Maintenance Team Lead

RWE; Tendring; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in the UK seeks a Maintenance Team Lead to manage servicing of wind turbines and ensure adherence to safety standards. The ideal candidate has extensive offshore wind experience and technical qualifications. This full-time position offers competitive benefits including a pension, bonus, and comprehensive annual leave. Join us in optimizing renewable energy operations as we continue to lead the industry.

Benefits

Up to 15% Pension

Annual leave and bank holidays

Bonus

Life insurance

Family medical care

Cycle to work program

Corporate discount scheme

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Several years working in the offshore wind industry as a technician at Maintenance Technician level or above.
• GWO offshore certificate and medical with fitness test.
• Ability to stay offshore for 14 days at a time.

Responsibilities

• Perform WTG servicing to ensure operational readiness while minimizing downtime.
• Lead troubleshooting and repairs on WTG components.
• Maintain accurate records of work performed for tracking time and parts.

Skills

Offshore wind industry experience

Technical problem diagnosis

Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards

Team management and leadership

Education

Further education qualification in an engineering discipline

Tools

Turbine operational and control systems

High voltage electrical apparatus

Job description

Overview

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Fleet Servicing is an established team within the Offshore Operations Fleet Management & Support team that is responsible for the annual servicing of Wind Turbines at Nordsee-Ost, Kaskasi, Greater Gabbard and London Array from an SOV along with supporting HV operations and troubleshooting over the winter months as required.

The Maintenance Team Lead will report to the SOV Manager and will be responsible for establishing Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards at the workplace for the technicians to maintain throughout the work. Using prior knowledge and experience the Maintenance Team Lead along with the multi discipline FTE and Contract technicians will perform mechanical, hydraulic and electrical component maintenance to fulfil the annual and semi-annual maintenance requirements. During the winter months the Maintenance Team Lead will lead teams to perform trouble shooting, retrofits and repairs on all WTG components to maximise the commercial availability of the serviced fleet of windfarms.

About the role:

• Perform WTG servicing to ensure the WTG’s remain in optimal operational readiness whilst minimising downtime for maintenance activities
• Settings technicians to work ensuring they have adequate information instruction and technical guidance to perform the tasks safely, in compliance with approved standards and within the agreed timescale
• Act as a role model with respect to demonstrating the RWE behaviours and We Care culture. Continuously look for new ways of working, creating an environment within the team that promotes two-way feedback and act upon ideas/suggestions created by the team
• Engage with the Operations and Engineering teams to resolve technical issues that may lead to a delay in the service, or which may result in a non-operational turbine
• Enact a number of roles under the Wind Turbine Safety Rules or LOTO to provide safety from the system to ensure that service and troubleshooting is performing in compliance with the approved safe system of work
• Ensure that accurate records are maintained and distributed to the relevant teams to record work performed for tracking of time and parts in addition to historical reference
• Using technical knowledge and experience perform trouble shooting and diagnostics to return the WTG to its normal operational state minimising commercial downtime whilst in compliance with corporate standards
• Using your own and the team knowledge to create a suite of documents that will be used when performing work on the WTG. This includes but not limited to Work Instruction, troubleshooting guides, method statements and risk assessments

Job requirements and experience:

• More than several years working in the offshore wind industry as a technician performing at Maintenance Technician level or above
• Further education qualification in an engineering discipline such as BTEC / C&G/ Diploma
• Product training from the turbine OEM and sound awareness of turbine control and operating systems
• Flexibility due to the nature of the offshore environment, and ability to stay offshore for 14 days at a time
• Comfortable inspecting components offshore, often while working at height or in restricted spaces
• GWO offshore certificate and medical with fitness test
• Ability to diagnose and remedy complex technical problems locally taking advice and instruction from the shore or vessel-based teams

Advantageous, but not essential:

• Senvion & Siemens Geared & Direct Drive platform experience due to the Maintenance Team leads will work across several different turbine types
• Knowledge and experience of electrical apparatus with high voltage experience
• Recognised apprenticeship/ technical programme or graduate programme

Your benefits:

• Annual leave and bank holidays built into shift rota
• Up to 15% Pension
• Bonus
• Life insurance
• Family medical care
• Cycle to work
• Eye Test/Flu Jab Vouchers
• Corporate Discount scheme
• Enhanced family leave

There will be an expectation to travel to sites outside of your base location (including Europe/Overseas) which may involve overnight stays. As travel will depart from various UK sites, you may be based anywhere in the UK, provided you can reach the port in time for travel days.

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Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, [e-mail] #LI-MB1

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RWE Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of RWE AG, is one of the world’s leading players in the field of offshore wind. We have more than 20 years of experience in the development, construction, and efficient operation of offshore wind farms. We currently operate 19 offshore wind farms, making us the second largest operator worldwide in terms of total capacity. We are currently building four additional wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 4.9 GW and are developing numerous other projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.

RWE is leading the way to a modern energy world. With our investment and growth strategy, we are contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system.

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