Supervisor - Advanced Maintenance

Iberdrola; United States; Remote; USD 114,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits and growth

Performance-based bonuses & PTO

401(k) match

Health, dental, vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AVANGRID POWER is seeking an Advanced Maintenance Team Supervisor to lead highly skilled field technicians across North America. You will oversee complex turbine maintenance and repair operations, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across multiple manufacturers.

This role requires travel and strong leadership to coordinate deployments and mentor staff. The supervisor will coordinate logistics, manage client relations, and provide technical guidance while supporting training and

Qualifications

• Two-year college or technical school certificate; or 4+ years of related experience or power industry training.
• Proven experience in wind turbine component inspection, repairs and replacement.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on wind turbine maintenance experience.
• Ability to work in extremely adverse weather conditions.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment with crane and rigging requirements.
• Valid Driver's License and ability to climb tall wind turbines.

Responsibilities

• Strict management and compliance with environmental, health and safety programs.
• Operate equipment for wind turbine maintenance including crane-less and crane operations.
• Train technicians on crane-less operations and coordination for major replacements.
• Develop technical documentation such as service bulletins and work instructions.
• Lead field operations projects for gearboxes, blades, generators service or replacement.
• Coach and develop team personnel and ensure client satisfaction.

Skills

Wind turbine maintenance experience

Mechanical aptitude

Team leadership

Crane and rigging knowledge

Education

Two-year college or technical school certificate; or 4+ years of related experience

Tools

Crane and rigging

Electrical tools

Job description

Salary

$114,000 to $121,000 - The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience.

Location: Remote - IA, OR, PA, IL or MN preferred - At least 80% Travel.

Why Avangrid Power

• Competitive benefits and growth opportunities
• Generous performance‑based bonuses & PTO
• 12%
• 401(k) match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development and clear career‑advancement pathways

For more information, please visit: Benefits - Avangrid

Job Summary

The Advanced Maintenance Team Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of highly skilled specialty field operations technicians across North America. This role oversees the execution of complex turbine maintenance and repair operations, ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency across multiple turbine manufactures including GE, Gamesa, Mitsubishi, Suzlon and Vestas. The supervisor serves as the operational and technical leader during deployments, coordinating logistics, mentoring team members, and maintaining client satisfaction. This position requires up to 80% or more travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Strict management and compliance with all company environmental, health and safety programs.
• Operate specialized equipment for wind turbine maintenance activities for crane and crane-less replacement of major wind turbine components such as gearboxes, generators, blades and pitch bearings.
• Train and instruct technicians on how to correctly operate crane-less equipment or coordinate crane operations for performance of large correctives.
• Support the development of technical documentation such as service bulletins and work instructions and carry out procedures in the field.
• Support formal training of site technicians on self-performance of corrective maintenances.
• Plan and execute field operations projects such as gearbox, blade, and generator component service, repairs or replacement.
• Lead field operations support team efforts performing minor corrective works as well as preventive maintenance works.
• Strong ability to lead, train and support the team; demonstrated ability to share knowledge, develop and lead individual team members toward successful performance at every job.
• Participate/lead in the development and revision of major corrective procedures ensuring input from subject matter experts.
• Manage performance of work team through clear communication of expectations, engaging team in work completion and process improvement.
• Coach and develop team personnel.
• Based near a windfarm to provide support when not traveling.

Required Qualifications

• Two-year college or technical school certificate; or 4+ years of related experience or power industry training; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience in wind turbine component inspection, repairs and replacement.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands‑on experience in wind turbine maintenance.
• Ability to work in extremely adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to work around low and medium voltage.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Knowledge of heavy equipment required for facility maintenance with a working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Ability to climb 300+ feet wind towers and to lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.
• Must not exceed 280 lbs (per PFPE safety requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated competency with use of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic tools.
• Proficiency utilizing word processing, spreadsheets, email, and other office programs.
• Previous supervisory experience.

Competencies

• Growth & Continuous Improvement
• Initiative & Change
• Focused on Results
• Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Leadership (people managers/leaders)

Disclaimer AVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.

At Avangrid we provide fair and equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRID Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.

Avangrid employees may also be assigned a NERC Reliability Standards compliance role supporting Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and/or Operations and Planning (O&P) responsibilities. This is applicable to employees that will work in electric transmission, operations, and cyber security business areas in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate business areas. NERC Reliability Standards compliance roles and responsibilities may include additional access protections, training, audit engagement, and required evidence retention, and will be communicated by the employee’s management.

Job Posting End Date: November-27-2026

We are one of the main energy companies in the world, a leader in renewables, which champions the energy transition towards a low-emissions economy. We supply energy to nearly 100 million people in dozens of countries and develops its renewable, network and commercial activities in Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil and Australia and maintains markets such as Japan and Poland, among others, as growth platforms.