Supporting Empire Wind Through Union Workforce and Offshore Construction Expertise

The Challenge

Empire Wind is one of the largest offshore wind developments currently under construction in the United States. Located offshore New York, the project forms a key part of the region’s long-term energy infrastructure strategy and requires extensive offshore construction, cable installation and marine operations activity. The scale of the development created demand for experienced offshore personnel capable of supporting multiple contractors, installation scopes and project phases while meeting stringent safety, compliance and local content requirements. Project stakeholders required a workforce partner capable of supplying qualified personnel across geotechnical investigations, cable installation, offshore construction and offshore substation activities while supporting union labour requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

The Solution

Atlas NextWave provided integrated workforce solutions supporting a number of contractors involved in the delivery of Empire Wind, including Heerema Marine Contractors, Nexans, Van Oord, Semco Maritime, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company and Reynard. Leveraging extensive offshore energy experience and established union workforce capabilities, Atlas NextWave supplied specialist personnel across multiple construction and installation packages.

Our support included:

• Client Representative services for geophysical and geotechnical survey campaigns
• Client Representatives supporting cable route preparation activities
• Union labour supporting subsea rock installation scopes
• Personnel supporting nearshore, midshore and offshore export cable installation activities
• Inter-array and export cable testing, terminations and commissioning support
• Offshore construction personnel supporting foundation and offshore substation activities
• Union workforce supporting termination, hook-up and commissioning scopes
• Workforce mobilisation, compliance management and project readiness support

By combining workforce delivery, mobilisation expertise and offshore construction knowledge, Atlas NextWave helped ensure critical project scopes could be executed safely, efficiently and in accordance with project requirements.

The Outcome

Atlas NextWave continues to support the delivery of Empire Wind through the provision of specialist offshore construction personnel and union workforce solutions across multiple project contractors and work packages.

Key Results

• Workforce support delivered across one of the United States’ flagship offshore wind developments
• Personnel supplied across cable installation, offshore construction and marine operations scopes
• Union workforce deployed across critical offshore installation activities
• Support provided to multiple leading offshore wind contractors
• Client representation delivered across survey and route preparation campaigns
• Ongoing contribution to local workforce development and project execution

The project demonstrates Atlas NextWave’s ability to support complex offshore wind developments through integrated workforce solutions that combine offshore expertise, union labour capability and project execution support.

Key Contractors Supported

• Heerema Marine Contractors
• Nexans
• Van Oord
• Semco Maritime
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
• Reynard

Project Facts

• Project: Empire Wind
• Location: Offshore New York, USA
• Developer: Equinor
• Market: Offshore Wind
• Support Areas: Cable Installation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Substations, Heavy Lift and Marine Operations