Operations and Maintenance Service Technician in Banbury

With the UK government's ambitious goal of delivering 60GW of solar power by 2030, Solar Careers UK are on a mission to help recruit, train, and place over 43,000 new professionals into rewarding careers within the solar and battery storage industry. Solar Careers UK is a division of Solar Energy UK, the trade association representing over 425 solar businesses across the country. Many of these companies specialise in delivering high-quality solar installations for domestic, commercial, and utility-scale projects.

This role presents a unique opportunity to join a leading renewable energy developer and provider of expert services into the renewable energy industry. Service technicians are responsible for the day-to-day on-site activities for the sites that are assigned to them, working closely with their regional support team and other stakeholders to deliver the O&M services safely and effectively in line with expectations to ensure operational solar PV and battery storage plants achieve their required performance, availability, and safety objectives.

Duties:

• Planned preventative maintenance of electrical, auxiliary, communications, mechanical, structural, grounds, and security systems.
• Reactive maintenance interventions, fault diagnosis, and fault repair of electrical, auxiliary, communications, mechanical, structural, grounds, and security systems.
• Inspections, information gathering, and records keeping using safety culture templates and other resources.
• Completion, updating, and completing of events log management system tickets, completing weekly timesheets, and maintaining site and vehicle stock inventory.
• Working in accordance with BSR site access and security control procedures and policies.
• Working in accordance with BSR Health & Safety Policy, BSR Risk Assessments, BSR Safe Systems of Work, BSR HV & LV Safety Rules, and all required BSR HR policies.
• Adherence to and supporting the further development of the BSR Quality Management System.
• Supervision and site inductions of sub-contractors, suppliers, graziers, and visitors to sites.
• Participation in self-lead, site-based, and classroom-based training. On occasion this could be overseas.
• Travel on occasion to other regional areas or sites as required for the fulfilment of O&M contract duties, including overnight stays when applicable.

Requirements Experience and qualifications:

• Technical experience as a qualified electrician (BS7671: latest version) or electrical engineer.
• Inspection and maintenance experience and qualifications (C&G 2391 or 2394/5) or equivalent, or working towards.
• Solar PV installation and maintenance experience (including systems over 50kWp and G59/3, G99) and qualifications (C&G 2372 or C&G 2399).
• Experience and training with central PV inverters is highly desirable (i.e. SMA, Power Electronics, Gamesa, Ingeteam, Sungrow).
• Experience and training with HV switchgear and systems is highly desirable.
• Health and Safety awareness (e.g. ECS and/or SSSTS) including valid first aid ticket.
• Self-driven with experience of working remotely without close supervision.
• Attention to detail and can-do attitude. Ability to time manage and prioritise your work correctly and efficiently.
• Technical knowledge - can problem solve quickly and express solutions verbally and on paper.
• Action focused - Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all and is seen as a team player and is co-operative. Ability to assist other areas and teams within BSR to resolve faults, issues, and problems.
• Composure - does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough and is a settling influence in a crisis.
• Enthusiasm for continuing development and learning.
• Clean Driving License.

Here at Solar Careers UK we look forward to receiving your application as a first step toward joining our vibrant solar industry.