Mechanical Engineer - Wind - Edinburgh

Posted 16 July 2020
Salary £50,000-£60,000
LocationEdinburgh
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
Contact NameNathan Quinn

Job description

The Opportunity 

A rare opportunity to join a leading IPP who currently have a portfolio of over 2GW of renewable energy assets. They are looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Edinburgh. 

The Role

  • Ensure high levels of saftey across the portfolio are complied with.
  • Develop and implement trubine monitopring strategy 
  • Understand root cause of wind turbine failures and implement actions required to return assets to service
  • Support instillation and asset managment team

The Person 

  • Masters in Mechanical Engineering
  • Working / achieved Chartership with IMechE 
  • Experience of working with wind projects
  • Experience in delivering multiple complex technicalprojects simultaneously
  • Commercial awareness as well as experience in negotiation of technical work packages
  • Aeroelastic modelling of wind turbines
  • Ability to proactively identify and mitigate project rsiks 
  • High level of computing literacy