Solar Field Service Technician III
Job description
Description
- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of solar field equipment and associated solar plant components, including inverters, tracker systems, transformers, substations, and switchgear
- Proactively look for improvement opportunities to job-appropriate processes and procedures and communicate through appropriate channels or implement improvements using the appropriate control management protocol
- Read schematics in order to troubleshoot complicated mechanical, and electrical, problems with investors, tracker control systems, PV panels, and components
- Perform mechanical and electrical component repair and replacement of parts to correct malfunctions in accordance with all pertinent manufacturers' requirements
- Effectively gather information and prepare reports on solar performance/issues
- Diagnose, recommend, and implement solutions up to intermediate routine issues
- Seek assistance when encountering issues outside the trained skill level to ensure success in the resolution
- Comply with all pertinent environmental health and safety programs
- Act as a safety role model; encourage and recognize others completing safe acts and intervene when unsafe acts are being practiced
- Identify gaps in safety standards as well as safety risks in the environment
- Implement effective risk mitigation and provide recommendations to higher-level technical staff and management
- Promote integrity, strong initiative, and a no-compromise focus on safety and quality of work on a continuous basis
- Perform preventive maintenance in accordance with OEM maintenance manuals
- Work with and respond to EDPRs Remote Operations Control Center when necessary
- Perform QA/QC inspections in accordance with applicable SOP
- Ensure that reliable electronic communication is maintained between the solar field, substation, site office, and home office
- Document all work performed using computer-based service reporting procedures (SAP)
- Adhere to effective internal controls
- Supervise contractors on site to ensure compliance with all EDPR’s policies and procedures.
- Additional duties as required
- High school diploma or GED required
- 1+ years of college or technical school education, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- 2 – 5 years relevant experience in solar energy or a related industry, Wind energy experience is a plus.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Familiarity with facility management and reporting systems, computerized diagnostic and troubleshooting tools, and maintenance and electronic testing equipment (e.g., voltage testers, amp clamps, oscilloscopes, megohmmeters, infrared testers, torque equipment, alignment tools, various hand, and power tools) and with heavy equipment required for facility maintenance, including working knowledge of crane and rigging requirements
- Competency in Analytical Problem Solving, Strong Communication, Customer/Partner Relationships, and Technology Expertise. (Preferred)
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the ability to operate a motor vehicle
- Ability to work in adverse weather conditions
- Ability to work around low, medium, and high-voltage equipment
- Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to other operational sites within the US as needed
- Ability and willingness to work overtime on holidays and weekends and to work on short notice as needed due to on-call scheduling
- Experience with power plant operations and maintenance, solar plant operations, (including power inverters specifically), high-voltage switching, and post-operational repair and maintenance of solar field components preferred
- Ability and willingness to respond to site emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as needed
- Sitting/Standing/Flexibility: Ability to frequently perform physical tasks including standing, sitting, walking, kneeling, bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching approximately 75% of the time while on solar farm sites; ability to stand and sit for 8 or more hours when in an office environment
- Walking: Ability to walk 2 to 5 miles per day, including across unpaved and rough surfaces when on solar sites
- Speech/Reading: Ability to speak, read, and write English proficiently and deliver a variety of instructions furnished in written verbal, diagram, or scheduled form
- Lifting: Ability to frequently lift items weighing up to 60 pounds and to occasionally lift items weighing between 60 and 100 pounds
- Vision/Hearing: Ability to interpret and follow a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
- Tolerance to Extreme Weather Conditions: Ability to work in adverse weather conditions 25% of the time while on solar farm sites
- Safety: Ability to understand and communicate safety precautions when necessary
Qualifications
Education
Required
Preferred
Experience
Required
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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