Wind Technical Specialist

Our client is an established international wind energy company with a significant installed fleet and service presence across multiple markets. They are seeking a technical specialist to improve turbine reliability, reduce recurring failures and strengthen technical performance across their in-country operations. The role will connect site teams with regional and global technical experts, ensuring complex turbine issues are properly analysed and translated into practical, documented field actions.

Key responsibilities

• Review turbine alarms, SCADA data and downtime trends to identify recurring faults and major availability losses.
• Prioritise high-impact technical issues across multiple sites and turbine platforms.
• Lead or coordinate root cause investigations and define appropriate corrective actions.
• Manage technical cases involving major components such as blades, bearings, yaw systems, gearboxes, generators and converters.
• Provide technical input on downtime events affecting contractual availability.
• Coordinate complex cases with engineering and specialist support teams.
• Convert engineering recommendations into clear work scopes for site implementation.
• Track corrective actions and confirm whether they have reduced fault recurrence.
• Support fleet-wide inspection, repair and technical improvement programmes.
• Ensure field solutions are supported by approved procedures and technical documentation.
• Share proven solutions and lessons learned across service locations.

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in wind turbine service, commissioning, troubleshooting or technical support.
• Strong diagnostic capability across mechanical, electrical and control systems.
• Practical experience using SCADA, alarm and event data to investigate turbine faults.
• Experience handling escalated technical cases and working with engineering specialists.
• Exposure to fleet-level improvement programmes or major-component technical issues.
• Familiarity with structured root cause analysis methods such as 5-Why, Fishbone or 8D.
• Senior troubleshooting qualification or equivalent hands-on experience would be preferred.
• Strong written and spoken English.