Sr Wind Troubleshooting Technician

About the role

The Senior Wind Turbine Troubleshooting Support Technician provides real time technical support of NextEra’s wind sites across the US and Canada. This position is located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Responsibilities

• Executes all critical renewable operations support processes at an advanced level, including troubleshooting equipment that is off-line and can be reset, troubleshooting support for field personnel, control parameter modifications, and configuration management of wind turbine controls.
• Ensures control room compliance with all relevant regulatory compliance requirements. Daily execution of procedures and interpretation of trends and drawings.
• Requires ability to learn and operate new and existing SCADA systems.
• Follows a 12-hour rotating shift that requires candidate to work nights, weekends, and some holidays. Occasional overtime is required.
• Provides expertise in the resetting of equipment and development of troubleshooting instructions to minimize downtime and support field investigations and repair.
• Works with engineering and technical services to understand root cause of turbine trips and collaborating on ways to eliminate trips.
• Develops tools and work processes that support the advanced troubleshooting and return to service from central location.
• Effectively communicates significant trends in equipment malfunctions to site and engineering personnel.

Requirements

• Qualified Wind Technician with advanced experience using OEM tools for wind turbine technologies.
• Capable of working independently with high degree of efficiency in troubleshooting wind turbines.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience of field troubleshooting and repairing multiple manufacturer’s wind turbine models.
• GE ToolBoxST or Siemens Handheld Controller Experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert knowledge or familiarity with one or more of the following SCADA Systems:
• GE Visupro, GE WindSCADA Suite, GE ToolBoxST, Siemens WPS Suite, Fenway, Siemens-Gamesa
• Ability to solve and communicate complex concepts in a way that is simple and easy to understand to a general engineering/management audience.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite; Maximo; OSI PI Historian

Skills

• Advanced troubleshooting skills for wind turbine technologies.
• Experience with SCADA systems.
• Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience.

Schedule

12-hour rotating shift that includes nights, weekends, and some holidays. Occasional overtime is required.