Operations & Maintenance Technician - Offshore Wind

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27.07.2025
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What does the job involve?
Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm, the world's largest offshore windfarm and being developed in 3 phases. The wind farm is located some 100-150 nautical miles west of South Shields, covering a total area of over 1500km2. During the operations phase, maintenance of the wind farm will be conducted from 4 Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) each equipped with a Daughter Craft (DC). The O&M Base including the warehouse for spare parts and consumables will be located at Port of Tyne, South Tyneside. Adjacent, will be located Equinor's flagship UK Central Control Room and Equinor's Renewable Operations Center.

Equinor is the manager for Dogger Bank during the operations phase. For its Operation & Maintenance (O&M) organization based from the Port of Tyne we are seeking to expand our team of technicians with various technical disciplines (electrical, mechanical, telecom/automation), working across scheduled maintenance plans for the wind turbine generators (WTG).

What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

• As required, lead teams and carry out toolbox talks/work audits and other relevant tasks.
• Provide first line response to emergency incidents.
• Propose and follow up safety, technical, operational and procedural improvements.
• Support offshore stores, planning and logistics processes as required.
• Ensure high quality maintenance and safety information is captured and processed in corporate systems in line with management system processes.
• Deliver scheduled maintenance (service) activities on the Haliade-X WTG.
• Responsible for first line response to the HVDC transmission assets: fault diagnosis and repair; support with routine maintenance.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• Technical, operational and maintenance experience in electrical, instrument and/or mechanical systems, from a heavy industrial background such as; Renewables (especially offshore wind), Oil & Gas, Power stations, Chemical plants, Steelworks or similar.
• Be or become authorised as 66kV Senior Authorised Person.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings including single line diagrams & P&ID's.
• Strong collaboration skills and creative approach to problem solving.
• Proactive and open minded to furthering knowledge and experience base.
• Ability to pass (or already hold) required medical and offshore safety training.
• Fluency in written and verbal English.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That's why we offer

Not just a job – a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees' well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That's why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 22,000 colleagues working in nearly 30 countries. We're up for the challenge. Are you?