Travelling Wind Farm Field Service Technician

About the role

Reporting to the Service Director, the Travelling Wind Farm Service Technician provides critical operational support across the national fleet of wind farms. The role maintains site performance, offers on-site technical leadership and drives rapid troubleshooting of complex electrical assets, acting as the link between site management, engineering teams and clients. It requires frequent travel to different wind farm sites.

Key responsibilities

• Interpret GEV manuals, specifications and bulletins and follow GEV work instructions
• Maintain and troubleshoot assets, including high-voltage switching and fault finding
• Act as the site High Voltage Operating Authority (HVOA) delegate and follow site procedures
• Work in line with SWMS, LOTO, EHS and QA/QC policies, and report errors, incidents and violations immediately through GEV systems
• Supervise electrical installation and maintenance work when required, and make quality control conformance decisions
• Submit enquiries to Engineering and work with Management, Engineering, Sourcing and Service teams
• Participate in an on-call roster for weekends and nights, and follow EHS policies and cooperate with investigations and audits

Required profile

• Registered Electrical Worker's License (A-Grade or equivalent)
• Nominated as the Electrical Supervisor under the Registered Electrical Contractors license, and nominated Qualified Supervisor-Electrical for the company
• Previous experience in onshore wind or similar heavy industry (five years minimum) highly regarded
• Experience in high-voltage switching and operations, and a current HV operating certificate or ability to obtain one
• Proficiency in fault-finding electrical and hydraulic equipment
• Intermediate-level computer skills
• Ability to climb wind turbines, work at height and travel more than 65% of the year
• Experience working autonomously in remote locations

Required skills

• Basic understanding of AC/DC circuits and ability to test and analyse circuits (24VDC, 166VDC, 120, 230, 400, 575, 690VAC)
• Use of GEV software management tools and databases

Desired: HRWL including dogging, rigging (advanced), forklift and EWP; CSEGWO Advanced. Relocation assistance is not provided.