Associated Technical Expert-HV

Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associated Technical Expert HV to take a prominent role in supporting the best performance of our Offshore Wind farms, enabling fossil free energy! Do you want to take part in our mission?

In our Business Unit Offshore Wind we are responsible for developing, constructing and maintaining Offshore Wind farms across Europe. For our UK portfolio, in our O&M Delivery team we are now looking to hire an Associated Technical Expert HV to be based within the UK Regional Support team. Regional Support works to provide standardized site support to the operating offshore wind farms in the Region, responsible for the first line support to the various sites and act as the liaison to Technical Support

What will you do?

As Associated Technical Expert HV you are responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of substations (onshore & offshore) and the Wind Turbine Generators . You will be the first point of contact between Site and the Fast Response Plan HV-Team.

The Associated Technical Expert HV will operate, maintain, and troubleshoot all present technical system (mechanical and Electrical) on the substation and service related to HV on the turbines. You must provide safety supervision and technical guidance to work parties under his responsibility on the local asset but also on remote assets.

The Associated Technical Expert HV will act as a role model, and lead, assist, prioritize, prepare, plan, and schedule all work activities including administration of SAP (maintenance system) and must develop effective stockkeeping of critical spare parts with the aim of high availability of the assets.

 Furthermore, you will:

• Maintain and structure technical site documentation and understanding of a variety of documents like VF OCP`s, Platform operation manuals, RAMS;
• Maintain an awareness of common, reoccurring faults found during service and report these observations to the Technical Engineer;
• Supervise and lead teams of internal and external Technicians carrying out HV service (WTG and OSS) ensuring a consistent high level of quality, efficiency and safety;
• Deliver technical training and where applicable act as Appointed Person or trainer in WTSR;
• Plan, execute and report on all HV maintenance campaigns;
• You will be expected to work towards and achieve 132kV authorization as a SAP
• Play a key role on the Authorization Committee and Electrical Safety Committee
• Develop advanced service knowledge on all assets and develop annual maintenance and skills on sites;
• Enable and develop synergies across the region;
• Coordinate with HV Control Centre for technical support, O+M strategies, lessons learnt, legislative and regulatory compliance;
• Prepare project packages to the sites for implementation;

Location 

The location of this position is flexible across the UK. Based at one of our operational sites (Ramsgate, Ormonde, Aberdeen) You will be required to travel regularly to all UK site’s and occasionally abroad.

Who are you? 

As our Associated Technical Expert HV you will prioritize safety bring a strong drive and business mind set. You have an open and positive leadership style, eager to share your knowledge and vision with your colleagues. Scheduling and planning of work comes naturally to you and you are pro-active in continuously improving.

Next to this you bring:

• A Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technician background or similar;
• Relevant work experience as HV Engineer;
• Minimum 33kV Senior Authorized Person Qualified;
• Strong drive to succeed and leadership skills;
• Familiar with operating SCADA systems and running HV systems.
• Operations & Maintenance knowledge and experience-preferable within the wind industry
• Project management experience;
• Advance IT-skills in general, preferably with SAP;
• Fluency in English

The following personal competencies will help you to be succesfull in this role 

• Stakeholder management
• Self motivation
• Decision making
• Planning and organising.

Our offer

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

More Information 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via [email protected].  

We welcome your application in English no later than 14/09/2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata. 

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation. 

We look forward to receiving your application!