Energy Storage Technician II - (Pecos, TX)
About The Position
This experienced technical position independently performs operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, testing, commissioning support, and performance improvement activities on Energy Storage systems with limited supervision. The Technician II leads defined troubleshooting and maintenance activities, provides day-to-day guidance to Associate and Technician I personnel, and supports operational KPI attainment through safe, high-quality work execution. The role includes independent preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; troubleshooting and repair; major component replacement, upgrades, modifications, and commissioning support; and assistance with work planning, feeder-level outage response, equipment isolation, restoration, emergency maintenance, and maintenance quality reviews within assigned qualifications and approved switching authority. The Technician II coordinates with field leadership and designated Engineering, SME, OEM, vendor, and remote-support resources, and communicates outage findings to the designated outage or switching lead. The position also involves completing and reviewing technical reports, work orders, testing records, and switching documentation; recommending improvements to safety, availability, reliability, MTTR, PM compliance, backlog, and customer commitments; providing task guidance and coaching to junior personnel without formal people-management responsibility; and traveling as required. Duties may change at any time.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of related experience in energy storage, power generation, renewable energy, utilities, industrial maintenance, electrical construction, or a similar environment.
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Advanced knowledge of AC/DC systems and a strong understanding of Energy Storage equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret basic substation one-line diagrams to identify equipment boundaries, understand feeder configurations, and support troubleshooting and restoration during feeder-level outages.
- Working knowledge of utility-scale substations and associated equipment, including breakers, disconnect switches, transformers, relays, protection systems, station service, grounding systems, and feeder circuits.
- Ability to independently troubleshoot complex equipment issues and interpret technical documentation.
- Proficiency with diagnostic equipment, monitoring platforms, CMMS, and root-cause problem solving.
- Effective technical mentoring, communication, planning, and outage-response skills.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb ladders, and work in industrial and outdoor environments for extended periods.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, work in varying weather conditions, wear required PPE including arc-flash and fall-protection equipment when required, and distinguish colors used for electrical wiring and equipment identification.
Nice To Haves
- Experience troubleshooting electrical systems, industrial equipment, controls, communications, or PCS equipment.
- Utility-scale energy storage experience.
- Associate degree, technical diploma, military technical training, or vocational certification in a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of battery systems, PCS, transformers, switchgear, controls, networks, HVAC, and fire protection.
- Strong understanding of basic substation one-line diagrams, feeder configurations, equipment identification, electrical isolation boundaries, and feeder-level outage response.
- Strong understanding of predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance.
- Strong understanding of safe work leadership and technical mentoring.
- Knowledge of Job Hazard Analyses (JHA), Pre-Job Brief (PJB), Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), OSHA, and NFPA 70E practices.
- Strong understanding of work-order quality and timely escalation.
Responsibilities
- Independently perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
- Lead troubleshooting using alarms, fault logs, trends, performance data, and approved test methods.
- Coordinate with field leadership and designated Engineering, SME, OEM, vendor, and remote-support resources.
- Execute major component replacement, upgrades, modifications, and commissioning support.
- Provide task guidance and coaching to Associate and Technician I personnel without assuming formal people-management responsibility.
- Support work planning, scheduling, feeder-level outage response, equipment isolation, restoration activities, emergency maintenance, and maintenance quality reviews within assigned qualifications and approved switching authority.
- Use substation one-line diagrams and operating information to identify affected feeders and equipment during feeder-level outages and communicate findings to the designated outage or switching lead.
- Complete and review technical reports, work orders, testing records, and switching documentation.
- Recommend improvements that support safety, availability, reliability, MTTR, PM compliance, backlog, and customer commitments.
- Travel as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
