WIND Energy Field Engineer

Rockwood; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm has an exciting opportunity for a Field Engineer to support projects in Quebec and Nova Scotia. This role involves ensuring site safety, monitoring project schedules, and establishing effective relationships with contractors and clients. Ideal candidates will have experience in the wind energy sector and possess strong interpersonal and technical skills. This position offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for career growth within the company.

Benefits

Paid time off

Employer-paid benefits

Tuition grants

Discounted fitness memberships

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in wind, energy, industrial or civil construction.
• 1-2 years as Field Engineer or Project Lead.
• Strong PC skills required.

Responsibilities

• Define safety practices and monitor project schedules.
• Establish relationships with contractors and customers.
• Conduct inspections and ensure project compliance.

Skills

Field Engineer experience

Project management

Contractor management

Inspection skills

PC skills (MS Office)

Tools

SAP

Primavera Project Management

Job description

Position Summary

Acuren Wind has an exciting opportunity for a Field Engineer to support our client sites in Nova Scotia and Quebec. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting field operations, delivering high-quality technical solutions, and contributing to innovative projects within the wind energy sector. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional looking to grow their career in a dynamic, hands-on environment while working alongside a collaborative and experienced team.

The Field Engineer, in partnership with the Construction Manager, will successfully meet and exceed key objectives and performance in the areas of safety and behavior, execution excellence, team alignment/engagement/motivation, customer loyalty, and financial performance. They will be a key member of a highly effective team that is focused on continuous improvement and achieving high-level results. Success is measured against Key Performance Indicators, organizational objectives/initiatives, and meeting customer commitments.

Responsibilities

• Define site‑level safety practices and protocol in alignment with organizational standards. Lead by example by following safety procedures and behaviors. Champion the journey to an incident-, injury- and illness-free culture and environment. Maintains close partnership with the Health, Safety and Environment department.
• Monitor project schedule, documenting any delays that could potentially affect schedule and/or project milestones. Work with Contracts department to ensure any cost overruns are correctly documented and back charged to applicable contractor. Utilize project software including Procore, Microsoft Excel and SAP to continuously monitor and record site progress, project schedule changes and submit daily forecasts to customer and subcontractors to effectively coordinate site operations.
• Establish and maintain highly effective relationships with the customer, BOP Contractor, Subcontractors, and internal partners. Pursues “ambassador” status with customer(s) to maintain a site that is focused on customer loyalty excellence.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of wind turbine technology and work practices to help drive efficient cost management. Audits installation and commissioning technician progress and provides suggestions for improvements.
• Reviews and validates all quality documentation and site-based change orders. Prepares documentation and backup package for CM and PM. Communicates any quality documentation deficiencies with BOP contractor as needed.
• Ensures site data is updated and processed in a timely manner in the appropriate information systems for reporting and tracking purposes, including a summary of construction progress. Works with the construction management team to submit and upload project milestone certifications.
• Responsible for installation quality, auditing each phase of turbine build and establishing the standard with the contractor/crews. Continuously monitors quality to the established standard; any deviations to standard are documented in punch lists.
• Evaluates workmanship, results, tooling, and leadership of installation crews; provides feedback and documentation to CM and procurement.
• Inspects work during construction to ensure compliance with plans and specifications. Represents Vestas values and champions high standards of performance. Coaches, mentors and develops technicians.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in wind, energy, industrial or civil construction.
• 1-2 years of experience as Field Engineer, project lead, or Project Manager, preferably in a related service, industrial or manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in contractor/subcontractor FE management, including mobilization/demobilization, pre-qualification requirements and post-work assessment.
• Experience in conducting inspections and site audits. Previous technical knowledge of wind turbine construction and/or operation.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to travel, sometimes extensively, between project sites on short notice.
• Strong PC computer skills (MS Office) required; MS Office – Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Primavera Project Management preferred. SAP knowledge highly preferred.

Benefits

The strength of Acuren lies in its outstanding people. As a rapidly growing, innovative, international publicly traded company, opportunities to pursue challenging and diverse career development paths are vast.

Complemented by an attractive and comprehensive total compensation package, including paid time off, employer paid benefits, RRSP + Company match, tuition grants, discounted fitness memberships and insurance offerings, employee assistance programs and more. At Acuren we commit to the principles of a respectful workplace and offer tremendous opportunities to those who wish to succeed. Join our team at Acuren and embark on a rewarding journey where you will contribute to the company\'s growth and success while advancing your career. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team of professionals.

Company Overview

As an organization, our strength comes from the ability to embody our core values – People First, Integrity Always, Pride In Our Work, and Growth Together. We are honored that our people decided the company is worthy of being included in the Forbes 2024 and 2025 List of Canada\'s Best Employers.

Acuren is a trusted, single-source provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions used to evaluate the structural integrity of critical energy, industrial and public infrastructures. Committed to delivering a Higher Level of Reliability, Acuren provides an unrivaled spectrum of capabilities including inspection, traditional and advanced NDE/NDT, failure analysis, rope access, materials engineering, field engineering, reliability engineering, drones, robotics, V-Deck and condition-based monitoring services. Our work is critical to the integrity and safety of industrial firms, including petroleum refinery, pipeline, power generation, pulp & paper, mining, pharmaceutical, aerospace and automotive industries. Acuren employs over 5,000 dedicated professionals supporting the mechanical integrity and inspection programs of the world’s largest industrial segments. Acuren is a market leader. Our formula for success is straightforward: be capable locally, with certified and well-equipped personnel supported by trained, experienced leaders. Continuing to build on a strong heritage of safety, quality, and professionalism, Acuren strives to maintain incident-free work environments, pursue advanced technical developments, and support reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.

Please note we will consider accessibility accommodations to applicants upon request.

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