Wind Technician III

Location: North Palm Springs

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This is a regular full-time management position in which the candidate will report directly to the wind facility's AES team lead. The ideal candidate must have strong leadership ability, including the ability to develop, educate, and ensure the safety of others. The position requires excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. The position will require a willingness to work extra and/or irregular work hours and/or shift schedules as needed.

This role is at the Mountain View wind sites in Palm Springs, CA. The scheduled work week during summer months is 5am – 1:30pm, Monday – Friday. The scheduled work week during winter months is 6am – 2:30pm, Monday – Friday. Revolving weekend on-call shifts are required. The work hours may vary if travel to a different location is needed.

As part of the driving requirements for this position, you must have a valid driver's license within the USA and be able to pass a background check. An onsite company vehicle and gas card will be provided.

Candidates must have advanced technical education or training with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in plant maintenance, operations, or any other technical field or a high school diploma with a minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in maintenance/operations. The ideal candidate should have experience with wind turbines and systems, or other is acceptable.

Duties & responsibilities:

Set the example and encourage a safe, environmentally conscious, and professional work culture.

Perform regular wind turbine technician duties as needed on site conditions.

Act as the wind turbine systems subject matter expert while supporting other field technicians.

Evaluate the technical skills of other technicians to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Work with Performance Engineers to identify potential faults and failures proactively.

Evaluate work standard operating procedures to find opportunities for improvement.

Ensure timely and detailed documentation of work activities within the CMMS.Act as a liaison between technicians, contractors, and site leaders.

Research and provide specifications of turbine parts and tooling for the purchasing department.

Assist in technical training and skills evaluation of technicians.

Collaborate with various departments, contractors and vendors on work planning and scheduling.

Call out employee performance issues to lead tech(s) / team leader(s) and provide feedback for periodic reviews.

Make business decisions grounded in the AES Values.

Complete and maintain required and accurate documentation and records associated with corrective and preventive maintenance of wind turbines and associated equipment.

Conduct and review safety analyses of potential electrical and mechanical hazards in the wind turbines and substations.

The ability to follow switching orders for the substation and for pad-mounted transformers.

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