Edward Leblanc
Head of Marine Affairs, Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind
- Role
- Head of Marine Affairs, Orsted U s Offshore Wind at Ørsted
- Location
- Providence County, RI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Head of Marine Affairs, Orsted U s Offshore Wind
Nov 2021 — Present · Providence, RI, US
Head of Marine Affairs, Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind• Recognized by both internal and external stakeholders, including Federal and state regulators, as a dynamic leader and Orsted’s foremost U.S. expert across a wide spectrum of myriad marine affairs issues. • Focus on activities and results relating to cross-project maritime risk reduction, compliance, and strong outreach for a variety of external stakeholders.• Support and guide both Northeast and Mid-Atlantic projects on the maritime risks and opportunities associated with offshore wind.• Work constructively with Permitting, Strategic Permitting, Project, and Corporate Affairs teams to develop stakeholder relationship-improvement strategies across the portfolio. • Work with stakeholders in high-risk maritime areas to achieve Northeast program fisheries avoidance, mitigation, and compensation, and facilitate navigation safety.• Develop the Northeast Program Marine Affairs team in relation to project management disciplines and specialist competencies to ensure the best possible support for the organization and the portfolio of projects.• Update the internal project teams on the key risks, embedding and maintaining knowledge, and communicating on key maritime risks and subsequent risk-reduction strategies.• Drive standardization/efficiency of deliverables across Northeast Program projects, working closely with Project Development Directors, and the heads of Permitting and Strategic Permitting.• Provide insights internally into future risks and opportunities, engaging and proactively contributing to and driving knowledge from the North America region to several other global functions, including Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) & Operations.
Education
The National Graduate School of Quality Management (NGS)
Master's Quality Management
The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Science - BS
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