A CV template for wind techs who climb, diagnose faults, and keep turbines turning in any weather.
Wind turbine technicians keep the machines that power the grid running. You climb the tower, service mechanical and electrical systems, troubleshoot faults from the SCADA codes, swap worn components, and run the scheduled maintenance, often 90 metres up and sometimes offshore. The work pays well because not everyone can do it. You need climbing fitness, electrical and hydraulic skill, and a calm head when the wind picks up. A normal day mixes a pre-climb safety check, diagnostics, hands-on repair, and detailed reporting back to the operator. This is one of the fastest-growing trades in the US and across Europe, and a sharp CV gets you noticed by Vestas, GE Vernova, and Siemens Gamesa. Lead with your GWO certs, your fleet size, and your safety record, because that's what recruiters screen for first.
GWO-certified wind turbine technician with 7 years across onshore and offshore sites. Maintained a 42-turbine onshore fleet at 97 percent availability with 4 years zero recordable incidents. Strong on electrical and hydraulic systems, SCADA fault diagnosis, and leading major component swaps under lock-out tag-out. Comfortable on Vestas and GE platforms, and used to remote sites and tight weather windows.
GWO certification, technical breadth, and a clean safety record. They screen for those three before anything else. A line like 'GWO certified, 4 years zero recordable incidents, maintained a 42-turbine onshore site at 97 percent availability' beats 'fixed turbines' every time. Show you can work both the electrical and mechanical side, name the turbine platforms you know, and prove you've led real repairs, not just shadowed them. Offshore experience and a strong availability figure are big tiebreakers.
Mechanical and electrical maintenance, hydraulics, SCADA fault diagnosis, working at height, GWO safety practice, lock-out tag-out, and major component replacement. Add the turbine platforms you've serviced, such as Vestas V112 or Siemens Gamesa SG series, plus any high-voltage authorisation. If you've run torque-and-tension work or blade inspections, list those too. Match the wording to the job ad so the screener and the parser both catch it.
Leaving off GWO or your safety record. Both get checked first on this work, and a CV without them gets binned. Don't write vague duties like 'carried out maintenance' with no fleet size or availability number. Don't bury your certs at the bottom. And don't pad the page with soft skills when a recruiter wants to see torque specs, fault codes, and turbines per site.
One page is plenty for this trade. Lead with a tight summary, then your GWO and technical certs, then experience newest first. List your fleet size, the platforms you know, and an uptime or availability figure for each role. Use plain headings so applicant tracking systems read it cleanly, keep bullets to one line each, and skip the photo. Recruiters spend seconds on the first scan, so make the certs and numbers impossible to miss.
Figures in USD. Ranges reflect mid-level experience (3–7 years). Senior roles and major metro areas typically sit at the top of these bands.
Turbine makers and operators like Vestas, GE Vernova, Siemens Gamesa, and ENGIE want GWO certification, climbing fitness, real electrical and hydraulic skill, and SCADA troubleshooting. Service contractors such as Deutsche Windtechnik and RES hire heavily too. Put your GWO certs, your fleet size, and your safety record near the top, then back them with concrete repairs you've owned end to end.
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