Resource Technician II - 100% Travel - Northeast

About the role

As a Major Component Exchange/Repair Technician, you’ll be at the forefront of specialized wind turbine repair and optimization. Traveling to sites across the region, you’ll lead or support major component exchanges – ensuring minimal downtime and peak turbine performance. With your previous experience in wind energy, you’ll bring precision and expertise to every gearbox, generator, and retrofit you touch. Your work helps keep turbines turning and communities powered. Vestas is a worldwide authority in wind energy, specializing in the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of turbines in over 80 countries. With over 40 years of experience, we are committed to advancing energy solutions driven by innovation, engineering excellence, and real‑world impact.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety for everyone involved: conduct risk assessments, identify potential hazards before starting, use appropriate protective gear, follow safety protocols, maintain a safe environment, and comply with safety regulations and standards.
• Perform major component exchanges including gearboxes, generators, and other critical systems.
• Execute maintenance, minor to medium repairs, design modifications, retrofits, and special projects following established procedures.
• Travel extensively to support turbine operations across multiple platforms and site conditions.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure safe, efficient, and high‑quality work.
• Conduct safety inspections and ensure a secure working environment.

Requirements

• Prioritize safety above all else: understand and follow established safety protocols, proactively identify potential hazards, and take immediate action to prevent incidents.
• Preferred wind turbine experience with hands‑on major component exchange (MCE) work.
• Minimum one year of wind technician experience, or six months of wind technician experience with a Wind Technician certificate/education, or two years of transferrable mechanical, electrical, and/or hydraulic experience.
• Proven expertise in troubleshooting and executing major repairs on various turbine platforms.
• Comfortable with 100% travel and working in varied site conditions.
• A collaborative technician who thrives on solving complex challenges.