Wind turbine technician

[Simon_m]

Hi all, someone mentioned to me that Siemens are taking on wind turbine technician's. Having looked at the job spec I was wondering if anyone in this industry would have an idea of wage?

Also, whilst I have never worked on wind turbines I am a telecoms team leader working on radio masts, therefore have masses of climbing experience, full training on working at height regs, valid climbing tickets, rescue from height, first aid at height etc.

I guess this would go in my favour, but would the lack of experience in this area by a big hurdle?

Thanks in advance.

[Simon_m]

Thanks for the replies

GSP:

There are two vacancies advertised at the minute, one is a blade tech, the other an installation tech.

The job description is pretty vague for both, it seems the main criteria is the ability to work at height and be aware of H&S regs, not a problem as I work in the Telecoms industry for mobile operators.

Regarding, on-shore or off-shore, don't mind either. I have sent my CV off, but need to compose a cover letter to try to explain what strengths I could bring to the role as my CV is very much Telecoms/IT orientated and may get overlooked on that basis. I am looking for a career change, this role seems perfect, the way I look at it, it is easier to train a person to install a piece of equipment a certain way at ground level, getting that same person to do the job 200ft up whilst standing on an 2" wide bit of steel is a lot harder, you are either suited to climbing or not.

£20-24K seems acceptable as it is essentially a trainee position, I guess the rewards come further down the line.

Escargot - will drop you a PM.

Thanks chaps