible for design, mechanical/electrical engineering and offshore execution of new builds, retrofits, periodic testing and maintenance services of offshore windfarms.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
5 years

Senior Project Manager

Tractebel DOC Offshore GmbH

  • Served as cable expert and cable package manager for inner array and export cable projects.
  • Managed cable package for LEMS (Les Éoliennes en Mer Service) in Paris: Îles d’Yeu et de Noirmoutier and Dieppe Le Tréport, France.
  • Acted as technical expert for RTE HVAC export cables in St. Nazaire, Fécamp and Courseulles.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2018
4 years

O&M Operations Manager / Deputy COO

WindMW

  • Managed daily OWF operations including gearbox, main bearing and blade replacements, periodic testing, turbine service and troubleshooting (Siemens SWT-3.6).
  • Conducted NCR and root cause analysis for blade erosion, converter failures, yaw failures and cable protection failures.
  • Reported KPIs.
  • Provided technical support during due diligence for company acquisition (Northland Power: Nordsee One, Gemini, Deutsche Bucht).
  • Supported sale and comparative study of OWFs for CTG Xiangshui, China.
  • Developed and sold projects for Nördlicher Grund OWF.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
5 years

Cable Package Manager

WindMW

  • Responsible for the inter-array cable package of Meerwind Süd/Ost OWF, Germany.
  • Conducted cable factory audits at Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke, Telefonika Bydgoszcz (Poland), JDR Hartlepool and NKT.
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 years

Senior Project Manager Electrical Grid

BARD Offshore

  • Managed subsea cable supply and installation and air lift diving operations.
  • Performed root cause analysis of cable damages.
Jan 2001 - Dec 2010
10 years

Project Manager

Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke

  • Managed telecom, oil & gas and renewable energy subsea cable projects: BARD Offshore 1, Alpha Ventus, Statoil Heidrun-Norne-Bronnoysund and Sleipner-Grane, BP Azerbaijan Central Azeri, Chirag, Shah Deniz and Deep Water Gunashli, Faroer SHEFA-2 Cable, Nigeria GTS4 RUMUJI-BONNY, Kashagan offshore oilfield project, ARCOS repair & maintenance.
  • Developed monopile cable protection system (CPS) and double-stopper cable pull-in.
Jan 1994 - Dec 2001
8 years

Project Engineer

Benteler Automotive

  • Started as suspension CAE (finite element analysis) designer.
  • Promoted to core engineering group leader at Ford Motor Company UK for the B-Car rear suspension module.
  • Worked under L1 work visa for three years in Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Jan 1986 - Dec 1989
4 years

Toolmaker Apprentice

NKT Nordenham

Summary

I am a seasoned freelancer with a successful track record in international automotive and offshore projects. Over the past 24 years I‘ve been part of numerous large offshore projects, starting in the Oil & Gas industry, over an offshore pioneer for renewable energies to an OWF deputy COO. This includes operations & maintenance and cable package management comprising various tasks such as interface management, permitting, controlling, EPCI- and multi contract management, HSE, project planning, quality assurance, CAD design and FEA analysis. Further I am a DEKRA certified photovoltaic expert. With a hands-on mentality, I am working abroad and offshore as the project requires.

Skills

  • Self-discipline, Control And Confidence.
  • Communication, Empathy, Ability To Work In A Team.
  • Analytical Skills, Trustworthiness, Ability To Deal With Conflict And Assertiveness.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 1989 - Jun 1994
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Diploma Engineer (FH), Mechanical Engineering, specialized in Power Engineering · Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Dekra Certified Expert For Photovoltaic

DEKRA

Gwo Fire Awareness

Gwo First Aid

Gwo Manual Handling

Gwo Sea Survival

Gwo Working At Heights

Huet Incl. Ca-Ebs

Offshore Medical

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