Operations & Maintenance Technician – Offshore Wind

Job Overview

Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farm is the world’s largest offshore wind farm under development in 3 phases. Located 100–150 nautical miles east of South Shields, the site covers over 1500 km². In the operations phase, maintenance is carried out from four Service Operations Vessels (SOVs) equipped with Daughter Crafts (DC). The O&M base, including a warehouse for spare parts, is in Port of Tyne, South Tyneside, alongside Equinor’s UK Central Control Room and Renewable Operations Center.

Equinor, the manager of Dogger Bank during the operations phase, is expanding its team of technicians across electrical, mechanical, telecom/automation disciplines to support scheduled maintenance plans for the wind turbine generators (WTG). The role focuses on safe execution of operations, corrective maintenance, fault response, system reliability, and uptime. Work includes troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of electrical and mechanical systems on offshore wind turbines.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out corrective maintenance and fault response, prioritised on system criticality and operational impact.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical faults to minimise downtime.
• Raise clear, accurate defect notifications and maintenance records.
• Work in line with Electrical Safety Rules and site procedures at all times.
• Support optimisation of equipment performance and reliability.
• Co‑ordinate with operations, planning, and offshore teams to deliver work efficiently.
• Provide technical input and oversight when working alongside contractors or OEM teams.
• Maintain high standards of safety, housekeeping, and documentation.
• Work within OEM teams carrying out corrective maintenance on Haliade‑X WTGs.
• Operate under OEM safety rules when working on turbine systems.
• Support fault finding, repair, and component replacement on WTGs.
• Participate in emergency response and first‑line fault support.
• Lead or support toolbox talks, audits, and safety initiatives.
• Support offshore logistics, planning, and stores when required.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of systems, processes, and performance.
• Provide support across day and night shifts to maintain 24/7 operational coverage of the wind farm.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Proven technical, operational, and maintenance experience in electrical, instrumentation and/or mechanical systems within a heavy industrial environment (e.g. offshore wind, renewables, oil & gas, power generation, chemical or process plant operations).
• Must either hold, or be willing and capable of progressing to, 66kV Senior Authorised Person (SAP) under Equinor Electrical Safety Rules.
• Must either hold, or be willing and capable of progressing to, Authorised Technician (AT) status with the OEM, alongside core role responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret technical drawings, including single line diagrams and P&IDs.
• Ability to pass all required offshore medicals and mandatory safety training.
• Candidates must be able to work day and night shifts on a rotational offshore pattern.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.
• Comprehensive wellness and work‑life balance initiatives, including flexible work arrangements where possible.
• Extensive career development opportunities: learning activities, internal job market and cross‑disciplinary growth.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equinor is an equal‑opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions—including 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 these in your application and our team will contact you to see how we can support your needs.

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