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Job Description

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Job Description

As a new Wind Technician, you prioritise Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality. Under the supervision of experienced Technicians (Mentor/Buddy agreement), you'll assist in maintaining and repairing offshore wind turbines and related assets. You and your colleagues ensure high availability and production.

You must complete both safety and technical training as outlined in the training matrix, including GWO Basic Safety Training and Technical Training. Technical training can be conducted locally at the site or with the turbine supplier. There may also be country-specific training requirements.

On-the-job training will be supervised by experienced colleagues and guided by the Vattenfall competence Logbook.

Key responsibilities:

  • Complete tasks in the Competence Logbook.
  • Learn about service and maintenance equipment and tools.
  • Perform service and maintenance under supervision.
  • Follow and learn from your Mentor or Buddy.
  • Receive basic training in Safe System of Work (SSoW).
  • Keep safety certificates valid, including GWO Standard Basic Training and Offshore Medical Certificate.
  • Maintain your own safety equipment and ensure it is ready for use.
  • Accurately record work details, hours, vacations, sickness, spare parts, and technical work orders.
  • Prioritize Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality, and meet development targets set during onboarding.
  • Work as an instructed person under VEMSR. (Vattenfall Electrical Mechanical Safety Rules)

Qualifications

  • Profession as e.g., mechanic, electrician or similar
  • B.Sc. engineering
  • Fluent English language skills
  • Relevant work experience
  • Experience from the wind business or other power generation preferred
  • Good communication and cooperation skills
  • IT competent

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than 16/02/2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via adam.hammond@vattenfall.com

Commitment to Diversity

Vattenfall is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and services to support all our employees.

We are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Company benefits

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Open to compressed hours
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9-day fortnight
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25 (UK) and 38 (Netherlands) days annual leave + bank holidays
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Cycle to work scheme
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Annual bonus
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Non-contributory pension
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Gym membership
hospital
Health insurance
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Enhanced sick days
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Open to part time work for some roles
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Open to part-time employees
hospital
Critical Illness Insurance
family
Family health insurance
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Travel loan – We recognise that the cost of travelling on public transport can be quite expensive. The cost of your annual travel works out cheaper if you purchase a yearly ticket rather than on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
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Enhanced WFH tools
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In house training
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Eye Care Support
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Buy or sell annual leave
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Enhanced maternity leave
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Enhanced paternity leave
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Bike parking
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Life insurance
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Income protection
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Annual pay rises
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Teambuilding days
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Volunteer days
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L&D budget
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Employee discounts
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Employee phone program
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Loyalty programme
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Employee assistance programme
family
Shared parental leave
baby
Adoption leave
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Faith rooms
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Flexible working week
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Enhanced pension match/contribution
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Referral bonus
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Joining bonus
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Wellbeing allowance
car
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
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Personal development days
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Personal development budgets
books
LinkedIn learning license
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Lunch and learns
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Studying sabbaticals
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Hackathons
mortar board
Study suppot
gift
Professional subscriptions

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Working at Vattenfall

Company employees

21,000

Currently Hiring Countries

Netherlands

United Kingdom

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