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Solar PV Maintenance Electrician

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 9 days
Location

Winchester, Hampshire SO23 7QQ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • You will be working for a renewable energy developer managing over 300MW of Solar farms in the UK.
  • The primary role involves maintaining a 15MW Solar PV farm near Winchester, performing both planned and reactive maintenance.
  • Candidates should have experience as an electrician, ideally with Solar PV experience, and must have Level 2/3 City & Guilds qualifications.
  • The position offers a salary of £38-40k along with a van and additional benefits.
  • Flexibility to cover other sites within the county is required for this role.

Your new companyYou will be working for renewable energy developer who manages and maintains over 300MW of Solar farms across the UK.

Your new roleThe role is to primarily maintain a large 15MW Solar PV farm located 10 miles west of Winchester where you will be performing Planned Preventative Maintenance as per the scheduled PPM Annual maintenance plan as well as unscheduled reactive maintenance. You may also need to support other smaller sites and other maintenance electricians. Duties include:

  • AP Duties including Switching, Isolations and Permits
  • Diagnosing, fault finding and carrying out corrective maintenance of faults.
  • Daily completion of PPM / corrective maintenancereports: detailing all measures taken, materials used, timescales of tasks and report any remedial works required to be planned in by the admin O&M team
  • Conduct site inductions for visitors and third-party contractors to sites complying with Health and safety regulations.
  • Alert line manager and supervising engineers of any issues identified.

What you'll need to succeedYou will be an experienced electrician who has ideally had some previous Solar PV experienceThe role is based 10 miles west of Winchester but you will need to be flexible to cover other sites within the county area if required.Key Qualifications and experience:-

  • Level 2/3 City & Guilds electrical installation or electrical engineering
  • City & Guilds 17/18th BS7671 Wiring Regs.
  • Ideally, have an understanding of Central/String Inverters
  • Ideally, have some knowledge of power electronics and circuitry, power generation technologies and equipment
  • Familiarity with Earthing Systems - including measuring and monitoring Relays would be desirable
  • HV experience is advantageous, training will be provided to the right candidate.
  • Full clean UK driving licence.

What you'll get in return£38-40k plus Van and Benefits

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