Renewable Technician -Wind Turbines (Asbury)

Liberty is seeking a Renewable Technician for Wind Turbines in Asbury, MO. The role involves preventive maintenance and troubleshooting at wind sites, overseeing contracted technicians, and ensuring safety standards. Candidates should have at least 4 years of wind turbine maintenance experience, be able to climb towers, and possess strong mechanical and communication skills. A valid driver's license is required, and candidates must live within 45 minutes of the work site.
Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

As a Liberty Utility Wind Turbine Technician, you will be responsible for the preventive maintenance and troubleshooting at Liberty owned wind sites. You will also be the direct oversight for contracted field technicians to guarantee all safety and industry maintenance standards are being adhered to.

Accountabilities
• This position will have emphasis on safety and field contractor audits.
• Safety-first mindset is a must.
• Able to climb wind towers up to 125 meters.
• Able to work in confirmed spaces as well as extreme hot and cold temperatures.
• Minimum 4 years in wind turbine maintenance role.
• Ability to move and manipulate components up to 100 pounds.
• Due to climbing restrictions, body weight must not exceed 265 pounds.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical issues on Vestas V110 and V120 wind turbine generating systems.
• Daily climbing of wind towers, wearing all required safety equipment.
• Desire to develop leadership skills and function as a team lead.
• Working knowledge of electrical controls and instrumentation.
• Able to read and understand P&ID’s, logic diagrams and drawings.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of drawing conventions.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Computer experience including Microsoft Office suite.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and capable of obtaining a CDL Class A.
• Able to effectively function in team environment.
• Able to work independently without direct supervision.
• At times, maintain access roads and right of ways with machinery.

Education and Experience
• High School diploma or equivalent required. Related technical certificate or applicable military experience preferred.
• Minimum 4 years in wind turbine maintenance role.
• Experience working with and without direct supervision, both individually and as a team.
• Ability to perform assigned responsibilities with skill and efficiency.
• Tower climb and rescue certified.
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Candidate will be required to reside within 45 minutes of reporting work site.

Compensation
• Pay per Scale

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What We Offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.