Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 45,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Northern Ireland
- Date: 5 days ago
Description:
Wind Turbine Technician
Northern Ireland - Site-Based Role
Up to £45,000 DOE + Overtime + On-Call Allowance + Private Medical Insurance + Life Assurance + Enhanced Pension + Training & Development + Career Progression
Are you an experienced Wind Turbine Technician looking to develop your career within the renewable energy sector?
Do you want to join a growing business offering ongoing training, excellent benefits and the opportunity to work on utility-scale wind turbines and repowering projects?
This company is a specialist provider of operations, maintenance and asset management services to the wind energy industry. Due to continued growth, they are looking to expand their service and maintenance team across Northern Ireland.
In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance on wind turbines, fault finding, component replacements and supporting turbine performance. You will also contribute to major component repairs and repowering projects, helping maximise turbine availability and reliability while maintaining the highest safety standards.
This position would suit experienced Wind Turbine Technicians with strong electrical knowledge, proven maintenance experience and excellent fault-finding skills. The role involves travelling between sites across Northern Ireland, with occasional travel elsewhere in Ireland and the UK as required.
The Role:
Carrying out preventative and corrective maintenance on wind turbines
Diagnosing faults and completing repairs to maximise turbine availability
Participating in major component replacements, including gearboxes and generators
Supporting turbine refurbishment and repowering projects
Participating in the on-call rota, typically one weekend every 4-6 weeks
Completing maintenance reports and relevant safety documentation
Communicating with control centre personnel and maintaining equipment to high standards
The Person:
Minimum of 2 years' experience maintaining and servicing wind turbines
Valid WTSR qualification
Strong electrical knowledge and fault-finding skills
Ability to read technical drawings, schematics and specifications
Understanding of WTSR, RAMS and safe systems of work
Comfortable working at heights and physically fit
Flexible approach to travel and occasional weekend work
Based in Northern Ireland with a full UK Driving Licence
Up-to-date RUK medical or willingness to obtain one before starting
Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)
To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click "Apply Now" or contact Nathan Williams.
Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.
The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.
We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates