Senior Lead Site Technician

CLIENT HIGHLIGHT

The Client you will be working for is a Fortune 150 global leader in the Renewable Energy industry. They specialize in Utility Scale Wind and Solar Development. This opportunity will give you experience in the growing Offshore Wind industry in the United States with a company that is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy.

Providence, Rhode Island. Offshore

1 year with a possibility of extension

$60-65 per hour

14/14 hitch rotation (12 hour days). 84 hours per hitch, paid 1.5X after 40 hours (44 hours of overtime)

Senior Lead Site Technician – Offshore Wind

This role is an experienced Lead Site Technician / Site Technician Supervisor who will be training the US based (less experienced) Site Tech Supervisors in how to succeed in their new role. This will mean that this role will most likely be spending some time offshore showing them which tasks may be done on the towers. This is why it is a requirement to hold GWO’s.

So expect that this person will be required to climb towers as well. The candidate will not be considered if they have not worked on an offshore windfarm before, and have not supervised a crew working offshore before.

• Day-to-day tasks. Both offshore and onshore works can be expected.
• Responsible for the Site Technicians: rota, timesheets, etc.
• Overall daily planning of tasks and RAMS for the Site Technicians.
• Train the less experienced Site Technician Supervisors (aka Lead Site Technicians in EU) on how to succeed in their new role.
• Assist Site Technicians BOP/OSS as required with daily tasks (subject to Site Technicians role description).
• Managing the maintenance of the OSS‑crane, davit lifting systems and manual hoists.
• Any extra tasks given to the Site Techs by the projects.
• Snags after installation.
• Walk‑downs and checks (as directed by CM).
• Assisting SAPs with fitting of locks and chains during commissioning.
• Servicing, repair, re‑fuelling and removal of foundation generators.
• General maintenance and inspections of mechanical OSS systems (not electrical during construction) including Helideck (Aviation/Temporary Navigation) if applicable.
• Planning of davit crane operations.

• GWO courses:
  Sea Survival, Working at Heights, First Aid, Fire Awareness, Manual Handling.
• BOSIET/HUET including CA‑EBS.
• OGUK Medical certificate including Chester Step.
• Experience in leading/managing a crew.
• Relevant education/courses:
  Slinger & Banksman, Rigging level 1.
• Five years of relevant experience.
• Previously worked as a Lead Site Technician.
• Previously worked as a Site Technician.
• Experience with training, instructing or similar.
• Must hold a valid working permit/Visa for the US.
• Strong leadership capabilities – they need to lead a team of union site technicians.
• Professional behaviour – understands that they are there to do a job and not network.
• Adaptable situation awareness, capable of liaison between client leadership and the team of technicians.
• Capability to communicate management decisions that is supportive to client.