Solar Farm Technician II

About the role

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent. The Solar Farm Technician II is responsible for performing preventative and corrective maintenance across all scopes of an operating power plant. This includes civil, mechanical, and electrical inspection and repair, as well as instrumentation and control (I&C). The role also involves operational duties such as monitoring, controlling, and trending, ensuring proactive work to maximize productivity and generation with a focus on safety and maximizing generation, and ensuring proactive work is prioritized and completed.

Responsibilities

• Test, maintain, and troubleshoot solar PV electrical and mechanical equipment
• Ensure that all tasks are performed safely and by site operating procedures
• Complete Lock-Out-Tag-Out (LOTO), JSA’s, Permit to Work, and job-specific documentation that is required to conduct inspection, maintenance, and repairs in a safe manner
• Proactively look for improvement opportunities to job-appropriate processes and procedures
• Perform data collection and prepare reports to meet reporting requirements
• Perform balance of plant and switchyard work as required
• Monitor the activities of maintenance contractors and ensure corrective actions where appropriate
• Perform electrical testing as necessary, including insulation and thermal testing
• Document all work and generate reports as necessary
• Use Microsoft Office for communication, presentation, and documentation
• Use computer software in support of maintenance and troubleshooting
• Identify gaps in safety standards and safety risks in the environment
• At times, may assist with BOP activities
• Respond quickly to emergencies or situations requiring immediate troubleshooting and corrective actions
• Ensure site access, site HSE, security, deliveries, and inspections are performed by site protocols
• Interface with any 3rd party contractors working at our facilities
• Available to respond to nontraditional operating hours for operations, maintenance, and emergent issues, including emergent abnormal operating conditions, execution of maintenance, tracking work orders, resolution of O&M issues
• Operate mobile equipment, including mowers, forklifts, tractors, excavators, and motor vehicles
• Professionally represent the company with contractor and vendor relations, as well as during partnership opportunities within the community
• All other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent required
• An Associate degree in Engineering or a related field from an accredited US school other than correspondence or internet is preferred
• Current Nevada State PV Installers licence
• NABCEP Certification or Electrical License preferred
• An unrestricted driver's license in good standing required
• Minimum 2 years’ work experience as a maintenance electrician (commercial or industrial), or 4 years of experience as a multi-craft maintenance technician performing electrical