At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide remote troubleshooting and on-site support for solar PV and battery storage systems.
- Company: Join the world's largest independent renewable energy company focused on zero carbon energy.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, private healthcare, 24 days holiday, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Diverse workforce with a strong emphasis on work-life balance and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in renewable energy while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified electrician with experience in solar PV and SCADA systems.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Do you want to work to make Power for Good? We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company, guided by a vision to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy. Achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people, as we tackle some of the world's toughest problems. We continually invest in our diverse workforce, dedicated to the personal and professional growth of our people at all career stages.
We offer rewarding work that makes a real impact, opportunities to learn from inspiring colleagues across a growing global network, and chances for personal and professional growth. Our competitive package includes:
- Pension schemes
- Flexible working
- Private healthcare
- Discounted green travel
- 24 days holiday (with an additional discretionary day)
- Options to buy/sell holiday days
- Enhanced family leave
- Four volunteering days per year
The Field Expert Technician (Comms) is a field-based role performing specialist services on the Communications and SCADA systems of battery storage and solar PV plants. You will be part of a team of industry-leading inverter specialists supporting our wider O&M team in delivering exceptional plant performance and providing on-site intervention for asset owners on external plants.
You will be a qualified electrician with experience maintaining MW-scale power plants and a keen interest in communications and SCADA systems. This is a permanent role with an overtime system in place. A company vehicle, smartphone, and laptop/tablet will be provided. RES offers a comprehensive benefits package including contributory pension, private health insurance, and investment in role-specific training.
Key Accountabilities:
- Provide remote troubleshooting and on-site support to O&M technicians in rectifying faults on the portfolio's Communications and SCADA systems.
- Support regional O&M teams on-site with corrective and preventive maintenance.
- Contribute to the internal knowledge base regarding comms and SCADA, sharing knowledge across the wider team.
- Develop method statements in collaboration with the Operations Manager, HSQE Team, and Comms/SCADA Specialists.
- Identify knowledge and training gaps, proposing relevant training courses for team upskilling.
- Propose upgrades to specialist systems considering obsolescence and reliability.
- Support Performance Analysts and SMART team in developing API connections to new sites as required.
- Perform any other duties as required by business needs.
Knowledge:
- Good knowledge and understanding of solar PV technology.
- Essential knowledge of central inverters.
- Technical understanding of AC and DC systems within utility-scale solar farms.
- Good knowledge of SCADA, instrumentation, and communications networks.
- Desirable knowledge of HVAC, fire protection, and security systems.
- Good understanding of battery storage technology (training can be provided).
Skills:
- Approach to safe working practices.
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in written and spoken English.
- Able to respond to changing priorities and emergent issues.
- Enthusiasm for personal development.
- Able to read and interpret schematic diagrams and technical manuals.
- Computer skills for writing reports and communicating via email.
- Passion, Accountability, Collaboration, and Excellence.
Experience:
- Experience in reading, writing, and amending Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
- Experience working with equipment vendors to support fault diagnosis.
- DC and LV installation, fault finding, testing, and commissioning experience.
- Experience working remotely.
- Solar PV installation and O&M experience (MW-scale or large commercial ground-mount).
- Desirable experience in battery storage installation and O&M (MW-scale).
- Experience installing or maintaining ethernet and fibre optic communications.
- Experience working with SCADA or data monitoring systems.
- Experience with Central inverters and High Voltage switchgear.
Qualifications:
- Full UK driving license.
- Qualified Electrician.
- Inspection and testing qualifications (C&G 2391 or 2394/5) highly valued.
- First aid qualifications.
- Health & Safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS).
At RES, we celebrate difference as it makes our company a great place to work. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and points of view to create teams that work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients.
