Journeyman Electrician - Los Angeles

Overview

QE Solar is focused on making clean energy more efficient. For over a decade, QE Solar has brought technical expertise, curiosity, and an investigative approach to the Solar Operations & Maintenance sector, maximizing asset uptime and return on investment while prioritizing safety. QE Solar manages well over 3GWs of PV/BESS projects and hundreds of employees, providing renewable asset services from coast-to-coast.

QE Solar is known for an owner’s mindset in delivering consistent quality and service to clients with a sense of urgency because maintenance issues impact the bottom line.

As a Solar Electrician (Journeyman) you are responsible for providing hands-on technical expertise to multiple PV plant sites on a continual/on-demand basis to meet all project maintenance requirements and troubleshoot/repair/resolve equipment issues such as emergency repairs and provide O&M support. In this role you will be called upon for your electrical skills and technical expertise in one or more disciplines including PV array, inverter, medium voltage, battery storage (BESS) and other solar services.

You will be responsible for conducting regular maintenance, equipment repairs/installations, and assisting with training/qualifying technicians as well as oversight and coordination of contractors/sub-contractors for field operations.

• Maintain, diagnose, and repair system failures on existing solar sites; identify and correct potential issues that may impact site performance in the future.
• Perform equipment assessments, diagnosis and modifications. Develop solutions to site operations issues and communicate with operations teams in executing such solutions.
• Diagnose/troubleshoot equipment failures and perform regular preventative maintenance on a variety of solar/electrical equipment.
• Qualify equipment and systems for use or replacement, including warranty matters.
• Install, remove, maintain and direct the maintenance of solar, BESS and related electrical equipment.
• Ensure a safe, event-free work environment through strict adherence to company and client protocols, safety procedures and regulations.
• Provide leadership, oversight and accountability to achieve desired safety results (e.g., lock-out/tag-out compliance, contractor and technical oversight, safety meeting attendance, recommending and authoring required changes in related policies or procedures and work practices).
• Prepare and review service tickets and reports for site visits, emergency repairs, equipment modifications and equipment improvement investigations; provide reports in a timely and complete fashion.
• Communicate with customers, engineers, technicians, project managers, and client sub-contractors to ensure timely resolution of all required activities and maintenance requirements.

• CA Journeyman license required

• 1+ years of electrical experience with electrical license

• Inverter and/or BESS manufacturers’ certifications
• Thermography certifications (Level
  1)
• IT/networking skills: familiarity with RS485, Modbus, tcp/ip, etc.
• NABCEP PV Installer Certification
• OSHA 30 Certification
• Completion of NFPA 70E courses
• CPR/First Aid

• Knowledge of National Electrical Code and standard design/construction practices; clear understanding of OSHA safe workplace practices and procedures; ability to read and understand electrical single-line and three-line diagrams as well as other construction/DAS/design drawings or permitting documentation

• Electric and related utilities and utility maintenance
• Solar energy installation, maintenance, and optimization

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• Ability to move safely over uneven terrain
• Ability to sit or drive for prolonged periods
• Ability to safely climb ladders while carrying 50 pounds
• Ability to work in extreme weather

• 100% paid employee premium on health benefits; additional dependents at low costs and great plans for Health, Dental, Vision, FSA or HSA
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance
• Perks at Work Marketplace…