NextEra Energy

Principal Wind Technician - Renewable Operations Integration

LocationVernon, TX
Job Typefull_time

About This Job


Requisition ID: 88916

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!


Position Specific Description

Join the world’s leading generator of wind energy as a Principal Wind Technician at NextEra Energy.

As a Principal Wind Technician on the Renewable Operations Integration team you will be the critical front-line to ensure the safe and optimal performance of wind farm operations. You will primarily focus on the safe execution of field-based equipment troubleshooting, diagnostics, as well as long-term reliability and profitability. This role can be based at any NextEra wind and will require 50% travel.


Additional duties may include:

Implementing Operation Safety Policy Instructions, conducting field work in compliance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) applicable regulations, encourage good employee safety practices, and drive an unparalleled employee safety culture
Participating in Business Lean Six Sigma processes and projects
Recruiting and developing other technicians for the ongoing development of team
Supporting site manager for all phases of timely safety and environmental reporting, financial reporting, and turbine availability
Collaborating closely with internal NextEra users to develop and implement operation focused feedback and solutions for planned and unplanned maintenance, improvement projects, development, and financial performance
Presenting a positive professional representation of NextEra Energy in the community and with the customer

We offer competitive pay, bonus, benefits (including 401k & pension) and career development and advancement opportunities. Relocation benefits may also be available.

We look forward to reviewing your application and are very excited at the prospect of you joining our high-performance team!


Job Overview

Employees in this role perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on wind turbines and other associated equipment. Individuals understand the mechanics, including both electrical and maintenance of hydraulics, of all wind turbine components. This position replaces mechanical and electrical components, understands schematics and uses appropriate diagnostic tools. The successful candidate will interpret fault reports, maintain power generation reports, service logs in the computer database, and monitor turbine performance and SCADA systems.


Job Duties & Responsibilities

Performs regular preventative maintenance and repair on wind turbine power generation equipment

Completes advanced electrical, electronic, and mechanical troubleshooting
Maintains all company supplied equipment, facilities, and tooling
Applies advanced understanding of the technical and process functions including leadership competencies
Serves as qualified reliever in the absence of site management
Leads teams in Quality Improvement (QI) projects
Provides oversight to other personnel and acts as a Safety Mentor
Completes special projects or complex task assignments
Ability to meet attendance requirements
Performs other job-related duties as assigned


Required Qualifications

High School Grad / GED

Experience: 7+ years ina technical field, OR completion of a technical certificate/degree program
Post-Offer Functional Capacity Eval
Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)
Ability to climb a wind turbine up to 300 feet


Preferred Qualifications


Associate's Degree

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

Employee Group: Non Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time Job Category: Technicians - Wind/HV/Solar Organization: NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC Relocation Provided: No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.

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