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Employment Type:  Full Time
Employment Period: 
Salary:  competitive plus benefits
Location: 

Sunderland, GB

Career Area:  Engineering, Nuclear & Scientific

Travelling Wind Turbine Technician

Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs

 

Join us as a Travelling Wind Turbine Technician!

 

Are you ready to power the future?   Join a dynamic team at the forefront of renewable energy and take your career to new heights.

We are EDF Renewables - a dedicated and forward-thinking owner-operator with an extensive pipeline of new wind projects, committed to your safety, well-being, and a great employee experience.

 

Reward:

 

£34k - £50k (We have a graded reward package to suit new entrants to the renewables industry through to the most experienced Wind Turbine Technicians).

Working hours - New Technician (37hrs) to Service Technician Level 3 (40hrs).

 

The awesome extras!

 

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Industry Leading Pension & Life Insurance

5% Bonus

On-call allowance

Overtime x 1.5 

Overnight allowance

Senior Authorised Person allowance

Shared works vehicle for travel to and from site

 

What you’ll do:

 

  • Become a Multi-Skilled Authorised Technician under the EDFR Wind Turbine Safety Rules working on one or more Wind Turbine Variants.
  • Opportunity to become a High Voltage Single Feed Senior Authorised Person under EDFR E&M Safety Rules.
  • Undertake Major Component (Gearbox, Generator, Transformer etc) Replacements.
  • Complex fault finding and repair on Electrical, Hydraulic and Convertor Systems both remotely and at the Wind Turbine.
  • Complete Scheduled Maintenance to high standards and take pride of the assets that you maintain.
  • Complete internal & external technical and safety training to develop your skills.
  • Typically work in a two-person working party within a supportive team environment.

 

What’s in it for You?

 

  • Career growth in the booming renewable sector.
  • Training & development to keep you at the top of your game.
  • An opportunity to travel and work at other sites in some fantastic locations.

 

Who are you?

 

  • Physically fit, safety-focused, and love hands-on work.
  • Capable of working at height (within and outside the turbine) and in exposed and remote locations.
  • Enthusiastic about green energy.

 

What skills do you need?

 

You’ll be a skilled engineer with great Electrical and/or Mechanical maintenance experience.  We can train you to multi-skill.

 

Location

 

You will be based in Goole, East Yorkshire at our, Goole Service Centre - For this role, you will generally be located within a 1-hour drive.

 

As a travel Technician you will travel across our UK EDF assets, Helping the other local regions carry out planned maintenance.

 

Closing date for applications; 14th February 2025


Ready to make a difference? Apply now and become a wind warrior!

 

 


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