Ørsted

Wind Turbine Technician

Ørsted  •  Brightlingsea, GB (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Imagine a future where you help keep the world’s offshore wind farms running safely and reliably while working at sea with skilled, supportive colleagues.

Join us in this role where you’ll play a responsible, hands-on part in servicing, maintaining, and repairing our offshore wind turbines. You’ll work at sea in close camaraderie with supportive, committed colleagues, and develop new skills with great opportunities for career progression.

Welcome to Ørsted Generation UK
You’ll be part of the Gunfleet Sands team where you, together with your colleagues, will form a diverse and inclusive operations and maintenance team where you’ll contribute to our safety culture and work with engineering specialists to enhance the performance of our wind farms.

As a team, we strive to achieve our goals through a collaborative approach, which will support your personal opportunities and development, whilst maintaining our Guiding Principles and key values.

You’ll play an important role in:

  • proactively driving a positive safety culture through your actions and interventions
  • servicing and maintaining offshore wind turbines and plant equipment
  • diagnosing and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical turbine components
  • collaborating with internal stakeholders.

To succeed in the role, you:

  • have an electrical or mechanical engineering background with further qualifications, such as BTEC or HNC, or have served a relevant apprenticeship or as an experienced authorised WTG technician
  • meet the physical and medical requirements for working offshore and have an aptitude for working at heights and in restricted or confined spaces
  • are a quick learner with a proactive and methodical approach to solving problems
  • have strong verbal and written English communication skills and display a good level of computer literacy
  • can reach the site in Brightlingsea within 45 - 60 minutes.

The position is based on a 7‑on, 7‑off rotation on a crew transfer vessel (CTV).

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

Position salary range:

39,080.70- 45,879.60 + pension + benefits

Pre-employment screening:

All offers of employment in the UK are conditional on successful completion of a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Further details will be given at offer stage.

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About Ørsted

Ørsted is the global leader in offshore wind power and is one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world.

Within a decade, we transformed from being one of Europe’s most fossil fuel-intensive utilities to being ranked as one of the most sustainable energy companies in the world. Today, we’re guided by a clear vision: to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

We provide countries, companies, and communities with sustainable, reliable, and cost-competitive energy solutions, including offshore and onshore wind, solar, renewable hydrogen, and energy storage. We built the world’s first offshore wind farm back in 1991, and with over 2,000 turbines at sea, we’ve installed more offshore wind capacity than anyone else. In total, we own or operate over 17 GW of renewable energy capacity across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

We know that to build renewable energy at pace and scale, we must build it right. We commit to developing and operating our assets in harmony with nature and in line with the need for science-based climate action. We prioritise integrity and safety in our operations, and we respect the human rights and diverse values of every employee and stakeholder.

As a global renewable energy leader, we leverage the curiosity and passion of our people to innovate and take new or existing technologies to scale, collaborating with governments, suppliers, and our industry partners to make green energy solutions a reality.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Fredericia, DK
Year Founded
2006
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