Senior Wind Turbine Technician - STL3

EDF Energy; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy provider in the UK, located in Sunderland, seeks a Senior Wind Turbine Technician to maintain and optimize wind turbine performance. The ideal candidate is an experienced engineer with relevant qualifications and a commitment to safety. This role offers competitive pay, potential bonuses, and flexible employee benefits tailored to your lifestyle, all contributing to a cleaner, greener future.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus potential

Flexible benefits

Market-leading pension scheme

Private healthcare

Extra holiday options

Qualifications

• Time-served Engineer (electrical or mechanical) with proven experience.
• AT/AE qualification under Wind Turbine Safety Rules (WTSR) required.
• Ability to work on-site at Meadowfield Service Centre.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on wind turbines.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues efficiently.

Skills

Operational Maintenance

Technical Diagnosis

Safety Compliance

Team Collaboration

Education

HNC/HND/NVQ in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

About the Role

Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs

Are you ready to help power Britain’s journey to net zero by keeping our wind turbines turning? At EDF Power Solutions, your technical expertise will ensure our renewable assets operate safely and efficiently, supporting a cleaner, greener future.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Wind Turbine Technician, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining and optimising our onshore wind assets, ensuring safe and reliable performance across the lifecycle of each turbine.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, this role is primarily based at our #Meadowfield Service Centre in #Durham. You’ll work on-site, supporting operations and maintenance activities to the highest standards.

We’ll invest in your development with ongoing training and mentoring, giving you the chance to enhance your technical skills and progress your career in the fast-growing renewables sector.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Senior Wind Turbine Technician who is safety-focused, proactive and committed to delivering excellence in renewable energy. To be shortlisted, you need to offer…

• Time-served Engineer (electrical or mechanical) with proven experience in operations and maintenance
• AT/AE qualification under Wind Turbine Safety Rules (WTSR)
• Electrical or Mechanical HNC/HND/NVQ or equivalent
• Significant technical expertise gained through hands-on operational environments
• Ability to work on-site at #Meadowfield Service Centre, living within easy commutable distance.
• Equally important is a genuine enjoyment and enthusiasm for working in this field.
• You must have a full, clean UK Driving Licence.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on wind turbines
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards and WTSR requirements
• Diagnosing and resolving technical issues efficiently
• Supporting high-voltage switching and isolation activities
• Collaborating with colleagues to optimise turbine performance

Pay, Benefits and Culture

If you’re looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun and help create a net zero future – then you’re in the right place! If you’re passionate about tackling climate change to support a cleaner, greener future, we’d love you to come and join us.

Alongside a competitive salary and potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, our employee benefits include flexible benefits tailored to your lifestyle – from electric vehicle leasing and private healthcare to extra holiday and more.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Why EDF Power Solutions?

We’re united by a shared ambition: to tackle climate change and power a net zero future. Our diverse team is growing fast, driven by innovation and a commitment to clean, green energy for all.

With technologies spanning onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage and green hydrogen, we’re the UK and Ireland’s most diverse renewable generator. By 2035, we aim to deliver 10GW of low‑carbon energy – and we’d love you to help us get there.

Energise your career. Accelerate a net zero future.

#RenewableJobs #EDFcareers #LI-Onsite

Closing date for applications: 8th December 2025

Join us, and let’s do good together.