Supporting Sunrise Wind Through Offshore Workforce Solutions at Scale

The Challenge

Sunrise Wind is one of the largest offshore wind developments currently under construction in the United States. Led by Ørsted, the project has a planned generation capacity of 924 MW and is expected to provide renewable electricity to approximately 600,000 homes across New York. The scale and complexity of the project require the coordination of multiple contractors, specialist disciplines and offshore installation activities. Workforce availability, mobilisation, compliance and project readiness are critical factors in maintaining safe and efficient project execution. To support these requirements, project stakeholders needed a workforce partner capable of delivering specialist offshore personnel across multiple work packages and stages of project delivery.

The Solution

Atlas NextWave provided integrated workforce solutions supporting key contractors involved in the Sunrise Wind project, including Ørsted, Boskalis, Jan De Nul and Nexans. Drawing on extensive offshore wind and marine experience, Atlas NextWave supplied specialist personnel across a range of construction, installation and project support activities.

Our support included:

• Offshore construction and installation personnel
• Client representatives and package support specialists
• Cable installation and testing personnel
• Offshore export and inter-array cable support teams
• Union and non-union workforce deployment
• Project mobilisation and workforce planning
• Compliance management and workforce readiness support

By combining recruitment, mobilisation and operational workforce support, Atlas NextWave helped ensure projects could access qualified personnel when and where they were needed.

he Outcome

Atlas NextWave continues to support the successful delivery of Sunrise Wind by providing specialist offshore wind personnel across multiple contractors and project scopes.

Key Results

• Workforce support delivered across one of the largest offshore wind projects in the United States
• Personnel supplied across construction, cable installation and marine operations
• Support provided to multiple leading offshore wind contractors
• Union and non-union workforce deployment capabilities demonstrated
• Mobilisation and compliance support delivered across complex offshore scopes
• Ongoing contribution to the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry

The project demonstrates Atlas NextWave’s ability to support large-scale offshore wind developments through flexible workforce solutions that align with the requirements of developers, contractors and installation partners.

Key Contractors Supported

• Ørsted
• Boskalis
• Jan De Nul
• Nexans

Project Facts

• Project: Sunrise Wind
• Capacity: 924 MW
• Homes Powered: Approximately 600,000
• Market: United States Offshore Wind