Inspection Technician

Imagine a future where you play a crucial role in the maintenance of our offshore wind turbines, ensuring operational excellence and a strong safety culture.

 

Join us in this role where you’ll you’ll be responsible for performing predetermined maintenance on our offshore wind turbines. You’ll sail daily on our CTV’s based from our state of the art hub in Barrow in Furness, to ensure the safe and efficient execution of maintenance tasks, focusing on electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems, in compliance with safety regulations and operational standards.

 

Welcome to UK West Hub, Region Europe Generation
You’ll be part of the Predetermined Operations team where you, together with your colleagues, will perform scheduled maintenance, testing, and inspection tasks on offshore wind turbines and associated plant and apparatus.

As a team, we prioritize safety, quality, and operational efficiency.

 

You’ll play an important role in:

  • Performing annual maintenance, statutory inspections, HV (High Voltage) maintenance and retrofits on offshore wind turbines in accordance with established maintenance plans.
  • Executing maintenance activities across Siemens Gamesa (SGRE) and Vestas wind turbine systems to the highest standards of safety and quality.
  • Supporting the Offshore Manager in planning maintenance improvements and aligning tasks with operational priorities.
  • Ensuring strict compliance with safety regulations and actively contribute to maintaining a strong safety culture across all operations.

 

To succeed in the role, you:

  • have strong leadership skills, with the ability to guide and support maintenance teams effectively.
  • have a proactive and independent work style with excellent problem-solving skills.
  • have a commitment to safety and operational excellence.
  • have excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a team-oriented environment.
  • have proven experience in electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems maintenance, ideally within the wind energy or offshore industries - this is not necessary, but desirable.
  • live within a 45 minute commutable distance from the hub in Barrow in Furness.

 

Successful candidates will be expected to attend an assessment day in person week commencing the 29th September.

 

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

 

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

 

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.

 

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.

About the job

Application deadline:  17 September 2025
Location: 

Barrow-in-Furness, GB

Field of work:  Operations and technicians
Employment type:  Permanent
Work hours:  Full Time
Workplace: 

Imagine a future with Ørsted

About Ørsted

- We develop, construct, and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar energy farms, storage facilities, and bioenergy plants in Europe, Asia, and North America. 

- Our vision is to create a world that runs entirely on green energy.

- We’ve been ranked as one of the world’s most sustainable energy companies for the past six years. 

- We’re headquartered in Denmark.

- We have over 8,600 employees, working in 15 countries and growing. 

 

An inclusive team

Ørsted wants all employees to have the same opportunities for impact and growth, regardless of age, nationality, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation or beliefs. We’re committed to secure an inclusive work environment characterised by a respect for all people so everyone feels free to openly share their input and ideas.