Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Wind Turbine Technician
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering - Wind Turbine Technician
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Wind turbine technicians maintain and repair wind farm turbines on land and at sea.
- Install wind turbine towers on land or at sea
- Fit electrical, mechanical and hydraulic equipment
- Test turbine blades and control systems
- Carry out maintenance, find faults and fix them
- Run safety checks on electrical substations and cables
- Complete safety reports and record job details
As a Wind Turbine Technician, you could work in remote rural areas or at sea. Your working environment may be at height and outdoors in all weathers and you may need to wear protective clothing.
Wind Turbine Technicians tend to work between 37 to 40 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on call.
Starting: £25,000
Experienced: £47,000
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
You could do a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
- renewable energy engineering
- electrical or mechanical engineering
- electrical power engineering
It might give you an advantage if your course includes the opportunity to get work experience through summer internships or a year in industry.
applying directly
You could do a college course, which could help you to get a trainee job with a wind turbine engineering company.
Courses include:
- electrical and electronic engineering
- mechanical engineering technology
- T Level in Maintenance, Installation and Repair for Engineering and Manufacturing
You could apply to do an Engineering Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. You could also do a Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship. These can take between 3 and 4 years to complete.