Solar Lead Electrician

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Solar PV Installer, where you'll play a crucial role in the installation of residential and commercial photovoltaic systems. This position emphasizes safety, quality, and efficiency, ensuring that each project meets the highest standards. You'll collaborate closely with a dedicated team and the Technical Support Manager, overseeing installations from planning to execution. If you're passionate about renewable energy and have a strong electrical background, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the solar industry.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of solar installation experience is required.
• Experience with both roof and ground mount systems.

Responsibilities

• Install and commission photovoltaic systems from start to finish.
• Liaise with Technical Support Manager to ensure project compliance.

Skills

Solar Installation

Electrical Knowledge

Troubleshooting

Customer Communication

Education

QCTO Red Seal Electrician Certification

AREP/SAPVIA PV Green Card Certification

Tools

Solar Monitoring Systems

Micro and String Inverters

Job description

Key purpose:

As Lead Solar PV Installer your main purpose would be solar installations. You must be an electrically minded individual to work in the field installing residential and light commercial grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) systems. The Lead PV Installer will be responsible for installing and commissioning the photovoltaic system from beginning to end. In this position, the Lead PV Installer will report and coordinate with the Technical Support Manager, work side by side with other crew members and install all photovoltaic system components, to ensure the delivery of a fully functional photovoltaic system, with the highest level of safety, Quality, efficiency and conformance to SANS and the original design and specifications.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Liaise with Technical Support Manager to review project plans and drawings and ensure that the project is build according to design.
• Work with crew members to complete projects within established time frame, policies and procedures.
• Assemble to solar array racking, properly seal all roof penetration, and install all relative equipment.
• Set up soalr monitoring system, Maintain high levels of quality assurance and quality control with an emphasis on safety, diagnose and troubleshoot system malfunctions and operational issues.
• Communicate with customers in a professional, considerate, and respectful manner, answering all questions and concerns to the bets of your ability.

Qualifications and experience:

• 3 + years of previous solar installation experienced required (applicants with no solar and no extensive electrical experience will not be accepted and or reviewed)
• Experience with installing both roof and ground mount systems
• Experience with micro and string inverters as well as setting up monitoring systems
• AREP (Association for Renewable Energy Practitioners)/SAPVIA PV Green card Certification preferred
• QCTO Red Seal Electrician Certification in the Republic of South Africa