Field Expert Technician

Field Expert Technician at RES

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.

The Position

Reporting to an Operations Manager, the primary responsibility of the Field Expert Technician role is to deliver O&M services to offshore renewable energy assets. Assets include offshore meteorological masts, wind turbines, offshore transmission assets including onshore and offshore substations, foundations and subsea cables. The Field Expert Technician is to ensure that these services are delivered safely, on time, and in accordance with contractual requirements, standards and specifications. Due to the specific knowledge and experience of the Field Expert Technician, it is however expected that the focus of his/her site work will be predominantly based on the equipment he/she is most knowledgeable about (e.g., Statcom, SCADA, etc.).

Accountabilities

• Delivery of operation and maintenance services, including but not limited to:
• Delivery the onshore and offshore electrical & mechanical work
• Inspection and planned maintenance of onshore and offshore assets
• Reactive maintenance – depending on the type of fault, reactive maintenance may require onshore and/or offshore site visits at short notice
• Housekeeping
• Delivery of retrofits
• Management & coordination of the site works including monitoring of RES’s contractors’ performance
• Producing Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Compliance with site safety rules including escalation and reporting of any safety, environmental and operational issues
• Inspection and maintenance of RES’s tools, equipment and PPE
• Provision of relevant information for reports to issue to client
• Competency and skills to:
• Deliver planned and reactive offshore activities
• Work effectively alone and as part of a team
• Maintain complex system involving difficult access
• On-Call: depending on your knowledge and experience, you may be expected to participate in a call out rota to provide emergency response outside of normal working hours. Due to the nature of the offshore environment the role requires a flexible approach to the working days and hours requiring working outside normal working hours
• The role also includes the following department responsibilities:
• Support the production and review of procedures, processes and technical literature
• Draft and/or provide inputs into proposals and related cost books

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation
• Knowledge of HV safety rules
• LV, HV & mechanical fault-finding and analysis
• Knowledge of wind turbines and related equipment
• Knowledge of balance of plant applicable to offshore wind farms
• Knowledge of HV systems
• Awareness of working at height and within a confined space

Skills

• Excellent attitude to safety
• Site Management
• Technical capability for the evaluation of complex equipment
• Capable of working offshore and at height
• Physically fit, the role will require climbing / transferring to offshore structures
• Ability to use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word and Excel)

Experience

• Experience of the offshore wind industry
• Experience of working in multidiscipline teams
• Experience in mechanical, electrical, power electronics, and hydraulic maintenance activities and troubleshooting
• Experience with data logging and communication systems
• Experience of transmission systems
• Experience working at height (desirable)

Qualifications

• An NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering, but background in technical discipline
• GWO Training (desirable, however full training will be given)
• IRATA or rigging qualification (desirable)
• Hold a full driving license

Key skills/competency

• Offshore operations
• Renewable energy
• Electrical maintenance
• Mechanical maintenance
• HV systems
• Fault-finding
• Safety compliance
• Wind turbines
• O&M services
• SCADA