Solar electrician. Commercial and utility scale PV O&M.
Markets: Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Baltimore, MD; Long Island, NY. Engagement: full time, permanent. Travel: regional, your assigned market plus nearby portfolio sites.
About the role
An O&M asset management company is hiring Solar Technicians (Level 3) for full time, permanent positions across its commercial and utility scale photovoltaic portfolio.
This is a hands on field electrician seat. You keep assets online: diagnose DC and AC faults, complete preventive and corrective maintenance, support recommissioning and performance checks, and document work to owner and asset management standards. You will be based in one of four markets, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore or Long Island, and travel across that regional portfolio as required.
You are not a construction manager and you do not own a project commissioning plan. You own the electrical work that keeps plants generating.
Key responsibilities
- Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical faults across commercial and utility scale PV assets to restore generation and maximize uptime.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on modules, combiners, inverters, disconnects, wiring, and associated BOP electrical equipment.
- Isolate DC and AC faults using multimeters, insulation testers, IV tracers, and thermal cameras as assigned.
- Support recommissioning, warranty work, handover checks, and post repair performance verification (polarity and VOC, IR, string checks, inverter functional tests).
- Execute and close work orders and tickets to asset management standards and SLA.
- Read one-lines, string maps, schematics, and as-builts; work to NEC and site specifications.
- Complete detailed service reports, photos, punch items, and maintenance records in the asset manager’s CMMS.
- Coordinate with asset managers, site leads, OEM technicians, and subcontractors to close technical issues.
- Follow LOTO, NFPA 70E, and OSHA 30 requirements; stop work when conditions are unsafe.
- Mentor junior technicians and lead a small crew when assigned.
- Travel between portfolio sites in the Boston, Chicago, Baltimore and Long Island markets as the schedule requires.
Required qualifications
- 4 to 5+ years solar electrical experience across installation, service, commissioning and O&M.
- Direct commercial and/or utility scale PV field experience.
- Proven DC and AC fault diagnosis using standard PV test instruments.
- Ability to read schematics, one-lines, and installation drawings.
- Working knowledge of NEC, LOTO, and NFPA 70E on PV systems (up to 1,500 VDC).
- OSHA 30.
- Valid driver’s license and authorization to work in the United States.
- Able to be based in, or commute and travel from, Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, or Long Island.
- Able to work outdoors on ground mount and rooftop sites, walk arrays, climb, lift, and work in heat, cold, and weather.
Preferred qualifications
- Multi site O&M or asset management portfolio experience.
- Foreman or crew lead experience.
- Journeyman electrician license or license in progress (MA, IL, MD, or NY a plus for the assigned market).
- NFPA 70E and Qualified Electrical Worker; NABCEP a plus.
- Inverter OEM service experience.
- CMMS and work order systems (Salesforce Field Service, Maximo, UpKeep, or similar).
- Willing to cover more than one of the four markets.
The package
- Type: full time, permanent, employed directly by the client.
- Benefits: health, vision and dental cover, 401k and bonus.
- Location: based in Boston, Chicago, Baltimore or Long Island, with regional travel across that portfolio.
- Pay: up to $60 per hour, depending on experience.
- Start: as soon as possible.
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