Field Expert Technician (Inverter)

Renewable Energy Systems; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A renewable energy company in Exeter seeks an O&M Specialist Technician to perform maintenance on inverters in solar PV and battery storage plants. The ideal candidate will be a qualified electrician with experience in maintaining MW-scale power plants, eager to develop professionally. This permanent role offers a competitive benefits package and emphasizes safe working practices and teamwork.

Benefits

Contributory pension

Private health insurance

Role-specific training

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining MW-scale power plants.
• Good knowledge of solar PV technology.
• Experience working remotely.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inverter maintenance for clients.
• Provide troubleshooting and on-site support.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing in the team.

Skills

Safe working practices

Excellent communication skills

Technical diagram interpretation

Computer skills for reporting

Responsive to changing priorities

Education

Qualified Electrician

Inspection and testing qualifications (C&G 2391 or 2394/5)

First aid qualifications

Health & Safety qualifications

Tools

SCADA systems

Inverters

Ethernet and fibre optic communications

Job description

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

RES Energy Services Ltd is a Division/subsidiary of RES Ltd, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company.

We’re guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we’re tackling some of the world’s toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They’re our most important asset so that’s why we continually invest in them.

The RES group is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they’re at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

The Position

The O&M Specialist Technician (Inverter) is a field-based role performing specialist services on the inverters of battery storage and solar PV plants. You will be part of a team of industry-leading inverter specialists that support our wider O&M team in delivering exceptional plant performance, and also provide on-site inverter intervention for asset owners on plants external to our O&M portfolio.

You will be a qualified electrician with experience maintaining MW-scale power plants, with a keen interest in working on inverters. This is a permanent role and an overtime system is in place.

A company vehicle, smart phone and laptop/tablet will be provided. RES provides a comprehensive package of benefits including contributory pension, private health insurance and investment in role-specific training, and as a Specialist Technician (Inverter), you will be supported in receiving all relevant manufacturer training to allow us to deliver this service.

The ideal candidate would be based in the East or South East of England.

Accountabilities

• Carry out specialist inverter maintenance and upgrade work for clients as an Additional Service
• Drive the fulfilment of 3rd party inverter response contracts through remote and on-site intervention
• Provide remote troubleshooting and on-site support to O&M technicians in rectification of faults on the portfolio’s inverters
• Support the regional O&M teams on-site with corrective and preventive maintenance where required
• Contribute to the internal knowledge base in relation to inverters, and share knowledge across the wider team
• Develop method statements in collaboration with the O&M Specialist Manager (Inverter), HSQE Advisor, and Quality Manager
• Identify any knowledge and training gaps, and put forward relevant training courses to assist the team with upskilling
• Identify and propose upgrades to the specialist systems (considering obsolescence and reliability)
• Support the Performance Analysts and SMART team in developing API connections to new sites as required
• Any other duties, for example with other specialist systems as required by the business needs

Knowledge

• Good knowledge understanding of solar PV technology
• Knowledge of central inverters is essential
• Principles of High Voltage operations
• Technical understanding of AC and DC systems within utility-scale solar farms
• Good knowledge and understanding of SCADA, instrumentation and communications networks is desirable
• Good knowledge and understanding of HVAC, fire protection, security systems is desirable
• Good knowledge and understanding of battery storage technology, although training can be given in this area

Experience

• Experience, reading, writing and amending Risk Assessments and Method Statements
• Experience working with equipment vendors to support diagnosis of faults
• DC and LV installation, fault finding, testing and commissioning
• Experience working remotely
• Solar PV installation and O&M experience (MW-scale or large commercial ground-mount)
• Battery storage installation and O&M experience (MW-scale) is desirable
• Experience installing or maintaining ethernet and fibre optic communications
• Experience working with SCADA or data monitoring systems
• Work with Central inverters
• Work with High Voltage switchgear

Skills and Attributes

• Approach to safe working practices
• Excellent communication skills, fluent 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, reporting progress and communicating by email
• Passion, Accountability, Collaboration, and Excellence

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence
• 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 we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

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