Senior Lead Technician - Inverness-Shire and Aberdeenshire

Do you share our passion of renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future?

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior Lead Technician on a Permanent basis to join the team working from our new Inverness service point supporting windfarms including Millennium, Moy and Tullo.  

How can you make a difference?

The Senior Lead Technician role supervises as group of Lead Technicians covering a number of wind farm across Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire, ensuring tasks and works within this region are completed within specified timeframes and to the highest quality standards.  

What will you be doing?  

Key responsibilities for this role include:  

•    Analysing defects on WTG’s where necessary in communication with LOM / Tech Ops
•    Autonomously making complex repairs on the Turbines
•    Carrying out planned maintenances and Inspection activities
•    Ensuring reports and check lists are prepared so the LOM is informed of site activities
•    Documentation and completion of Snag Lists from Maintenances
•    Training of New Technicians in the area 
•    Liaise with Clients and or site Management
•    Project management of Large works 
•    Prioritising works to minimise downtime and costs
•    Supervising local teams and vehicles
•    Ensuring any spare part requirements for the area are ordered in a timely manner
•    Management of Subcontractors at site.
•    Technical reporting of Major Failures.
•    Agreement of the two-week planner with Lead Techs and the Service Coordinator 
•    Assessment of Team performance through appraisal system
•    Dealing with any disciplinary issues with support of LOM

What are we looking for?  

The successful candidate will have proven experience both as a Service Technician and more recently as a Lead Technician.   You will be qualified up to at least Level 3 (HNC / ONC) and have completed STTM 1 & 2.  

You will have experience of leading and supervising a team and have strong interpersonal and communication skills.  

Other qualities required for this role include: 
•    Good planning & Organisational skills
•    Strong customer focus
•    Computer literate with the ability use MS Office, In House Databases and Workload Management Systems

This role will also require the candidate to travel on a regular basis which will also include nights away from home.  

Recruitment Process

The closing date for this role is Monday 19th January 2026, however, please be aware that this role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response.
The first stage of the recruitment process requires you to submit your CV via the Apply Now button.  The recruitment team will then review your application and be in touch to confirm if you have been successful in reaching the next stage of the process.  

Interviews for this role are due to take place in early February 2026 

We appreciate all the applications we receive and will be in touch with you as soon as we can, so please watch out for our emails or phone calls (which maybe from a withheld number)

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