Wind Turbine Technician for West of Duddon Sands

Do you have a self-motivated approach to troubleshooting, and do you assume job responsibility?

The department is part of Wind Power, which has 1400 employees and is one of five business units in DONG Energy. For more than 20 years, Wind Power has been working actively in the offshore wind industry, and as a result of this, we now have unique knowledge within this field. We use our know-how in all phases of our offshore wind turbine projects - from the early development phase, through the constructing phase to operation and maintenance. Safety is a focus area in everything we do. We have a strong market position, and we have developed and constructed the largest portfolio of offshore wind farms in Northern Europe.

We are looking for Wind Turbine Technicians to work on the West of Duddon Sands Offshore Wind Farm based in Barrow-in-Furness.

Areas of responsibility

You will perform work on our offshore turbines and on our onshore and offshore substations.

Your primary tasks will be to:

• perform troubleshooting and repair of electrical and mechanical components
• service offshore wind turbines
• repair and assemble mechanical structures
• plan service and maintenance works together with our technical team.

If you have the relevant experience and skills, your role may also incorporate High Voltage service and troubleshooting and/or working and acting as an Authorised Person.

Your profile

You will have a full apprenticeship in control and instrumentation, mechanical or electrical engineering. Further qualifications such as a BTEC or HNC would be advantageous, but not essential. An aptitude for working at height and off shore is essential.

You will be well experienced in troubleshooting on mechanical and electrical components. We will offer you on-the-job training as well as courses in offshore wind farm technology.

It is important that you are willing to work in a team and are prepared to enter into a rota system. Your job will be rota based, and due to that your working hours will vary.

Furthermore, you must be prepared to enter into a scheduled training programme for a period of approximately one year. The training programme may include working on some of our other offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom and Denmark. You may participate in construction projects both on site and on other locations in the United Kingdom and Northern Europe.

You will be self-motivated and enjoy working both independently and as a member of a team. You will be adept at troubleshooting and using your own initiative to complete tasks.

We offer

In DONG Energy, we have big ambitions. Towards 2020, we will double our production of oil and natural gas, quadruple our installed capacity within offshore wind power and double the share of biomass in the electricity and heat production at our Danish power stations. In addition, we are working on developing energy-saving solutions for everybody.

We have a high level of expertise and many complex and challenging work tasks. We work professionally and efficiently with some of the world's largest offshore wind projects. We are an ambitious organisation with committed and dedicated colleagues. In DONG Energy, you will experience a professional environment with a lot of opportunities and responsibility.


To apply

We kindly request that you do not send applications by any other means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

We look forward to receiving your application, which should include, your CV, covering letter, referee details and any applicable certificates solely as electronic files by 6.00 pm on 4 April 2014.

To apply please click the Submit Application button on the right of this page.

Contact us

Please do not hesitate to contact Recruitment Specialist by e-mail at recruitment@dongenergy.co.uk if you have further questions.

Please note, applications without a CV, covering letter and referee details will not be accepted.