re you ready to elevate your career in renewable energy? Silverton Wind Farm located near Broken Hill in NSW, generates up to 199 MW of renewable energy, to power over 98,000 homes annually, with 58 GE 3.4-130 Turbines. Help to build a cleaner, greener future for communities across Australia!
You’ll be working at the forefront of renewable energy, maintaining and troubleshooting wind turbines at some of the most exciting and innovative sites in the country. No two days are the same, you’ll be climbing turbines, solving real-world technical challenges, and helping to keep Australia’s wind power turning.
Essential Responsibilities
Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on turbines and site infrastructure
Follow GE manuals, specifications, and work instructions to perform assigned tasks and inspections
Conduct maintenance, fault finding, and high voltage switching operations as required
Participate in annual maintenance, retrofit works, major component exchanges, and fault finding
Use GE software tools to maintain reports and submit technical queries
Ensure compliance with JSA, LOTO, EHS policies, and report issues promptly
Make a conformance or non-conformance decision upon completion of inspections
Report errors, violations, incidents, or problems immediately using GE reporting systems
Embrace a 37.5-hour work week, with opportunities for overtime as approved and participate in on-call rosters for after-hours or weekend work as directed
Qualifications, Requirements & Competencies
Qualified Electrician or a qualified Mechanic/Mechanical Fitter with electrical aptitude
Proficient in fault finding (electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic equipment)
Proficient in using computer systems and tools for monitoring work and managing documentation
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
A current unrestricted driver's license
Ability to complete physically demanding tasks at heights, comfortable with heights (you’ll be climbing turbines, so you’ve got to have a head for heights and a love for fresh air!)
A commitment to the highest safety standards, high performance, continuous improvement and delivering the right solutions
Independent, solutions-focused, and well-organized in managing tasks
Open to travel to other sites as required
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world.
It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Wind, and Electrification -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come.
GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
Together, we have the energy to change the world.
