Our client is one of the UK’s leading Solar PV Operations and Maintenance provider. Responsible for maintaining over half-a-Gigawatt’s worth of solar installations across the UK, they are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious individuals to join their highly skilled and experienced teams.

The Field Service Engineer will attend customers' sites around the Oxford/Abingdon-area, maintaining various solar PV systems on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for routine and corrective maintenance, testing, and remedial work on deployed solar PV systems
• Installation of any new Solar PV systems in the current pipeline
• Responsible for performing Preventative Maintenance accordingly with the PPM annual plan
• Reporting of activities performed on site, daily basis, through the CMMS or manual reports as applicable
• Own risk assessment, analysis and operational Limitations. Report all near misses to line manager
• Responsible for supervision and coordination of third-party contractors carrying out works on site
• Coordinate third party contractors in order to comply with H&S Regulations
• Comply with all required fire, health and safety requirements for the environment in which you are working
• Any other reasonable task as requested by a Manager, Partner or Director of the business Requirements

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 Electrician or JIB Gold Card Approved Electrician
• City & Guilds 2391-52 Test & Inspect or equivalent
• City & Guilds 17/18th BS7671 Wiring Regs.
• Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Electrical Installation (preferred)
• AP15/OP40 – Certified (preferred)

Experience

• 3+ years Solar PV O&M Experience on Utility Scale Solar
• 3+ years Network diagnostics & Remote communications experience
• 3+ years LV/HV Planned Preventative maintenance G59 Competent
• Familiarity with Earthing Systems - including measuring and monitoring Relays
• Excellent understanding of Central/String Inverters with relevant Manufacturers training
• Excellent computer skills with a high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as CMMS and Reporting software
• Knowledge of power electronics and circuitry, power generation technologies and equipment

• Understanding of CCTV systems

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