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 South 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. This is a remote, hourly position requiring 100% travel across the South region. With overtime, travel, and supplemental earnings, MCE Technicians have the potential to earn over $100,000 per year. This role offers exposure to a wide range of turbine platforms, site conditions, and team environments—ideal for technicians who thrive on variety and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety for everyone involved: conduct risk assessments, identify potential hazards before starting work, use appropriate protective gear, follow protocols, maintain a safe environment, and adhere to safety regulations and standards to prevent accidents
• 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 MCE work
• Minimum one year of wind technician experience, or six months wind technician experience with a Wind Technician certificate/education, or 2 years of transferrable mechanical, electrical, and/or hydraulic experience
• Proven expertise in troubleshooting and executing major repairs on various platforms
• Comfortable with 100% travel and working in varied site conditions
• Collaborative technician who thrives on solving complex challenges
• Physically fit, comfortable working in various conditions, and at heights
• Ability to speak, read, and follow instructions in English
• High school diploma (or equivalent), valid driver’s license, and legally authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future sponsorship

Training & Equipment

Vestas invests in your growth, providing access to comprehensive training programs and certifications like GWO Safety & Technical Training. You’ll also receive all necessary PPE and equipment to perform safely.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Paid time off, holidays, and parental leave
• Opportunities for career progression and pay-for-certification growth
• 401(k) with company match, life insurance, and disability coverage
• An established safety culture and inclusive, collaborative workplace

Pay

The base pay salary range for this position is $28.25 – $33.43/hr., with potential for additional variable compensation. Pay will be determined based on experience and qualifications. With overtime, travel, and supplemental earnings, MCE Technicians have the potential to earn over $100,000 per year.

A $2,500 USD sign-on bonus is offered for candidates who hold Basic Safety Training (BST), Basic Technical Training (BTT), and Advanced Rescue Training (ART) certifications from the Global Wind Organization (GWO). Eligibility requirements apply; speak with a Vestas representative for more details.

Physical Demands

• Ability to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
• Hearing ability to use telephones, close range radios, or related devices
• Visual acuity including depth perception, field of vision, and the ability to distinguish between colors
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed, as well as hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
• Ability to climb stairs and vertical ladders to heights of 60 to 100 meters and at times supervise work in confined space environments
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry items up to, but not more than, 50 lbs. in weight
• Ability to observe training and obtain certification in required safety programs that include LOTO, Electrical Qualification, Fall Arrest & High Angle Rescue & Emergency Descent, and Confined Space
• Ability to successfully participate in all training courses, including controlled descent practical exercises
• Due to design parameters of fall protection equipment, the combined weight of prospective employee, required PPE, and gear shall not exceed 300 lbs. (required PPE and gear may weigh up to 40 lbs.)