Wind Turbine Technician

Energise your career, accelerate a net-zero future - #Renewablesjobs

The opportunity

EDF Renewables UK is one of the UK’s leading renewable energy companies, specialising in wind power and battery storage technology. We develop, build, operate and maintain wind farms and other renewable technologies throughout their lifetime. 

As a Wind Turbine Technician in our Scottish Borders team at Fallago Rig (TD3 6NW), every day is different and provides a real opportunity to make a difference in our ambition to help the UK achieve Net Zero.

You’ll work across multiple assets (Vestas MW platforms, Nordex N series, Senvion and specifically Siemens technology platforms) to deliver scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services to our onshore wind turbine projects.

You’ll be a time served Engineer (electrical/mechanical) with a primary focus on ensuring operations and maintenance activities are undertaken to the highest levels you’ll ideally hold a AT/AE qualification under Wind Turbine Safety Rules (WTSR) and have significant technical expertise gained through a
blend of academic (Electrical or Mechanical HNC/HND/NVQ) and “hands on” operational environments. 

Pay, benefits and culture 

At EDF Renewables we’re dedicated to doing good things and we take pride in tackling the world’s biggest challenge – climate change.  We do this by embracing new ideas to create an innovative and open-minded culture, a culture where we trust the best versions of ourselves to make good things happen.

Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits, and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, or additional holiday.

We’ll offer you the flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.   

We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need. 

What you’ll be doing

You will be responsible for delivering scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services on wind turbines in accordance with manufacturers’ guidelines.

•    Deliver scheduled and unscheduled maintenance services on wind turbines in accordance with manufacturers’ guidelines.
•    Report and plan maintenance activity.
•    Manage spare parts and consumable stock.
•    Fault find, troubleshoot, maintain and repair all wind turbine systems, which includes mechanical, electrical and hydraulic assemblies and major components.
•    Proactively repair or replace components to prevent complete failure or system downtime.
•    Supervise specialist and subcontractor activity during main component exchange.
•    Comply with all health and safety requirements including the WTSR.
•    Provide out of hours and weekend response to turbine breakdown.
•    Ensure the highest level of turbine availability.

What do you need to be great at this role?

To be successful in this role you will hold a qualification in an electrical and/or mechanical discipline to NVQ3 level (or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience).

You will have an excellent understanding of health and safety practices, rules and regulation as well as accreditation or previous accreditation as an Authorising Technician (AT) / Authorising Engineer (AE) under WTSR.

It is essential to have a full clean drivers licence for this role.

Closing date for applications: 3rd of May 2024 
Interviews: Interviews will take place at our Fallago Rig Wind Farm on the week commencing 6th of May
Location: You will be based at our Fallago Rig Wind Farm. You must live within 45minutes of the Service centre - TD3 6NW

Why EDF Renewables?

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re committed to tackling climate change. Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy. 

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035, we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to create the cleaner, greener future we all want, we would love you to come join us.  
 
Join us, and let’s do good together.