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Solar TechnicianSpark Power • Albany, New York, United States
Solar Technician

Solar Technician

Spark Power • Albany, New York, United States
9 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Solar Technician

Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, is looking for a Solar Technician to join our team in the Albany, New York 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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