Wind Carpenter - Heritage Prairie Wind Project

M. A. Mortenson Company; Reddick (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental Healthcare

Craft Dependent Scholarship

Service Awards

Union benefits (vacation, health, and

Job summary

Mortenson in Illinois seeks a skilled wind-turbine technician for the Heritage Prairie Wind Project in Reddick. The role covers dismantling, erecting, assembling, aligning, and maintaining equipment per installation manuals and drawings, with a focus on safety and quality.

The position requires offloading major components, installing nacelle parts, connecting blades to hub, base/tower setup, crane coordination, and up to 80 m ladder climbs.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety regulations, assembly/disassembly and maintenance instructions.
• Strong teamwork orientation and professional customer service attitude.
• Detail oriented with accuracy in manual tasks and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Receiving and offloading major components.
• Installing loose components for nacelle, hub, and tower preparation.
• Connecting blades to hub.
• Setting base and tower sections.
• Managing taglines during lifting operations.
• Involved with main erection crane assembly and teardown.
• Climbing ladders up to approximately 80 m.
• Drilling and/or tapping holes on turbines, generators, and pumps.
• Torqueing/tensioning bolted connections.

Skills

Reading documents

Teamwork

Customer service

Detail oriented

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About Mortenson

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.

Let’s Redefine Possible®

Project Name: Heritage Prairie Wind Project

Project Location: Reddick, IL

The base compensation range for this role is $43.10 - $69.90 per hour. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skill and experience with consideration given to internal equity.

Primary Objectives of Position

Responsible for dismantling, erecting, assembling, aligning, adjusting, and/or maintaining machinery and equipment according to installation manuals, work instructions, layout plans, blueprints, and other drawings.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Receiving and offloading all major components
• Installing loose components for Nacelle, hub, and tower preparation
• Connecting blades to hub
• Setting base and tower sections
• Managing taglines
• Involved with main erection crane assembly and teardown
• Climbing ladders - average 80m
• Drilling and/or tapping of all holes on turbines, generators, compressors, and pumps
• Torqueing /tensioning any bolted connection

Qualifications and Key Skill Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, assembly/disassembly, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Strong teamwork orientation
• Positive attitude and professional customer service skills
• Detail oriented

Education and Experience Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year of related experience preferred
• Must possess valid driver's license of proper class and necessary endorsements as required by law

Benefits Offered

• Mental Healthcare
• Craft Dependent Scholarship
• Service Awards
• The Union provides additional benefits to team members in this position through a collective bargaining agreement, including vacation, health, insurance, pension, and job training.

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position

Mortenson is an EOE/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer