Field Supervisor

Qualitrain Ltd; Thurso; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company seeks a Field Supervisor in Thurso, Scotland to support service operations at wind farms. The ideal candidate will lead local service technicians and ensure safety and quality standards are maintained while delivering operational performance. Strong leadership, communication skills, and a commitment to safety are essential. The role offers a competitive benefits package, including private healthcare and 25 annual holidays plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• High degree of Safety Awareness.
• Experience in leadership and team building.
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
• Willingness to learn IT knowledge and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety & quality standards are maintained.
• Deliver daily operational performance according to forecast and planning.
• Commitment to turbine performance.
• Implement change management in line with operations development.
• Develop skills and competencies within teams.
• Lead recruitment and local service technicians.
• Motivate and develop team members.

Skills

Safety Awareness

Leadership and team building

Communication skills in English

IT knowledge

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Are you ready to lead the charge in renewable energy? Join our team as a Team Leader / Field Supervisor and play a key role in supporting the service operations of wind farms across South & Central Scotland.

Region

Region NCE and Global Offshore > SBU NCE Service > Scotland North 1

About the Business

Operating within the Vestas Northern & Central Europe business unit, we focus exclusively on selling, constructing, and operating wind power plants in UK and Ireland. With main offices in Dublin, Edinburgh and Warrington, Service UK and Ireland is responsible for the service and maintenance of our customers' wind power plants in both markets. Together with our colleagues throughout Vestas, we handle some of the largest operational projects, for some of the most complex customers in Europe. We take pride in our collaborative and open-minded culture and in order to reach our targets, we offer our employees an open working environment where engagement and willpower are the daily ingredients to optimize the opportunities of our exciting journey.

Position Overview

We are now looking for a Field Supervisor to support our Service operation in Scotland North area. The position will report to the Area Supervisor, with responsibility for and delivering on our daily operations challenges within planned time frames and agreed costs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety & quality standards and processes are maintained
• Delivering daily operational performance to meet requirements of forecast and planning, with focus on cost and efficiency
• Delivery to commitments on turbine performance
• Continually implementing change management in line with operations development
• Developing the skills and competencies necessary within your teams to meet operations goals
• Responsibility for recruitment and leadership of local service technicians and hub support roles
• Team building, motivation, employee & development etc.

Qualifications

• High degree of Safety Awareness
• Leadership and team building skills & experience
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English
• IT knowledge and hands-on experience is highly desired and MS Office suite knowledge - willingness to learn

Competencies

• Open-minded with the ability to create positive impact
• Flexible with the ability to drive change
• Able to prioritise and maintain own workload in an efficient manner
• Organised and methodical approach to work
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills and customer focus approach

What we offer

We offer you the chance to work for a leader in the industry, with the training and development to match. Every day will be different, and it will give you a chance to work with some skilled colleagues both locally and further afield. We offer an attractive benefits package that will include private healthcare, a pension scheme, 25 days annual holiday plus statutory bank holidays.

Additional information

You will be working from our Thurso base. Applications are handled on an ongoing basis. Please apply online with your letter of motivation and CV. Please note: We amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Please be advised to apply on or before 12th of February 2026.