Approved Electrician

Approved Electrician
Reports To: Operations Manager
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (on call rota for weekend working)
Contract: Permanent
Job Purpose:
To carry out maintenance and remedial works on ground mount solar farms.
The post holder will have a good working knowledge and experience of photovoltaic and ideally High voltage systems within the ground mount sector. You will demonstrate a good dexterity and confidence on using ac/dc electrical test equipment, to include mc4 crimpers and other tooling used within the solar PV industry.
Key Responsibilities Includes:

• Installation of cabling and modules on the arrays.
• Terminate cables and connectors at DC and AC distribution boxes.
• Install cabling on monitoring and communication equipment (data logger, routers, sensors, etc.)
• Fault Identification on electrical components, comms equipment and monitoring equipment by means of testing.
• Carry out annual testing (String testing, DC main cable testing, IV curve testing and thermal imaging.)
• Carry out test and inspection of newly installed AC equipment in accordance with BS7671.
• Compile necessary reports and update the company's ticketing system.
• Manage Subcontractors onsite.
• Assist Asset/ Ops mangers with small works quotations.
• Work with electrical labourers, electricians, Asset & Site Managers.
• Carry out any H&S actions and routines as determined by client and company.
• Undertake any necessary training.
• Mentoring or Training other members of the team.
• Take part in the on-call rota for weekends.

Skills and experience:

• Have an understanding of Microsoft Office, phone/tablet and document reporting structures.
• Have a basic understanding of Health & Safety standards and Regulations.
• At least two years working experience in the installation and maintenance of electrical systems for Solar PV sites.
• Hold a Level 3 Technical Certificate in Electrical Installation or equivalent.
• Hold a vocational qualification (NVQ LV3) in the electrical industry.
• National Electrotechnical Training (NET) AM2 certificate.
• Level3 BS7671:2018 (18th Ed).
• 2391 test and inspection desirable.
• ECS Electrician Card desirable.
• AP/SAP previous status desirable
• SMSTS desirable.
• HV/AP desirable.

Benefits:

• Interesting projects in a future-oriented growth market
• Flexible working hours
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension qualified earnings contributions through NEST scheme
• Private healthcare & Life Assurance
• A great team & flat hierarchies