O&M Electrician - Oxfordshire
- Posted 22 October 2019
- Salary DOE
- Location
- Discipline Renewable Energy & Infrastructure
- Contact NameNathan Quinn
Job description
The Opportunity
A rare opportunity to join a Operations and Maintenance specialist for utility scale ground mounted solar farms in the UK and worldwide with 2GW of sites under operation. Due to expansion they are looking for a field based Engineer to be responsible for maintaining the operation and production of solar farms in the UK.
The Role
As an O&M Technician, you will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Ensuring adherence to all health & safety procedures at all times
- Carrying out operations, fault finding, checks and maintenance on ground mount solar PV plants which will include working on inverters, electrical components, cabling, junction boxes and the framework
- Responsible for routine maintenance in the solar farms according to the contractual requirements
- Managing relationships with subcontractors working on the sites
- Providing reports on tasks undertaken in a diligent manner
- Assist with collating necessary information for ad-hoc reporting (such as insurance or warranty cases)
The Person
Must have :
- City & Guilds / NVQ / 17th/18th Edition etc
- City and Guilds 2391 Inspection and Testing required is a must
- Proven experience in a similar O&M Technician or Solar PV Electrician role is a must
- Sound understanding of Health and Safety legislation
- JIB Gold Card is highly desirable
- Previous experience in high voltage installations (HV) would be very advantageous.
- HVAP15 (or equivalent HV training) preferred
- Able to work both within a team or remote unsupervised