Solar Lead Technician

Location: Salome

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About the role

General

Job Description:

The S&B Site Lead is responsible for assisting the Field Manager / Plant Manager in operation of the site and technicians from safety, solar and battery scheduled & unscheduled maintenance, troubleshooting, outages, inspections, HV/MV switching, oversight of technician teams & contractors and other work as directed. The S&B Site Lead shall know all aspects of safety in the above-mentioned activities and ensure compliance for all technicians on site.

In this position you shall have knowledge and experience in renewable energy solar & battery operations, maintenance, BESS operations, switching and Lock Out Tag Out for PV, BESS, substation components as well as collection systems. This is a leadership field position.

Responsibilities:
You will assist with oversight of the technicians in the field, leading by example and training other employees in S&B operations, electrical safety and best work practices.

As the S&B Site Lead, you will:

• Reside or relocate within 1 hour of the project.

• Support technicians and assist with project management at site.

• Issue customer's annual maintenance plans and ensure maintenance on completed on time.

• Schedule and plan work to minimize downtime and ensure team safety.

• Manage CMMS work order reviews for accuracy and out-of-scope billing.

• Track inspections, schedules, and parts consumption through CMMS.

• Lead by example-set the standard for safety, quality, and excellence.

• Identify site performance issues and develop plans for corrective action, ideally during

scheduled maintenance.

• Ensure equipment integrity with only approved solutions, hardware, and software for

equipment.

• Perform quality checks to confirm technician and contractor work meets standards.

• Coordinate large corrective work or campaigns with contractors as needed.

• Inspect and troubleshoot DC systems, combiner boxes, and string performance

• Ensure all work performed is documented and maintain compliance with safety standards

(OSHA, NEC, NFPA 70E)

• Collaborate with peers, site leads, and clients to ensure project success

• Communicate issues and solutions to leadership.

• Work with Inventory Control to make sure projects are supplied properly with parts and

consumables

• Able to participate and respond in an On-Call 24/7/365 rotation schedule

• Understand the fundamentals of mechanics, electricity, electronics, PLC's, and hydraulics to

solve mechanical and electrical problems

• Learn to interface with equipment PLCs to program, analyze performance and troubleshoot problems

• Enjoy the challenges associated with troubleshooting, maintaining, and problem solving on

renewable energy equipment

• Oversee Perform module swaps and replacements in accordance with site standards

• Diagnose and repair tracker system components (gearboxes, actuators, drives, motors, etc.)

• Assist with scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities.

• Support experienced technicians with troubleshooting tasks.

• Maintain safety training and Qualified Electrical Worker requirements as a Site Lead

• Participate in safety briefings and enforce LOTO procedures.

• Adheres to, supports, and enforces all company policies

• Learn the fundamentals of mechanics, electricity, electronics, PLC's, and hydraulics to solve

mechanical and electrical problems

• Learn to interface with equipment PLCs to program, analyze performance and troubleshoot

problems

• Work safely in and around energized (up to 500 kV) substations rated, transmission lines, and

collection systems performing thorough inspections of substations, collection and

transmission systems.

• Understands and capable of creating an electrically…