High Voltage Control Engineer - UK & Ireland

Nordex Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Bike2Work Scheme

Private Healthcare (salary sacrifice)

Paid Eye tests

Job summary

Nordex Group is recruiting a High Voltage Maintenance Technician to cover sites across the UK & Ireland. The role is permanent and involves working offshore? on windfarms, with travel typical five days on site per week across the UK and Ireland.

You will be qualified to Engineering Level (HND/HNC) and have HV commissioning training, with experience in fault finding, relay interrogation, and SAP. A full driving licence and strong report-writing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified to Engineering Level (HND/HNC) or equivalent.
• Completed Electrical Commissioning training (on/off job).
• Experience with electrical fault finding and interrogation of relays.
• Experience as SAP (Senior Authorised Person).
• Good understanding of HV/LV protection and ability to program/interrogate protection relays.
• Qualified for working at heights in turbine towers and nacelle; driving licence required.
• Strong written/verbal communication; able to write reports; proficient with MS Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Commissioning and testing HV and LV equipment (cables, transformers and switchgear).
• Maintaining HV and LV equipment.
• Electrical fault finding and investigation.
• Operating and issuing permits for HV switching/isolations.
• Replacing HV components such as switchgear and transformers.
• Writing Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Work Instructions.

Skills

Fault finding

Commissioning

Electrical testing

SAP

HND/HNC

Protection relays

Driving licence

MS Word

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Education

HND/HNC or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Do you share our passion of renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future?

We are currently looking to recruit a High Voltage Maintenance Technician on a Permanent basis to join our team working across our windfarms in the UK and Ireland.

What will you be doing?

Key Responsibilities For This Role Include

• Commissioning and testing High Voltage and Low Voltage equipment such as cables, Transformers and switchgear.
• Maintaining High Voltage and Low Voltage equipment
• Electrical fault finding and investigation.
• Operating and providing permits for High Voltage switching / isolations
• Replacing High Voltage components such as switchgear and transformers
• Writing Risk Assessment, Method Statements and Work Instructions

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will be qualified to Engineering Level (HND/HNC) or equivalent and has completed Electrical Commissioning training (off and on job).

You will be experienced at electrical fault finding and interrogation relays and have previous experience of being a SAP (Senior Authorised Person).

You will have a good understanding of HV electrical networks and of HV and LV protection and the ability to program and interrogate protection relays.

You will be qualified for working at heights within the turbine towers and nacelle and hold a full driving licence.

This role requires someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills as you will be required to investigate and write details reports. You must also be computer literate with the ability to use MS Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.

This role covers sites across UK & Ireland and therefore will require significant travel and time away from home. Typically, you should expect to be out on site 5 days per week.

Time Off

• 33 days including bank holidays. After two years continual service you will be entitled to an additional day's holiday per annum (Maximum 5 days). Plus an extra day off for your birthday

Health & Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions)
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses
• Company Sick pay scheme
• Private Healthcare available via salary sacrifice

Volunteering

• 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community.

Family friendly

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave
• Compassionate Leave
• Life Insurance

Memberships

• Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.

Celebrate

• Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15 + years Service

Flexible

• Flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements available.

Recruitment Process

The closing date for this role is Friday 14th August 2026, however, please be aware that this role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response.

Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion

Here at Nordex we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by.

Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders …. All whilst protecting the environment.

Join the #TEAMNORDEX and shape the future of energy with us.