Solar Field Service Technician (Operations and Maintenance)

The role

You will perform preventative and corrective maintenance on solar utility and sub-station equipment at solar power sites near Pueblo, Colorado. You will also troubleshoot and test installed solar equipment and keep work documentation.

What you will do

• Conduct preventative and corrective maintenance of solar utility and sub-station equipment.
• Test and troubleshoot installed solar equipment and make sure it is in proper working order.
• Troubleshoot electrical components using digital multi-meters, meggers, amp clamps and similar equipment.
• Complete documentation such as work orders, time logs, inventory control and emergency information schedules.
• Follow Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) procedures.
• Operate and maintain a motor vehicle safely and legally.
• Escalate issues at site.
• Work alone or in a group.

Required qualifications

• Strong safety background, including Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical experience with troubleshooting and installation skills.
• Ability to comply with OSHA standards.
• Ability to live within approximately 50 miles of Pueblo, Colorado.
• Ability to work outdoors in ambient temperatures.
• Ability to lift and move equipment up to 50 pounds.
• High aptitude and a strong work ethic.

Nice to have

• 1+ years of commercial/industrial operations and maintenance (O&M) experience on solar power plants.
• Preventative maintenance experience on solar utility equipment.
• Solar experience with inverters, tracker systems or sub-station equipment (TMEIC, SMA, Sungrow, Nextracker, ATI, etc.).
• Ability to train, mentor and develop laborers into apprentices.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts and HSA option.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional development training.
• Performance and referral bonuses, production incentives, tool/equipment and fuel stipends, company vehicle, per diem (listed as possible compensation).
• Company vehicle, phone, laptop or tablet, plus tools and safety equipment as required for the role.

Before you apply

• Must live within approximately 50 miles of the Pueblo, Colorado area.
• Must be able to comply with OSHA standards.
• May be required to be on call by phone or text, including on weekends and holidays.

About the company

Pearce is a technology-enabled provider of asset management solutions for mission-critical electromechanical infrastructure in North America, founded in 1998. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.