BESS Technician II - On-Site, OEM Coordination & Growth

Clean Energy Services Career; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full CES benefits package (medical,牙,d

Equipment and OEM training

Career growth within fast-scaling team

Job summary

Clean Energy Services (CES) is seeking a BESS Technician II for a large utility-scale solar plus storage site north of Sacramento, CA. You will own the storage yard operations, manage MV equipment, perform fault analysis, and coordinate with the battery OEM and ROC.

You will follow safety standards (NFPA 70E, OSHA, NFPA 855) and contribute to preventive maintenance, switching, and documentation tasks while reporting to the Site Manager.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on electrical O&M, with at least 1 year on utility-scale BESS or inverter-based plants.
• MV work at 34.5 kV class, including transformer PM and switching under procedure.
• Battery system fault-finding experience and OEM boundary understanding.
• Reads single-lines, schematics, PM specs and OEM manuals.
• Experience directing or overseeing OEM or vendor crews on site.
• Lives within about one hour of the Roseville/Sacramento area, or willing to relocate.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record; pass background check and drug screen.
• Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs., climb, work at heights, walk uneven ground and work outdoors in all weather.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance on MV transformers and yard equipment per OEM procedures.
• Perform switching and isolation up to MV transformers under approved procedures and LOTO.
• Troubleshoot storage yard equipment and respond to ROC-dispatched alarms.
• Escort OEM crews on battery work and document scope and results.
• Produce a same-day field report detailing tasks, findings, parts used and hours.
• Support on-site coordination with PV technicians when needed.
• Follow NFPA 70E, OSHA, NEC/NESC and CES safety policies.

Skills

Electrical O&M

BESS experience

NFPA 70E

Schematic reading

Troubleshooting

Field coordination

Education

California state certified electrician

Tools

LOTO procedures

Infrared thermography

MV switching

Job description

Clean Energy Services (CES) is seeking a BESS Technician II for a large utility-scale solar plus storage site north of Sacramento, CA. You will own the storage yard operations, manage MV equipment, perform fault analysis, and coordinate with the battery OEM and ROC.

You will follow safety standards (NFPA 70E, OSHA, NFPA 855) and contribute to preventive maintenance, switching, and documentation tasks while reporting to the Site Manager.