Wind Turbine Technician - Scotland, Fife

Job Title Turbine O&M Technician

Reporting to Operation Manager

Location Hybrid home/site - Fife

Hours Full Time Permanent, 40 hours per week

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including:

• pension schemes
• flexible working
• top-down emphasis on better work-life balance
• private healthcare
• discounted green travel
• 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day given by the company) with options to buy/sell days
• enhanced family leave
• four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else

RES Offshore provide O&M services to a number of offshore windfarms and assets which include offshore transmission (onshore and offshore substations), foundations, subsea cables, meteorological masts and wind turbines. Services consist of routine planned maintenance activities, remedial and reactive works.

The role of a Turbine O&M Technician would be to deliver planned, unplanned O&M services including minor and major corrective to offshore wind farm assets, with the Offshore O&M Team. The successful candidate will be required to provide technical expertise to help resolve issues and/or implement improvements. We are looking for candidates who have a technical background in mechanical and electrical systems, in a turbine discipline, and with good analytical fault-finding capabilities on Electrical, Mechanical & Hydraulic systems. Experience on Samsung 7MW wind turbines is essential.

This hybrid role will predominantly site based in Fife, Scotland. Other times, planning/reporting of work is expected to be done form a home office.

The role would suit a Wind Turbine Technician who aspires in further developing their own capabilities in the delivery of high-quality maintenance activities and willing to contribute positively to the continued development of the business.

Be a good communicator both written & verbally and be proficient in customer interface at site level and in pre-task co-ordination. The suitable candidate will be comfortable in preparing Risk Assessments, Method statements and other client required procedures and be willing to adopt a high level of Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental awareness.

A flexible approach to work will be required as attendance on site or work from home will fluctuate. The technician will be part of an on-call rota. Overtime would be expected as needed, depending on work being carried out and machine status. Travel within the UK & Ireland will be necessary at times.

Other areas of knowledge would be advantageous, but not essential as training will be provided for the right candidate which will include:

• Working knowledge of gearbox inspections
• Working knowledge of specialised equipment such as vibration analysis, ultrasound, bore scope and thermal imaging
• Proficient in analytical fault finding, especially electrical.
• Can assist with the resolution of onsite technical issues and implement technical improvements
• Take and lead main component replacements
• Identify and specifying tooling requirements
• Can conduct technical auditing & assessments
• Preparation of reporting templates and other technical documentation
• Can develop and deliver specific in-house technical training
• Can contribute to the costing of additional works
• Organisation, forward planning and housekeeping
• Can professionally accommodate site visitors and subcontractors
• Has worked in a Health & Safety focused environment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and safe working practices
• Knowledge of WTSR
• Electrical & mechanical fault-finding and analysis
• Ability to support the planning of safe and effective remedial works
• Knowledge of Samsung 7MW
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word & Excel)

Skills

• Excellent attitude to safety
• Technical capability for the evaluation of complex equipment
• Capable of working offshore and at height
• Physically fit, the role will require climbing
• Communication skills (written & verbal)

Experience

• Experience of wind turbine maintenance
• Lifting operations and large component exchange
• Experience in mechanical, electrical, power electronics, and hydraulic maintenance and troubleshooting
• Experience troubleshooting wind turbine equipment
• Use of hydraulic tooling

Qualifications

• An NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering, or significant relevant wind turbine experience
• GWO Training (desirable, however full training will be given)
• Hold a full driving license

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

40 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE

21 MILLION TONNES
OF CO2 OFFSET PER YEAR

2500
EMPLOYEES