Claire Atkins

Claire Atkins is the Country Manager of OWC in Ireland.

Claire graduated as a Structural Engineer in 2008 and completed a masters, MEngSc, in University College Cork in 2010.

Claire has worked in Energy and Oceans since 2010. Within her previous roles at Global Maritime and at Aqualis Offshore/ABL, Claire sat within the MODU team undertaking various structural analyses and assessments of jackup units. At OWC, Claire has also managed numerous cable monitoring, reburial and scour remediation campaigns for export cables in the UK, on behalf of the OFTO.

Since returning to Ireland, Claire has worked in the onshore and offshore sectors. Onshore, Claire has managed consenting applications, including EIAR, for utility scale solar PV, wind and also energy stabiliser projects. Offshore, Claire has undertaken many early stage project scopes including managing technical due diligence for offshore wind portfolios. Claire sits on the offshore consenting committee in Wind Energy Ireland. She is passionate about the energy transition in Ireland.