Solar Field Service Technician

Astute People; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Own van and fuel card

Private health insurance

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Job summary

Astute People is recruiting a Solar Field Service Engineer to join their Renewables Team in Nottinghamshire and surrounding areas. The role offers a basic salary up to £42,000, on-call rota enhanced pay, and a company van with fuel card.

Responsibilities include ensuring solar plant performance, performing planned and reactive maintenance on solar farms, and mentoring junior technicians. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial or utility scale solar is preferred.
• City and Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Electrical Engineering, Installation, Testing & Inspection or similar.
• 18th edition wiring regulations.
• High Voltage Authorisation would be advantageous but not essential.
• Full UK driving licence is essential due to remote nature of the sites.

Responsibilities

• Take primary responsibility for solar plant performance, optimisation of the site and for maintaining equipment availability.
• Perform pre-planned and reactive maintenance works across their solar farms, including electrical maintenance, solar panel cleaning and HV maintenance (if HV qualified).
• Effectively help to resolve work tickets and report issues back to your line manager. Compiling reports of completed works.
• Liaising with internal and external teams, including in-house LV/HV personnel, the grounds team and external subcontractors when required.
• Providing mentoring and training to junior technicians where required.
• Taking part in the company’s on-call rota for non-working hours (including Bank Holidays and weekends) – 1 weekend in every 5 for this region (on call allowances).

Skills

Attention to detail

Health and safety

Interpersonal communication

Education

City and Guilds / NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Astute’s Renewables Team is partnering with an internationally recognised, utility scale solar developer and operator. We are looking to recruit a Solar Field Service Engineer to join their growing operations and maintenance team in Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.

The strategically important Solar Field Service Technician role comes with a basic salary up to £42,000 (higher for HVAPs), on call rota enhanced pay (1 weekend in 5), own van and fuel cards, private health insurance, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and more.

Responsibilities and duties of the Solar Field Service Engineer role

Reporting To The Area Supervisor You Will

• Take primary responsibility for solar plant performance, optimisation of the site and for maintaining equipment availability.
• Perform pre-planned and reactive maintenance works across their solar farms, including electrical maintenance, solar panel cleaning and HV maintenance (if HV qualified).
• Effectively help to resolve work tickets and report issues back to your line manager. Compiling reports of completed works.
• Liaising with internal and external teams, including in-house LV/HV personnel, the grounds team and external subcontractors when required.
• Providing mentoring and training to junior technicians where required.
• Taking part in the company’s on-call rota for non-working hours (including Bank Holidays and weekends) – 1 weekend in every 5 for this region (on call allowances).

Professional Qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience in industrial or utility scale solar is preferred. However, if no solar experience, then an industrial electrician background is of interest.
• A City and Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Electrical Engineering, Installation, Testing & Inspection or similar, electrical course.
• 18th edition wiring regulations.
• High Voltage Authorisation would be advantageous but not essential.
• A full UK driving licence is essential due to remote nature of the sites

Personal skills

The Solar Field Service Engineer role would suit someone who is:

• A strong attention to detail.
• Strong adherence to health and safety as well as incident prevention.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Salary and benefits of the Solar Field Service Technician role

• A starting salary up to £42,000 pa.
• Overtime and on call rota allowance – 1 weekend in 5.
• Own van and fuel card.
• 25 days annual leave, private health insurance and more.

Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.