Meet the Team: Stuart Cromwell | OWC London
At OWC, our teams are constantly expanding, into more locations, in expertise and in sectors of influence, so that our people can truly drive safety and sustainability across our energy and oceans.
Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we invite you to get to know our team members so you can meet the energy behind change.
This week, we speak to Stuart Cromwell – a consultant in our offshore wind projects team based in our London office.
Position: Consultant, Offshore Wind Projects Team
Office: OWC London, United Kingdom
Hobbies: Football, Playing Piano, and Running
Favourite Film/Artist: My all-time favourite movie is “Good Will Hunting” and my favourite artists are Mac Miller, Frank Ocean, and Daniel Caeser.
What does your day-to-day look like at OWC?
My main role this year has been a secondment into the engineering team of a developer of a >GW scale offshore wind project. I’m working as a project engineer and in this role I work closely with a team of experienced engineers from the developer’s side and have supported the development of the project from concept, through to pre-FEED and FEED.
Other projects I have got involved in this year include energy yield assessments and bid advisory work, supporting clients in winning seabed leasing auctions.
What inspired you to join the industry?
I believe the most important issue faced by our generation is climate change. As an engineer I wanted to work in an industry where I can actively be a part of the solution. Renewables allows me to do this in an industry that is technical and growing!
Can you tell us about something exciting you are working on right now?
One of my responsibilities on my secondment is supporting the development of the layout of the turbines for the project. This has been really interesting as it is essentially a big optimisation exercise with lots of factors at play such as maximising energy yield whilst minimising foundation and cable costs.
What does the future look like in energy and oceans in the United Kingdom?
Despite last year’s slowdown in government support for offshore wind projects, the future for offshore wind in the UK is bright! The government has set some positive and ambitious targets and although there are many challenges to be overcome (which will require engineers of all disciplines to get involved) offshore wind will undoubtedly continue to grow and be one of the largest contributors to the UK’s electricity mix for the coming decades. If you’re a young engineer looking for an industry to get into I definitely recommend renewables.
What do you enjoy most about working as part of OWC London?
OWC and the ABL Group are truly global organisations.
I have coworkers across the globe and many colleagues that I work with regularly have had the opportunity to live abroad in places like Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, and New York on secondments – something which I am keen to do myself in the future!