Solar Electrical Technican

Ameresco•Ontario, CA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Ameresco, Inc. is a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers reduce costs, enhance resilience, and decarbonize to net zero. We are a trusted, full-service partner to public sector and government entities, K-12 schools, higher education, utilities, and healthcare customers across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe. The Operations & Maintenance Group has a new opportunity for an Electrician in Southern California experienced with inspecting, troubleshooting and maintaining commercial or utility solar facilities.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent experience in lieu of diploma.
Minimum of 2 years’ experience of industrial solar electric/electronic maintenance experience in the repair, inspection, testing, installation and/or maintenance of related electrical/electronic equipment.
Journeyman’s license.
Valid Drivers' License in good standing, issued by state of residence.
Knowledge of electricity, voltage and current relationships for both AC and DC circuits.
Ability to successfully complete position training and testing requirements.
Ability to push, pull, bend, stand, stoop, lift, carry, reach, climb, hear, see, and work on ladders for extended periods of time with hands and arms at heights to install troubleshoot equipment.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Solar PV a plus.
OSHA training and certification preferred.
Travel and flexibility for ‘on call’ support or varied schedule needs.

Responsibilities

Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public.
Reads and interprets instruction manuals, blueprints and control system drawings; applies knowledge to daily tasks under the supervision of the Lead Electrician.
Completes written and electronic records (i.e. work orders, calibration sheets, time cards, material requests) required to document the work in progress and as it is completed.
Repair, test, troubleshoot, inspect; and install, remove and maintain solar site equipment such as solar panels, inverters, transformers, breakers, switchgear, and SCADA equipment.
Supervise and train apprentice electricians/coworkers to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
Perform other duties as required.