Travelling Wind Farm Field Service Technician
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Job Description
Travelling Wind Farm Field Service Technician maintaining and troubleshooting electrical and hydraulic turbine assets. Supporting site operations across a national fleet with frequent travel and high-voltage responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Interpret GEV manuals, specifications, bulletins, and work instructions
- Perform and ensure proper maintenance and fault finding of assets
- Act as the site HVOA Delegate when required
- Serve as the nominated High Voltage operating Authority delegate when required
- Perform high-voltage switching operations according to site procedures
- Apply knowledge of electrical installation requirements
- Ensure work complies with GEV documents, SWMS, LOTO, and EHS and QA/QC policies and procedures
- Identify and immediately report errors, violations, incidents, and problems using GEV systems
- Maintain knowledge of Registered Electrical Contractor responsibilities
- Supervise electrical installation and maintenance work when required
- Maintain reports using GEV software management tools and databases
- Submit engineering enquiries to resolve technical issues
- Collaborate with Management, Engineering, Sourcing, and Service Teams
- Make quality conformance or non-conformance decisions after tasks and inspections
- Work on an on-call roster, including weekends and nights when required
- Follow EHS policies and cooperate with EHS investigations and audits
- Travel frequently to different wind farm sites to support the national fleet
Requirements:
- As a minimum, hold a registered Workers License Electrical (A-Grade or equivalent)
- Five years minimum of previous experience in the Onshore Wind sector or similar heavy industry would be highly regarded
- Be nominated as the Electrical Supervisor in accordance with the Registered Electrical Contractor’s license
- Hold the position as the Nominated Qualified Supervisor - Electrical on behalf of the company
- Understanding of basic AC/DC electrical circuits and ability to troubleshoot and conduct circuit analysis (24VDC, 166VDC, 120, 230, 400, 575, 690VAC)
- Previous experience in High Voltage switching and operations
- Current High Voltage operating certificate or ability to gain one
- Proficient in fault finding electrical and hydraulic equipment
- Trained to an intermediate level in computer skills
- Ability to climb wind turbines and complete physically demanding tasks at heights
- Experience working in remote locations and autonomously
- Willingness to travel more than 65% of the year
- HRWL including Dogging, Rigging (Advanced), Forklift, EWP (desired)
- CSE (desired)
- GWO Advanced (desired)
Benefits:
- On-call roster work on weekends and nights if required or directed by management

















