Job description
Position Type: Full-time remote position, available anywhere in Canada.
Schedule: Rotating day and evening shifts, including one weekend out of four.
ENERCON is seeking a Technical Support Specialist to join its specialized team dedicated to supporting local teams across Canada. The successful candidate will play a key role in remote technical support, wind farm monitoring, fault analysis, and coordination with higher-level support teams.
As a Technical Support Specialist, you will serve as the primary technical point of contact for field teams, site managers, after-sales service, and internal departments. You will contribute directly to the availability, reliability, and performance of ENERCON wind turbines while ensuring compliance with company quality and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for technical inquiries from field technicians, site managers, after-sales service, and internal departments.
- Provide first-level technical support, including fault analysis, software update assistance, and troubleshooting support.
- Escalate complex cases to second-level technical support or engineering teams in Germany when required.
- Analyze recurring technical issues and support the implementation of corrective and preventive measures.
- Support field teams through remote monitoring of wind farms across Canada and perform remote turbine resets to maximize turbine availability.
- Collaborate with second-level support to develop, improve, and communicate technical instructions and procedures.
- Ensure clear and proactive communication by providing technicians with accurate and up-to-date work instructions.
- Investigate and resolve technical issues in collaboration with colleagues, suppliers, and engineering departments.
- Participate in weekend rotations as part of remote support operations.
- Act as the designated contact person for confined space permits and ensure field teams safely exit facilities at the end of each workday.
Additional Responsibilities
- Support Level 2 Technical Support through the creation and updating of Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, monitoring temperature alerts, tracking parameter changes, and collecting key technical data to monitor and visualize performance improvements.
- Conduct periodic site visits to maintain technical expertise and provide field support and training to maintenance teams.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
Qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Wind Turbine Maintenance certification, or equivalent recognized experience.
- Journeyperson status in the relevant trade (asset).
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in wind turbine maintenance or electrical/mechanical troubleshooting, ideally on ENERCON wind turbines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both French and English.
- Practical knowledge of ENERCON wind turbine operations and maintenance.
- Strong commitment to occupational health and safety and associated protocols.
- Knowledge of MS Office, SCADA, SAP, and other relevant software (asset).
- Valid driver's license with a satisfactory driving record.
English and French proficiency is required due to the need for regular communication with ENERCON teams across Canada as part of the responsibilities of this position.
Why Join ENERCON?
At ENERCON, you will make a meaningful contribution to the energy transition while advancing your career with a global leader in the wind energy industry. We offer a dynamic work environment where safety, collaboration, continuous learning, and professional development are at the heart of everything we do.
What We Offer
- Flexible Schedule: Full-time remote position with a rotating schedule of day and evening shifts, including one weekend out of four.
- Collaborative Work Environment: Join a dedicated team that values teamwork, initiative, and continuous improvement.
- Career Growth Opportunities in Renewable Energy: Develop your career with a global leader in the wind energy sector.
- Competitive Compensation: Hourly wage of $37-$40 per hour, based on experience, plus a comprehensive benefits package.
- Flexible Group Benefits: Coverage tailored to your personal and family needs.
- Work-Life Balance: Between 3 and 4 weeks of vacation plus 5 paid personal days per year.
- Retirement Savings Program: Group RRSP with employer contributions.
- Training and Professional Development: Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
Pay & benefits
About this role
About ENERCON
Company Overview
ENERCON GmbH
Aurich, Germany
1984
Approximately 3,000 employees worldwide (source: linkedin.com). The company does not disclose public revenue figures for 2023 or later.
What They Do
ENERCON focuses exclusively on onshore wind turbine technology and is known for its innovative development of gearless direct drive systems that reduce maintenance efforts and increase reliability. These systems utilize ring-shaped synchronous machines, either with permanent magnets (PMG) for the EP5 platform models or electrically excited generators for the EP3 models. The rotor blades are optimized to provide high energy yield, noise reduction, and minimized stress (source: enercon.de). The current product portfolio includes two platforms: the EP5 for medium to low wind sites with models like the E-175 EP5 with 6-7 MW rated power and a rotor diameter of 175 m, as well as the EP3 for medium wind conditions, offering versatile configurations up to several MW. These support hybrid integrations, including battery storage and grid connections (source: enercon.de).
Projects & Track Record
Notable completed projects include the Feldheim regional regulation power plant in Brandenburg, Germany, inaugurated in 2015, which features integrated wind and storage systems for grid regulation. Another example is the E-115/3 MW prototype in Lower Saxony, introduced in 2013 and transitioned to series production in 2014. Additionally, nearshore installations of the E-112 were realized in Wybelsumer Polder and on the Ems River in 2004 (source: jidipi.com). Current major projects include the Janneby wind farm in Germany, where ENERCON recently commissioned the first E-175 EP5 E2 turbine, feeding electricity into the grid.
Recent Developments
In the past two years, ENERCON has announced a strategic realignment to focus on turbine delivery, modular services, and integrated hybrid solutions such as wind + storage for grid-connected systems. CEO Udo Bauer emphasized the importance of partnerships for power generation, storage, and grid integration (source: windtech-international.com). Key contracts include the commissioning of the Janneby wind farm in Germany, while there are no public records of acquisitions or mergers for the years 2023-2025.
Working There
ENERCON offers positions in various fields such as development, production, sales, service, engineering, research and development, and project management. Hiring primarily takes place at the headquarters in Aurich, Germany, and at production sites in Magdeburg, Emden, Portugal, Brazil, Sweden, and Turkey (source: enercon.de). The corporate culture emphasizes innovation and responsibility for sustainable energy concepts, with regional employees managing projects supported by the expertise of the headquarters.