solar technician

wind turbine technician

associate

senior technician

developer

EDP Renewables

If you're looking for a company that is a good place to transition into, or start out, in renewable energy EDP is a great place to do this at however career growth is questionable. 
The culture is heavy directed by the European portion of the company and this where most departments get their path from for the future.

Pay at EDP is lower than some companies however the paycheck will always come in so if stability vs. higher pay is what you're looking for this is a good place for you.  

Career advancement does not have a dedicated path so if you want to move up, at least in the same department, it might be difficult if not impossible.  It depends on growth and head count which, depending on the department, the head count might be low so you will be doing double duty which does lead to burn out.  It all depends on where the focus is however be aware of this when interviewing for a position.  

In all EDP is a good place to start and, usually by attrition, you can move up as well but for the long term it might not be the best choice overall. After a while you become a cog in the wheel and its up to you, ultimately, to decide how you want to change it if you want to grow as no one else will help you with this process.  

Treated without respect more often than not.  Micromanaged by corporate which is located in the State of Texas.  Meetings are held daily to discuss what was discussed last week and no decisions are made within a timely fashion to proceed with the project. 

Corporate seems to spend money without question, but I have not been reimbursed for my cell phone or personal mileage expenses for over 3 months!

It is a struggle everyday just to get up and go to work.  No one follows through on their actions or are accountable for their behavior.

The individuals who worked over 10 years and were hired for Horizon need to re-apply for their jobs with EDPR and become temporary employees like myself and everyone else in my office. 

The full time individuals are very disrespectful to the new employees hired by EDPR and need to have some type of class to teach them how to treat human beings as many are threatened and will never be held accountable for not showing up for work or doing their jobs!

I highly recommend this company "CLEAN HOUSE" being with corporate in Houston, Texas.  Management style is horrific.

The management of this company is absolutely terrible.  The management only care for themselves and about how they can make themselves look better.  They will look you in the eyes and directly lie to your face just to tell you what you want to hear in order to get what they want.  The upper management (area managers and up) are held to absolutely 0 responsibility, 0.  I’m actually not sure what they do... All of the responsibility falls on site managers and down.  

Pay raises are worse than cost of living even though your work appraisal is outstanding.  

Work/life balance?  There is no work life balance.  

I wouldn’t even consider this job for a stepping stone because there is absolutely 0 training for anyone but they expect you to know your job after hiring you with no experience.  

Oh, don’t ask HR for help because they actually make it easier for the upper management to harrass and bully lower level employees.  Nobody above site manager level is ever punished for the harassment, bullying or lack luster job performance.  

Again, don’t waste your time....

All jobs outside of the corporate office in Houston are considered temporary with no advancement.  I found it to be a once in a lifetime opportunity and better communication is necessary.

Management seems to micromanage and often times delays projects for lack of decision making.

Engineer Department is never accountable for their lack of production and follow through and I feel one should be on site and dedicated to one to two projects at a time as this would allow for much less delay than just sitting in the Houston office from 8-4 pm

Many managers do not get their "feet" dirty on the actual project enough so they clearly "see" what is happening in real time.  

It seems the communication is lax as many other individuals refuse to utilize the Procore software available and time is wasted with emails, phone calls and print outs.

There are better options for you, believe me.  Upper management is either clueless or blatantly ignores issues that are raised by field employees.  Managers are allowed to create a hostile work environment and HR will do nothing about it.  Don't expect a pay raise unless you consider .6% a pay raise even though your performance review was outstanding.  HR will turn a blind eye to every concern that is brought to their attention because they are too scared.  Members of the corporate office who have zero experience with renewable energy are trusted more than the technicians in the field with 10+ yrs of wind turbine experience.

If this sounds like a good place to work and you except the job, be expected to be responsible for about 3 times more than your job description states.  I look forward to working with you and I hope you and your family have thick skin.

The company would rather throw your body at towers instead of analyzing and figuring out the most cost effective way.

They love to drag the promotion process out, usually opting to make your entry lvl position do the work as a Tech 2 or a tech 3 with the Tech 1 pay.

They care more about numbers and it shows when they have you work 16+ hour days to recover from an outage regardless if its a weekend and will cap your hours if you get too high.

They hire people off the street with no mechanical knowledge to fill bodies instead of experienced techs, which makes for a very frustrating experience. The good techs figure out all this ahead of time and end up moving to a different company.

If you want to get into this industry try a different place you will be doing yourself a favor.

The people were great to work with, but there was a lot of conflict and control issues coming from Spain and Portugal executives. They did not like North America having control of processes and hindered the efficiency of North America. This happened a lot more after Gabriel Alonso moved on from the company. The new CEO's focus seemed more focused on the sale of the company then overall success. The byproduct of this was delaying preventative measures which ended up costing the company more later and employee pay. Raises decreased over time, more hoops had to be jumped through for expenses, and corporate KPI's were set to unachievable levels limiting everyone's overall bonus through no fault of their own.

Full disclosure, it has only been a few months at the company.  I moved here from oil & gas and have loved the vision and culture that EDPR and it's management have portrayed.  There is room to grow and change processes / procedures and provide feedback to challenge the norm.  The benefits are quite great, and the focus on health and family life is evident.  The team and members all understand the company's mission and work with each other to help achieve that.

The one thing that i have had to learn is patience.  Working in a regulatory environment has significant layers and steps required which take time.  It will teach you to slow down and analyze more.  This can be frustrating depending on what your background is but an adaptable situation for most people.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Your coworkers are truly the highlight of the day. The work is not super stressful but can high intensity moments.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything else. Unclear objectives, lack of transparency, and endless work that at any moment can be scraped due to the newest 'lean' measure.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Hybrid for most positions. Lots of ERG or Synergy groups representing a diverse pool for employees to join which is supported by a C-Suite executive. The company also offer monthly (or annual allotment now) of paid hours to volunteer anywhere you choose.

no one cares how many hours you have worked in a week, if the turbine needs to be online it will be online. 

we dont get tool that make our jobs easier and safer because of "that is not in the budget". asked to repairs and maintenance on turbines without work instrutions or even the right tool for the job. 

very frustrating that management comes out to site to give a rah rah sis boom bah speech on that we apreciated but their actions contradict everything they tell us during their visit, just lip service. 

its a good place for a technician to get in the door but anyone with experience will get frustrated with mangamenent

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Solar technician 22 salaries reported	$62,059 per year
Wind turbine technician 25 salaries reported	$57,568 per year
Associate 1 salary reported	$93,600 per year
Senior technician 2 salaries reported	$63,405 per year
Developer 3 salaries reported	$76,667 per year

Working at EDP Renewables: Company Overview and Reviews

EDP Renewables

EDP Renewables Ratings

Popular jobs at EDP Renewables

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected