Wind Turbine Technician

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Operations & Maintenance 
 

An exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking creative team, operating and maintaining the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm. Utilising your electrical or mechanical foundation and health and safety focus, you would be responsible for routine annual maintenance, fault finding, major component exchanges, and high voltage switching. This role is career-focused and offers a great deal of personal development for a committed individual

The Role: 

• Carry out the maintenance of offshore wind turbines and the associated balance of plant. Including servicing, troubleshooting, reactive and proactive maintenance, periodic inspections, modifications, retrofits, and main component exchanges
• Work proactively and flexibly to minimise failures and maximise the energy yield
• Utilise SCADA systems and other computer programmes to interrogate the turbine controller, reset faults, instigate maintenance activities, and build up fault histories
• Have a flexible approach to working hours around the weather and workload. To be on call outside of normal working hours and be open to travel to other sites within our fleet
• Preparation of work plans, recording of tasks and documentation within SAP
• Proactively assist in all areas of the site operations. Working on improvement projects, repairs, RCA's, and other non-routine works
• Enact a number of roles under the Wind Turbine Safety Rules; Authorised Technician, Competent Technician 
• Candidate to work towards 33Kv SAP authorisation under the E&M safety rules with training provided
• Positively engage in the development of new and improved work procedures and best practices. This will include assisting with the writing of Operational Procedures, Method Statements, Work Instructions, and Approved Written Procedures
• Proactively identify & take ownership of tasks or projects to improve Health and Safety, Wind Turbine performance, or general working 
• Work in a small team with minimal supervision

Requirements for the role:

• Completed an Engineering apprenticeship. Qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline
• Have a proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems and demonstrate a high level of understanding when reading schematic drawings
• Be a committed and enthusiastic individual who will join a hard-working team and be open to suggesting improvement initiatives
• A sound understanding of HSSE systems, an ability to establish and maintain a safe work environment, and an understanding of reporting procedures
• Competent slinger and banksman
• Willingness to travel in some special cases to support other sites within our fleet and for training courses
• Good IT skills including MS Office
• A Full UK Driving Licence
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Shift Pattern: 7 days on and 7 days off (Tuesday to Monday)

Applicants must live within a one-hour drive from the site for operational purposes

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Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 86512, application deadline 10/05/2024.
Any questions? Marie Bennell, marie.bennell@rwe.com  #LI-MB1

We look forward to receiving your application!

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Offshore wind is a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. Already No.2 in the global market, we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). With our financial stability, this is where you’ll also have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we continuously improve, together.

Renewables is the future of our business, and Offshore wind a pivotal element of our carbon neutral ambition. With 800+ fixed bottom and floating turbines – plus others totalling 800MW we operate for partners – we’re already the No.2 generator globally. And we plan to triple our 2.2GW output by 2030, led by landmark projects such as Sofia (1,400 MW) and Kaskasi (342MW). Offshore wind is a constantly evolving technical, practical and social challenge. Our financial stability means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to harness new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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