At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and troubleshoot wind turbines while travelling across the UK.
- Company: Join EDF power solutions, a leader in renewable energy.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 25 days leave, pension, and overtime opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture focused on innovation and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on climate change while enjoying outdoor work.
- Qualifications: Experience with wind turbines or electrical maintenance and a full UK driving licence.
The predicted salary is between 36500 - 48500 £ per year.
Are you a skilled engineer who enjoys problem-solving, working outdoors, and travelling to different locations while helping deliver a cleaner energy future? Join us as a Travelling Wind Turbine Technician and play a key role in keeping renewable energy assets performing at their best. Your work will help us turn that ambition into action – delivering renewable energy solutions that will power homes, businesses and communities for generations to come.
In this role, you’ll help onboard newly acquired turbines, support operational performance across our wind fleet, and contribute to the growth of renewable energy across the UK. Your technical expertise will help maintain safe, reliable generation while supporting our net zero ambitions.
The Opportunity
As a Travelling Wind Turbine Technician, you’ll take a leading role in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving wind turbine assets across the UK. You’ll work on a variety of turbine platforms, share technical knowledge with colleagues, and support the successful integration of newly acquired turbines into our portfolio. You’ll be based from our Goole Service Centre in East Yorkshire. For this role, you’ll live within 45 minutes of site, hold a full UK driving licence, and be willing to travel to other locations across the UK when required to support operational activities.
You’ll benefit from ongoing development opportunities, including technical and safety training, the chance to become a Multi-Skilled Authorised Technician, and opportunities to progress into Senior Authorised Person responsibilities. This is an excellent opportunity to build a long-term career in one of the UK's fastest-growing industries.
Who You Are
We’re looking for a Travelling Wind Turbine Technician who is safety-focused, comfortable working at height, and committed to maintaining high-performing renewable energy assets. You'll enjoy practical engineering work, be willing to travel, and thrive in a collaborative field-based environment.
To be shortlisted, you need to offer:
- Previous experience as a Wind Turbine Technician, or significant electrical maintenance experience within an engineering environment
- Experience working on three-phase electrical systems or heavy plant electrical equipment
- A full UK driving licence
- The ability to live within approximately 45 minutes of the Goole Service Centre
- The ability to work at height and travel to other UK sites when required
What You’ll Be Doing
- Carrying out scheduled maintenance activities on wind turbines to high standards
- Diagnosing and resolving complex faults across electrical, hydraulic and converter systems
- Undertaking major component replacements including gearboxes, generators and transformers
- Supporting the onboarding and technical improvement of newly acquired turbine assets
- Working safely under EDF power solutions Wind Turbine Safety Rules
- Completing technical and safety training to develop your skills and authorisations
- Collaborating within a two-person working party and wider operational team
- Supporting turbine performance and availability across multiple UK locations
Pay, Benefits and Culture
If you're looking to join a company where you can work hard, have fun, and help to create a net zero future – then you're in the right place! If you're passionate about tackling climate change to support a cleaner, greener future, we'd love you to come and join us.
Reward: £36,500 - £48,500 according to experience (We have a graded reward package to suit new entrants to the renewables industry through to the most experienced Wind Turbine Technicians).
Working hours - New Technician (37hrs) plus overtime is available.
The awesome extras!
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
- Industry Leading Pension & Life Insurance
- 5% Bonus
- On-call allowance
- Overtime x 1.5
- Senior Authorised Person allowance
- Shared works vehicle for travel to and from site
Everyone is welcome at EDF power solutions; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.
Closing Date: 19th August 2026
Travelling Wind Turbine Technician in Goole employer: EDF power solutions UK and Ireland
At EDF power solutions, we are not just shaping the future of renewable energy; we are creating a vibrant work culture that values innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will enjoy competitive compensation, flexible working arrangements across our London, Edinburgh, or Durham offices, and the opportunity to mentor junior engineers while contributing to impactful projects that drive the UK's transition to a net zero future.
Contact Details:
EDF power solutions UK and Ireland Recruitment Team
