Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Kelag International Udine S.r.l. is the international business unit of the Kelag Group, one of Austria’s leading energy companies with over a century of experience and a strong commitment to a future powered entirely by renewable energy. We develop, operate and manage renewable energy assets — including wind, solar and hydropower — across 14 European markets.

As we continue to grow our renewable operations, we are strengthening our Operations & Maintenance team at our Udine office and are looking for passionate professionals to help ensure the reliable performance and optimisation of our diverse plant portfolio.

As an O&M Engineer / Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliable and efficient operation of renewable energy assets, including wind, solar and hydro powerplants.

Your responsibilities:

• Coordination of activities and providing technical support in the development, construction, and maintenance of projects (hydro, wind and solar powerplants)
• Monitoring the operation of the production units within portfolio
• Organisation and execution of technical inspections and condition assessments of production units
• Collaboration on integrating new facilities into operational processes
• Finding, coordinating, and implementing technical and technological solutions
• Preparing technical requirements in the processes of ordering equipment and services related to the planning, construction, and maintenance of production units
• Participating in the acquisition or procurement of new projects
• Organisation and execution of factory and site acceptance testing, commissioning, and further tests during trial run period
• Operational management in emergencies and crises, including appropriate accessibility
• Responsibility to comply with HSSE (Health, Safety, Security & Environment)
• Support in the further development of internal group standards for operations and maintenance

Your key attributes and qualifications:

• Degree in technical studies (preferred university degree in electrical engineering or similar field) with relevant professional experience or technical school with 5 years of relevant professional experience
• Knowledge and experience in emergency and crisis management is desired
• Hands-on mentality, self-initiative and ability to manage different stakeholders
• Conscientiousness, accuracy, reliability and a high sense of responsibility
• Team player with strong communication skills and confident appearance
• Fluency in English and Italian (written and spoken)
• Driving license, willingness to travel (2 days per week)
• Experience in international environments is desired

If you have a strong understanding of plant operations, maintenance processes and performance optimisation in renewable energy systems, we invite you to join our team.