O&M Solar Technical Services Engineer

First Gen Corporation; Pasig; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

First Gen Corporation's Pi Energy is seeking a Technical Services Engineer to provide technical expertise across pre-sales, implementation, and operations & management, with focus on O&M. You will coordinate with arsenals, contractors, and construction teams to ensure continuous operations and maximum output of solar assets.

The role requires degree in engineering and at least 4 years in solar/renewable energy, plus hands-on experience with AutoCAD, MS Office, and project management tools.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, preferably in solar/renewable engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Operations Monitoring and reporting on solar systems performance.
• Planning and budgeting for preventive maintenance and ESH compliance.
• Contractor coordination and engagement for project implementation.
• Pre-sales design, scoping, and client meetings.

Skills

Solar systems expertise

Troubleshooting skills

Asset management knowledge

Permit applications & monitoring

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Team coordination

Education

Engineering degree (solar/renewable)

Tools

MS Office

MS Project

AutoCAD

Google Workspace

Job description

Other Responsibilities

The Technical Services Engineer will be hired under one of First Gen Group's entity, Pi Energy, and is expected to provide technical expertise and execute tasks on all three stages of a project: pre-sales, implementation, and operations & management, primarily focused in O&M. Their tasks include coordination with arsenals in closing projects, engaging with contractors and construction management, and ensuring continuous operations and maximum output of projects. The Technical Services Engineer is expected to execute the tasks depending on the need of the team. They are also expected to do the role in coordination with the Technical Services Leads and may be assigned other tasks from time to time.

Main Roles & Responsibilities

O&M

• Operations Monitoring
• Report generation on solar systems performance under contract
• Regular reviews of the solar system performance under contract
• Monthly output monitoring (in case of solar and other applicable teams)
• Proposing of solutions in resolving low generating systems, detecting anomalies
• Regular reporting to the groups concerned

Maintenance Management

• Planning and budgeting of necessary preventive maintenance
• Monitoring of product warranty monitoring and claims
• Contractor coordination and engagement, as necessary
• Contractor management, as necessary
• Timely action on corrective maintenance needed
• ESH compliance
• Emergency planning management

Issue to Resolution

• Product troubleshooting and replacement (if necessary)
• Reviewing of incident reports and safety reports submitted by the contractor
• Proposing of resolution actions
• Deployment task, especially on emergency cases
• Reviewing of troubleshooting methodology

Other Responsibilities

Pre-sales

• Project scoping and initial design
• Customer meetings and site inspection
• Outsource services determination and coordination
• Internal discussions

Project Costing (outsourced)

• TOR preparation
• Bid out or proposal solicitation
• Contractor coordination and clarifications
• Proposal evaluation
• Internal discussions
• Internal cost determination (project implementation cost)
• Project lifetime costing (operation and maintenance costs, as the case maybe)
• Project documents turn-over to implementation group (for won projects)

Implementation

• Contractor scoping and engagement
• Scope, timeline, and cost determination and design review
• Contractor coordination
• Contractor engagement

Project construction/implementation management

• Contractor coordination
• Materials inspection
• Design and quality of works inspection
• ESH compliance inspection
• Overall project management

Key Competencies & Skills

• Excellent technical skills in solar, energy storage and other electrical systems
• Experienced in troubleshooting solar and other electrical system
• Managing solar assets to optimize performance, financial returns and claims
• Knowledgeable in operational permit applications and monitoring
• Excellent problem solving skills, able to analyze the situation and make decisions/recommendations
• Knowledgeable in risk management review and assessmentKnowledgeable in customer engagement and management; with business acumen
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills with various stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, preferably in solar/renewable engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years working experience, preferably in solar/renewable energy and other electrical systems
• Have maintained a solar facility with a minimum of 5MWp
• Preferably with Solar Asset Management experience
• Knowledgeable in MS Office, MS Project, and AutoCAD
• Proficient in MS Office and Google Workspace
• Willing to do travel and do actual site works and inspections