Solar Electrician - Somerset, Somerset
- Renewables
MDE Group currently have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Electricial to work within the Commercial/Solar space - covering the South West!
Location:
Travel: To Solar PV sites (A company vehicle will be provided) in the areas around the South West.
The renewable energy industry is currently experiencing substantial growth across all sectors and technologies. Due to rising energy prices and the need to decarbonize energy production, the demand for new solar PV installations is increasing at the fastest rate since the end of government incentive schemes. In response, our client is covering the installation of new Solar PV systems, concentrating on rooftop installations of up to 500kW.
Role and Responsibilties
- Perform reactive and scheduled preventative maintenance visits, including system testing and fault diagnosis related to the design, installation, and communication of rooftop commercial solar PV systems.
- Adapt to best practices and legislative changes by supporting updates to standardized operating protocols in line with system design and installed equipment.
- Ensure all engineers possess a thorough and consistent understanding and application of all technical aspects.
- Provide technical support to the back-office function.
- Adhere to and enforce personal and site health and safety procedures and protocols, understanding, assessing, and mitigating risks effectively.
Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 qualification.
Proven technical understanding of Commercial (to 1MW) rooftop Solar PV, to include generation and export metering, inverters, fault finding and ensuring systems function in accordance with design parameters
Advantage Qualifications
- AM2
- City & Guilds 2391 or equivalent (2394/2395)
- ECS Gold card