Operations Field Specialist

Acuren; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision, and insurance

401K Plan

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Acuren Wind is seeking an Operations Field Specialist to support our client site in wind energy projects. You will partner with the Construction Manager to ensure safety, schedule, and quality on site.

The role involves a 6 weeks on / 1 week off rotation, travel between project sites, and close collaboration with customers, subcontractors, and internal teams to drive reliable field operations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in wind/renewables, energy, industrial or civil construction.
• College diploma or higher in Business or related field; desired but not required
• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
• Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to travel between project sites on short notice
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines
• Self-starter and cooperative attitude
• Experience in conducting inspections and site audits in wind turbine construction/operation
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-oriented skills
• Willingness and ability to work overtime routinely
• Highly detail oriented with exceptional planning and organization skills

Responsibilities

• Help define site level safety practices and protocol in alignment with standards.
• Monitor project schedule and document delays or cost overruns.
• Establish relationships with customers, contractors, and internal partners to drive loyalty.
• Demonstrate understanding of wind turbine technology and work practices to improve cost management.
• Review quality documentation and site-based change orders.
• Ensure site data is updated in information systems for reporting and tracking.
• Audit installation quality and coach crews toward standards.
• Inspect work during construction to ensure plans/specs compliance.
• Represent clients’ values and promote high performance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Site Supervisor and District Manager.

Skills

MS Office

Safety procedures

Project coordination

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Business degree

Tools

Procore

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position Summary

Acuren Wind has an exciting opportunity for and Operations Field Specialist to support our client site. 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 Specialist, in partnership with the Construction Manager, will successfully meet and exceed key objectives & performance in the areas of safety & behavior, execution excellence, team alignment/engagement/motivation, customer loyalty, and financial performance.

Position Details:

• Rotation/Shift: 6 weeks on and 1 week off, with the week off being optional. During the 6-week period, the standard schedule will typically be 5 days on, 2 days off. Hours pending client requirements. This would vary depending on project and client requirements
• Start Date: November 2026
• Location & Travel: Flights and accommodations provided

Responsibilities

• Help to define site level safety practices and protocol in alignment with organizational standards. Lead by example by following safety procedures and behaviors. Champions the journey to an incident, injury and illness free culture and environment. Maintains close partnership with the Health, Safety and Environment department.
• Monitors project schedule, documenting any delays that could potentially affect schedule and/or project milestones. Works with Contracts department to ensure any cost overruns are correctly documented and back charged to applicable contractor. Utilizes various 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.
• Establishes and maintains 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 summary of construction progress. Works with 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, ay deviations to standard are documented in punch list.
• 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. Representatives clients values and champions high standards of performance. Coaches, mentors and develops
• Follow filing procedures to ensure the divisions compliance
• Performs other related duties assigned by Site Supervisor and District Manager.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in wind/renewables, energy, industrial or civil construction
• College diploma or higher in Business or related field; desired but not required
• Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
• Must have a valid driver’s license and ability to travel, sometimes extensively, between project sites on short notice
• Ability to meet stringent deadlines
• Self-starter, enthusiastic, and cooperative attitude
• Experience in conducting Inspections and Site Audits. Previous technical knowledge of wind turbine construction and/or operation.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-oriented skills.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime routinely.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and team-oriented skills
• Highly detail oriented with exceptional planning and organization skills
• Highly adaptable with ability to work in a fast paced industrial environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance
• 401K Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off

Company Overview

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 4,000 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, pursues advanced technical developments, and supports reliability programs that are valued by clients and employees.

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