Electrical technician - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Electrical technician / Solar O&M engineer

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 Depending on Experience

Area: Peterborough

Electrical technician

My client is one of the top leading service providers of O&M in Europe. They provide services in Operations & Maintenance, Technical Asset Management and Monitoring. They operate over 1.4 Gigawatts of solar energy power.

We are looking for an electrical technician /O&M technician to help our clients utility-scale and commercial PV installations run smoothly in the Peterborough region (estimated 50 MW). A qualified electrician has a fantastic opportunity to work in the renewable energy sector or to deepen their understanding of large-scale PV and LV systems.

Daily travel to and from the sites is required for the job, along with on-call duties. We are searching for a person with strong organisational abilities, the capacity to appraise technical difficulties, and the motivation to operate independently with little supervision.

Requirements:

• Electrical installation certificate to level 3 City & Guilds or NVQ equivalent or an equivalent electronics qualification
• BS7671 wiring regulations to 18th Edition and a sound working knowledge of them
• HVAP Trained (desirable)
• City & Guilds inspection and test certificate to level 3 (desirable)
• ECS health and safety certificate (desirable)
• Demonstrable experience as an Installation electrician working in large scale commercial installations
• Previous experience of working with any DC electrical system (desirable)
• Familiar with data communications, Ethernet, MODBUS, Cat5, fibre

Tasks and responsibilities will include:

1. Manage a preventative maintenance programme to ensure installations are working at peak performance
2. Carry out works on commercial ground mounts and rooftops
3. Identify/Locate and respond to fault situations
4. Regularly log into the remote management system to monitor for alarms and generation statistics
5. Carry out Due Diligence Site and Paperwork Inspections
6. Assist in rectification works
7. Document each intervention on site with agreed templates and by agreed date
8. Understand the contract for each site to enable effective management
9. Abide by company H&S protocols
10. Undertake appropriate on-going training
11. Keep records of near misses, and accidents
12. File risk assessments and method statements for each visit - with ref to our safe system of works
13. Use the lone working protection system
14. Customer liaison and Liaison with Plant Manager and Operations Manager
15. Weekly vehicle inspection
16. Keep time recording records
17. Stock management
18. Ensuring that all test equipment is fully functional and calibrated
19. Ensure PPE is appropriate and well maintained
20. Management of contractors as necessary to maintain site order

Remuneration and Benefits:

Holidays 25 days per annum + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme The Peoples Pension

Incentives Bonus incentive Scheme

Company provides Van, Laptop, Mobile phone

Location Flexible but ideally Peterborough Area

Salary £30,000 - £40,000