Solar Technician

Spark Power • Peoria, IL • 3h ago

Solar Technician

Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, is looking for a Solar Technician to join our team in the Illinois Regional area. Renewable Energy Technicians who carry the same responsibilities as solar technicians but also are specifically assigned a group of (utility) assets. They hold extensive familiarity with their designated sites and are considered the subject matter expert on all things relating to those facilities.

What will do you as the Solar Technician?

Perform all duties of a Renewable Energy Technician in an exemplary fashion

Conducts self in a professional manner with internal team members and customers

Provide up to date information to Asset Managers with regards to their sites

Maintain facility buildings in a well-kept and organized manner

Manage site inventory and procurement

Provide site safety training, orientation, and tours for clients where necessary

Lead/assist in PMs, maintaining schedule and keeping up to date on PM status

Managing jobs, material procurement, and third-party contractors

Participation in weekend on-call and various hours of work resulting in overtime throughout peak production season

Complete general reporting and documentation of all work performed daily, provide detailed summaries of large jobs to Asset Manager

Performs other duties as assigned

Travel regionally between job sites as needed.

Spark Power Employee Benefits and Perks:

Diverse customer base-including: industrial, commercial and institutional

Competitive hourly wages

Benefits (health, vision, dental)

401K contribution, up to 3% match

Continuous training and skills improvement including Spark U and external training

Hands-on and supportive leadership team

Employee referral bonus program

Monthly cell phone allowance

All travel, training, workwear & PPE paid for

Corporate discounts (hotels, travel, insurance, retail..)

...much more

Do you have the Spark? Here's what we're looking for:

Ownership/accountability of your sites

Keep the sites looking clean and tidy - buildings, vegetation, fences, gates, roads, etc.

Ensure spare parts inventory is organized, up to date, and able to pull from quickly

Ownership of site health and safety including signs, PPE, and documentation

Able to tour around owners/guests as necessary and able to speak to any on-going issues or concerns

Detailed understanding of the technical aspects:

Energization/de-energization procedures

Lock-out, tag out plans

Operations of site-specific PLCs and controls

Understanding and access to latest drawings

Support troubleshooting on all equipment and push to maximize performance/production

Management of all preventive maintenance activities

Bi-weekly / monthly inspections to be completed by you such that you can ensure small jobs are cleaned up over time / can pick up where you left off

Involved in all major PMs i.e. inverters, combiners, helio, substation shutdowns

Aware of all correctives (you may not always be available to fix everything, but you should request to be brought up to speed and have access to the report)

Who is Spark Power?

Spark Power is the leading independent provider of end-to-end electrical services and operations and maintenance services to the industrial, utility, and renewable asset markets in North America. We work to earn the right to be our customers' Trusted Partner in Power. Our highly skilled and dedicated people, located in the communities we serve, combined with our knowledge of the power industry, technology expertise, and commitment to safety, ensures we deliver the right solutions that keep our customers' operations up and running today and better equipped for tomorrow.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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