At a Glance
- Tasks: Support solar farm installations and ensure quality standards are met.
- Company: Join a leading renewable energy provider focused on sustainability and professional growth.
- Benefits: Earn up to £42,000, enjoy a bonus scheme, van, fuel card, and flexible working.
- Other info: Work independently across various sites with excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the renewable energy sector while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: SSSTS and C&G 2391 certifications required; inverter qualifications are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 42000 - 42000 £ per year.
Astute's Renewables Team is partnering with a renewable energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Project Solar Technician for its field-based (Cheltenham, Crawley, Salisbury) projects. The Project Solar Technician role comes with a salary of up to £42,000 per annum, a 12.5% company bonus scheme, a van and fuel card, and additional benefits including pension and flexible working arrangements.
If you're a Project Solar Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Project Solar Technician role:
- Support on-site installation activities during solar farm build phases, including DC/AC electrical installation oversight and verification.
- Carry out inspection, testing, and verification of electrical works (aligned with C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing).
- Assist with commissioning of inverters, transformers, and monitoring systems, including troubleshooting faults during energisation.
- Ensure installations meet quality standards, drawings, and compliance requirements (wiring regulations, design specifications, and grid codes).
- Support snagging, punch-list resolution, and handover documentation at project completion.
- Perform and document inspection and testing of LV electrical systems.
- Verify earthing, insulation resistance, polarity, and continuity tests.
- Support compliance checks and QA/QC inspections throughout construction phases.
- Identify and escalate defects or non-conformance issues.
- Act as a technical point of contact for inverter-related issues.
- Diagnose inverter faults, performance losses, and communication errors.
- Support firmware updates, configuration checks, and performance optimisation.
Professional qualifications:
- SSSTS qualification.
- C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing certification.
- Inverter specialist qualifications (advantageous).
- Experience supporting both construction and O&M activities.
Personal skills:
- Detail-focused with strong electrical fault-finding ability.
- Confident working on active construction sites and utility-scale solar farms.
- Proactive in identifying and escalating technical issues.
- Strong communicator when liaising with engineers, contractors, and site teams.
- Committed to safety, quality assurance, and compliance standards.
- Comfortable working independently across multiple field locations.
Salary and benefits of the Project Solar Technician role:
- Up to £42,000 per annum.
- 12.5% company bonus scheme.
- Van and fuel card provided.
- Pension scheme.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Opportunity to work on large-scale solar and battery storage projects within a leading UK renewable energy business.
Project Solar Technician in Leeds employer: Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd
Join a forward-thinking renewable energy provider in Cheltenham, Crawley, or Salisbury, where your role as a Project Solar Technician will be valued and supported through a culture of integrity and professional development. Enjoy competitive benefits including a salary of up to £42,000, a 12.5% bonus scheme, flexible working arrangements, and the opportunity to work on impactful solar and battery storage projects that contribute to sustainability. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to grow in a dynamic environment that prioritises employee well-being and career advancement.
Contact Details:
Astute Technical Recruitment Ltd Recruitment Team
