Field Mechanical Technician – Remote Pipelines

Apa Group; Alice Springs; Remote; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Apa Group in Australia is seeking a Travelling Wind Farm Field Service Technician to provide critical operational support across our national wind farm fleet. You will be on-site as a technical leader, troubleshoot complex electrical assets and maximize turbine availability.

You will travel frequently to different wind farm sites, interact with site management, engineering teams, and clients, and ensure safe, compliant electrical work in line with GEV procedures.

Responsibilities

• Interpret the requirements of GEV manuals, specifications, bulletins and complete assigned tasks in accordance with GEV work instructions.
• Perform and ensure the proper maintenance and fault finding of assets.
• Act as the site HVOA Delegate when required.
• Nominated as the High Voltage operating Authority delegate for the site when required.
• Perform high voltage switching operations according to site procedures as required.
• Have a working knowledge of electrical installation requirements
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with the above documents and to the organisation's SWMS, LOTO, associated EHS & QA/QC policies/procedures.
• Drive a positive reporting culture by identifying errors, violations, incidents or problems immediately using GEV systems.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) responsibilities.
• Supervise electrical installation/maintenance work when required.
• Maintain reports using GEV's various software management tools and databases.
• Report errors, violations, incidents or problems immediately using GEV reporting systems.
• Submit enquiries to Engineering to ensure technical issues are resolved.
• Work closely with and answer questions from Management, Engineering, Sourcing and Service Teams as required.
• Uphold and maintain Quality Control, by making conformance or non-conformance decisions upon completion of tasks and inspections.
• Form part of an on-call roster to work weekends and nights if required or as directed by management.
• Champion Safety by being familiar with and following all EHS policies, and procedures applicable to the job and cooperating with GEV investigations and EHS audits.

Job description

Travelling Wind Farm Field Service Technician

**Job Description Summary**
Reporting to the Service Director, the Travelling Wind Farm Service Technician provides critical operational support across our national fleet. This role is pivotal in maintaining site performance, offering on-site technical leadership, and driving rapid troubleshooting of complex electrical assets. You will serve as a support interface between site management, internal engineering teams, and our clients to ensure maximum turbine availability and fleet optimization. This role will require you to travel frequently to our different wind farm sites.
**Job Description**
**Essential Responsibilities:**

• Interpret the requirements of GEV manuals, specifications, bulletins and complete assigned tasks in accordance with GEV work instructions.
• Perform and ensure the proper maintenance and fault finding of assets.
• Act as the site HVOA Delegate when required.
• Nominated as the High Voltage operating Authority delegate for the site when required.
• Perform high voltage switching operations according to site procedures as required.
• Have a working knowledge of electrical installation requirements
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with the above documents and to the organisation's SWMS, LOTO, associated EHS & QA/QC policies/procedures.
• Drive a positive reporting culture by identifying errors, violations, incidents or problems immediately using GEV systems.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the Registered Electrical Contractor (REC) responsibilities.
• Supervise electrical installation/maintenance work when required.
• Maintain reports using GEV's various software management tools and databases.
• Report errors, violations, incidents or problems immediately using GEV reporting systems.
• Submit enquiries to Engineering to ensure technical issues are resolved.
• Work closely with and answer questions from Management, Engineering, Sourcing and Service Teams as required.
• Uphold and maintain Quality Control, by making conformance or non-conformance decisions upon completion of tasks and inspections.
• Form part of an on-call roster to work weekends and nights if required or as directed by management.
• Champion Safety by being familiar with and following all EHS policies, and procedures applicable to the job and cooperating with GEV investigations and EHS audits.

**Qualifications and Experience:**

• As a minimum, hold a