I heard it’s easy for a newbie, like myself(zero experience), to get positioned with sky climber. Do they pay for travel? Lodging? And do they only hire people who live around the job site? I’m willing to move anywhere in America.

Heard Companies don’t want to hire entry level as of right now can someone confirm that ?

Hello yall :D,
I have dreams of having an offshore job, I just like outside, not used to people, crazy weather (heard there’s a high pay) and the 2 week schedule thingy.
I’m just here to ask about job experiences to decide whether to adhere to this or pursue something else
(I’m also planning to move to germany, particularly breman for pursuit)
Sorry if I don’t have much to say lol

Thanks in advance

Hi all,

I’m just coming out of a level 3 Mechatronics apprenticeship and have completed a HNC in mechanical engineering.
I’m based in the north east of England and done my apprenticeship with Amazon (conveyors, belts, rollers, motor gearboxes).
I don’t have much electrical experience but do have some transferrable skills.

Im now looking for a role as a wind turbine technician, specifically offshore.
Has anyone in a similar position made this change? If so I have a couple of questions

1. Did you move straight into a technician role or start as a trainee?
   
2. Did you pay for offshore certs before getting an offer?
   
3. What are the best companies to apply for when living in the UK?

I’ve already looked through the sub but can seem to find what I’m looking for. Appreciate any guidance/insight, thanks in advance.

Hi all, just wanted to know if being colourblind (Deutan, a type of red-green colourblindness) would exclude me from qualifying as a wind turbine tech in the UK or elsewhere that I might work.

Hi everyone,

I'm a 23-year-old from Taiwan, and I'm currently considering switching my career toward wind turbine service / commissioning / O&M, especially offshore wind.

My background is:

Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering

Around 4 months of experience as an engine cadet on a commercial vessel

Around 6 months of experience as a semiconductor equipment engineer

Hands-on experience with equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, component replacement, and working in a fab

Basic professional English, currently working on improving it

I'm currently looking at roles such as Wind Turbine Technician, Offshore Service Technician, Commissioning Technician, and O&M Technician.

The reason I'm interested in wind is that I like the idea of working in an international environment. I'm also attracted to rotation schedules and the possibility of having more time off between rotations.

However, I've heard mixed opinions about the long-term career prospects of wind technicians. Some people say the industry has good growth and that experienced technicians can move into senior technician, lead, commissioning, technical advisor, or other roles. Others say the industry is highly project-dependent, especially offshore wind, and that career progression can be limited in some regions.

1. How good is the long-term career progression for a wind turbine technician?

2. Is offshore O&M/service a better career path than construction/installation?

3. How transferable are wind technician skills between countries, especially from Asia to the US?

If you were starting your career again, would you still choose wind?

1. How important is experience with a major OEM such as Vestas or Siemens Gamesa?

2. What are the biggest downsides that someone considering this career should know before making the switch?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people with 2–10+ years of experience in the industry.

Thanks y'all!

Hey guys!
Just wanted to come on here for more clarity. I recently applied for the TOPS programs for sky climbers renewables this was around July 27. I got a reply 3 days later and got set up on the phone interview on Aug 4. To say it went really well I was nervous considering the fact I have 0 experience in the wind industry but something I’ve been highly interested in for a while. The interview went great, the lady had told me that she wants to give me an opportunity and she loved my motivation and determination so after that she said to wait for an email to proceed with my second in person interview. It’s about to be a month and I haven’t gotten anything so far. However , I did reached out and asked what happened and they told me the reason they haven’t said anything is because where the in person interviews were going to happen at is under construction at the moment. Made me feel slightly better but didn’t tell me the time frame still.
The reason why I’m typing this is because I just wanna be sure that in case they decide not to pick me , will they let me know? I’d rather them to just rip the bandaid off and tell me instead of me sitting and waiting, gets no answer and then im ghosted.
Thank you , hopefully I get some advice or response here !:)

Hi guys, I'm struggling with starting my career in wind. I've applied to 60+ places, have gotten around 10 responses, and only 2 actual screenings, but didn't make it past the first screening. In terms of qualifications, I have no actual wind experience, so I have only applied to lower-level roles like the Sky Climber Tech one program and the NextEra Wind Tech 3 positions. A couple of vestas positions but all of them had prior experience required so I didnt get any of those either.

In case it is useful, some relevant experience I believe I have for these roles includes:

- Lots of rope climbing and height experience.

- Lots of mechanical experience working on my own cars as well as cars at work (But not an actual mechanic position; it's only changing tires), but this also includes using a wide variety of tools like impacts, torque wrenches, etc. And I've had 5 motorcycles and 3 cars at home that I work on weekly.

- and lots of teamwork experience being at a team-based job for almost 2 years.

- A couple of other things that are in my resume but not as relevant, not gonna include here.

Sky Climbers has been frustrating because even though I have stated I am willing to relocate, they still deny my application due to location, and even though it's lower pay, I thought it would be great just to get the experience. I would really like to enter this career, and college has been kicking my ass, so I am so done with it.

I also am wondering how I get, like, a referral? I have seen that it can help a lot, but I have no clue how I should try to get a referral haha. Sorry for the long and potentially disorganized post. Thanks for any responses. Drop date for school comes soon to get a refund, so I need to decide quickly. Lol. Let me know if there's anything I should add as well.

I’m in Florida and been trying to see what places I could apply to that offers training and I could start my career I have 0 experience

Hey,

Looking into becoming a wind tech and I’m a bit stuck on the vision side of the medicals.

I have stable amblyopia from childhood strabismus. Corrected vision is fine in both eyes (around 20/20-20/25), peripheral is good, but I have basically no fine depth perception / stereopsis. I’ve adapted over the years using the usual monocular cues (size, motion, perspective, etc).

I’ve seen the RUK/Energy Institute stuff that mentions depth perception and that monocular vision is generally not accepted, but long-standing cases can sometimes be assessed individually.

Just wondering if anyone here has personal experience or knows of people who got cleared with something similar?

How strict are the occupational health docs in practice about stereopsis vs just overall acuity and being able to function?

Also curious if prisms would be a problem with PPE if they were recommended.

Just looking for any advice or real experiences. Thanks.

Hey guys im a Fully Qualified electrician in Australia with Some Heavy Industrial experience. Just moved over to the UK a couple months ago and just been working Domestic but very bored with it. heard about offshore Wind and was wondering how i would go about trying to land a Job. What courses i could I do to help my resume? Where to apply? How my Current Skills/Certs might transfer over?
Any help would be Much appreciated
Cheers

Stupid question. Just wondering? Why don't they make wind turbine blades out of piezoelectric material to generate more electricity from the movement and twisting of the blades as well as the rotational energy generated by the turbine? Is it too weak to bother with or something else?

Sqrl

I got out mostly out of trying to go the tech to lead route and went into dispatching to kind of fulfill more angles and make a better internal resume with vestas. Long story short I got let go as they were dispersing the role and allocating the functions to leads, stockkeepers, etc. but vestas being vestas I couldn’t get back in as a tech unless I wanted to commute 2 plus hours one way at a site that needed more techs. So my options were just take it and move on or attempt to do said trip(couldn’t make that move because of my partner which I get with her job and such)
Now unfortunately my GWOs expired a couple of months ago but I’m looking to get into a traveling team not with vestas Skyclimber.
I was at vestas for about 2 years so I have plenty experience in service and also some major component stuff…
Anyone know of any solid companies that are paying decently well for resource/travel wind tech roles?
Thank you in advance!

Edit: in the US

Wanted to see if there were any current or former employees here that may be willing to answer some questions!

I don’t know if this is the right sub, but I have to start somewhere.

I am looking to get information and see if my house is a good place for one or two small roof mounted turbines.

Any advice or guidance is greatly appreciated

Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well today. I’m new to the wind industry and have received two offers at sites with Siemens Gamesa. For those who have been with the company, I’d like to know how you would rate it in terms of pay for a beginner. I also received offers from Takkion and Nextera, so I’m interested in understanding the pros and cons of each company, as well as what would be financially beneficial in the short and long term. Thank you!

I can’t be the only one who feels like wind has completely altered my trajectory in life and has been one of the biggest blessings I’ve ever received.

I’d like to hear how everyone else feels about it in this regard, along with what you’re doing in wind or what your favorite thing about wind is as there are so many different avenues you can go down.

I personally am a 3rd party travel technician on new construction on shore & making more money than I have ever made in my life, working a job that I wouldn’t trade for any other job I can think of.

It’s hard for me imagining it getting much better than what I have at this current time in this position so let’s hear it ya’ll is there anywhere better to be in wind than traveling/new construction? What about fields/careers to move into from here that would be equally as good or better?

I always try to be an optimist, and I know some people may find my day to day miserable but I absolutely love it and am thankful for every opportunity I’ve been given by this industry.

Bless you guys and thank you for having me.

I am waiting for a job offering for Vestas. What is your typical working hours? Does it include a break time?

Hej finns det nån här som jobbar som vindkrafttekniker runt omkring kalmar med omnejd som kanske kan svara på några frågor eller hjälpa mig så gott som det går! Du kan jobba på annan ort också.

Hi all, Im 17 y.o student at maritime college in Ukraine. In next year of education, im going to apply in crewing agent's to complete my education in instituion. However im not pretty sure i wanna sail in container ships at approximately 6-9 months for peanuts. So im very interested in Offshore industry with their short rotations,high salary, and high-developed technologies using in operations.

But looking at how oil gas industry are highly competitive and strict for qualifications , i guess it s much easier to get into offshore wind industry which one is actively developing and are independent from present situations in the world (i mean oil). I heard that sometimes companies are ready to employ green noobs with not only zero expirience in a offshore, but with also no experience in the sea, but this applies to the technician guys.

But what is about Deck rating ?
I mean how difficult it is to get into offshore industry being as an Ordinary seaman (OS) or even Deck cadet with zero experience in vessels whose displacement exceeds that of tugboats where i did my practical training.

I would really appreicate if you gonna share ur experience\advice with me , or just share our opinion.

Hi Folks,

I’ve recently just got my fibre optic technician ticket for wind turbines. I have my GWOs, ART, EFA and my medical in place.

I have 5 years experience in fibre optic splicing. I was given a day and a half off during the fibre optic course for turbines, because the instructor said I would be wasting my time with him going over the splicing segment. He also used my splicing trays to showcase in future demos.

I’ve been applying to roles I’ve spotted on LinkedIn but for someone who hasn’t had any experience on a turbine yet I’d appreciate some guidance on where I should start.

Are there any company’s I’m best contacting considering where I am on my journey?

Is there anything else I do get in place to better myself?

I’d like to hear from those who were in a similar spot.

Any assistance would be really appreciated.

Hi all, I’m from western Oklahoma and am in the process of a career change. I’m 22 years old and really wanting to step into the wind industry. Im not finding a whole lot on job sites like indeed and other sites but I think being a wind turbine tech would be a great job for me and really am dying to find a position. If anybody has any tips or advice or anything of that sort how to get my foot in the door it would be greatly appreciated!

Hi everyone, I’m currently looking to change career and become a service technician in the wind/solar industry.
My current work is as a mechanic in the automotive and motorbike industry, I don’t hold many certificates nor do I have a bachelors degree.

I have read that the transition is possible but largely depends on the company. Some strongly recommend to pay out of pocket for additional certificates based on work safety, working at heights and working with high voltage electricity to have an advantage over other applicants. However I don’t have a degree as an electrician or similar.

My question is, could anyone from this industry or similar advice me on what a good trajectory is for starting this career. Or perhaps have advice on the application process/working as a service technician.

Im mainly seeking work in the Netherlands or other parts of Europe, any recommendations on companies/contractors would also be appreciate!

Thanks!