Looking to get into a wind turbine technician role, applied with no experience for a entry level traveling wind turbine technician role and just got a response.
Would this be a good company to get my foot in the door with as I have zero experience working with wind turbines.
Thanks!
I was offered a job to work as a wind tech with no experience at a wind farm site, not traveling. I currently work as a business to business sales person. Before that I worked as a floor manager for a grocery store.
I am finding sales to be incredibly unfulfilling and aimless. Renewable energy is very interesting to me and the thought of working to help maintain clean energy sounds very fulfilling.
I have done strength training for over a decade and have a lot of lower body strength, with upper body strength to match. I have put on some excess weight in the last couple of years, but that will go quickly if I have an active job.
I am in my mid-thirties, which seems to be a little older than most of the techs I see when I am onsite. But, there are a few oldheads out there and I believe I have the physicality to keep up with the whipper-snappers.
Does this sound like a good opportunity? Does anyone have some insight about entry level wind tech positions?
Edit: Thank you all for your responses. I have a phone interview tomorrow!
Hi! I will be visiting the Netherlands with my 6-year-old son who loves wind turbines and windmills!I would appreciate recommendations for where we absolutely need to visit for a wind turbine enthusiast. We'll be coming from a 2-week stay in London and are open to staying on the outskirts or somewhere a little more unusual since we may be tired of the city at that point.
I considered staying in Zaandam or even Zaanse Schans itself to give him maximum windmill exposure but worry that it might be too much of a tourist trap. I've never been to Amsterdam and wonder if wind turbines and windmills are ubiquitous enough that it may satisfy my kid's obsession even if we stay in City center.
I posted here before a couple years ago and received some wonderful recommendations from the members of this subreddit. We visited Tehachapi pass on your recommendation which he loved. I appreciate you guys!
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I have applied to 17 positions what it the earliest I will hear something back?
Gonna keep this kinda short.
I just completed my certification and training courses in KC today. The only thing I don’t have is the GWO ART. But, I was hired by Sky Climber Renewables a couple weeks ago before coming out to this training, so when I get back I’m gonna turn around and head out to SCR to do my ART then head out as a travel tech 1.
I’ve got a question though. I’ve looked everywhere to find some info for SCR training and haven’t found squat. So, does anyone have any knowledge of what I can expect when I go to SCRs training?
Hey all. I'm a writer in the tech industry, which is incredibly volatile and unreliable on a good day. I've got a good hunch I've got a layoff coming, and I don't like how the future of the field as a whole is looking, so I'm strongly considering pivoting to wind turbine tech as a fallback option, and starting some kind of training program if/when I get laid off, so I can file for unemployment to cover expenses while I do it. I'd specifically like to be a site tech, ideally, as I'd rather not be away from my family for weeks at a time.
I've got some experience in both people-management and complex software project management, so I'm hoping that might buy me some brownie points and let me enter with a slightly higher starting rate, or advance a little faster or something. But we'll see.
My question is this:
In my state (PA), the state will pay a certain amount of tuition for jobs on the High Priority Occupation list. One of those is sort of a broad "Mechanical Engineer", and there are plentiful options to get certified in that by various tech schools near me (Pittsburgh).
However, I also know there are specialized wind turbine technician training programs. That's not on the HPO list, and there don't seem to be many around me, so I'd probably wind up paying out of pocket.
I'm aware I'd need my GWO either way, but that aside, which route would you recommend?
(Please note I have zero mechanical or technical background to speak of, aside from what one gleans from general tech industry osmosis. I'm a humanities guy. It's just a fucked time to work in media right now.)
My fiance has worked for Vestas for a while and is going back for his second round of classes, he wants me to come with him and I was curious if anyone knows if Vestas uses a specific airline company? I doubt we would be able to get on the same flight but he has very little information so far, and the last time he was sent to Portland he didn't get his tickets until right before he left. Im trying to get my plane tickets way in advance to make it cheaper.
Anyone here who worked or is working for GWS? I m curious to see how it is as a company
I am currently a utility Locator
I am a 30 year old utility Locator from south Carolina and was thinking about transitioning over to becoming a wind turbine technician. Can you guys please help me get started and what I can expect?
Hey everyone. I'm based in Victoria and looking to break into the wind industry. I have a Mechanical Engineering degree and 11 months of CNC machining/precision mechanical experience, but zero industry connections.
I'm debating spending the $2k+ to get my GWO BST (Working at Heights, First Aid, etc.) out of my own pocket.
Just trying to see if this investment is a smart "door opener" or if I'm wasting money without a referral first.
Im in South Carolina how do I jump over from utility Locator to wind turbine technician? What companies will train me?
I'm considering adding a small turbine in my backyard in the hopes that it might power backyard lighting and possibly some water features. Is this realistic, and is there a tool that can help figure out equipment, batteries, and safe storage for power distribution?
So I am a new tech I was wondering if anyone could sell me a climb assist im in a need of one the other guys in my team are tired of letting me borrow theirs🫠