PV Solar Engineer

Job Description

PV Solar Engineer

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to many of the world’s top-recognized brands and companies, is actively seeking a PV Solar Engineer to join our Clean Energy Associates (CEA) team. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in Clean Energy!

Intertek’s Clean Energy Associates (CEA) serves as a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading solar project developers, owners and financiers, providing a range of services across the value chain. These services include quality assurance, supply chain management and traceability as well as technical support to clean energy projects. CEA also serves clean energy equipment suppliers and manufacturers, helping them grow and navigate the key manufacturing challenges that are critical for their success. Intertek is continually innovating and evolving to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organizations in every sector and industry around the world. We go beyond Testing, Inspection and Certification of products: we are a Total Quality Assurance Provider to industries worldwide. Our Purpose: Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life.

What are we looking for?

The PV Solar Engineer is responsible for executing the PV solar site inspections, testing, audits, and quality control service projects with a scope including but not limited to visual inspection, commissioning support, EL testing, IV curve testing, inline production monitoring, pre-shipment inspections on finished products, and container loading monitoring. This position requires over 80% of travel.

The PV Solar Engineer will be responsible for executing Engineering Services’ projects such as: on-site inspections, audits, commissioning verifications, punch list generation, troubleshooting, drawings and design review, technical due diligence, independent engineering, etc., on time, within budget, and in compliance with all technical, commercial, safety regulatory, and environmental requirements to meet or exceed client’s expectations. The candidate may also be involved in SOW development, proposal preparation and reports delivery to our clients (project developers, EPCs, independent power producers, lenders, investors, financial institutions). Candidates will be leading onsite teams consisting of engineers and technicians. The candidate should also be able to resolve conflicts, communicate effectively with clients, be comfortable working in a small group environment, and willing to put in extra effort to coordinate activities across global time zones.

Responsibilities:

• Travel to client sites and perform systems audits, inspections and commissioning on solar PV and Storage systems.
• Coordinating with field service technicians, engineers, subcontractors, and other O&M personnel.
• Project manage systems audits, inspections and commissioning to meet project schedule and budget.
• Ability to troubleshoot faulty systems and provide recommendations for corrective actions.
• Create reports on technical commissioning, findings and/or inspections.
• Provide leadership in health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues on site and maintain overall responsibility for ensuring that the team complies with the HSE Plan.
• Ensure hazard/risk analysis is performed before start of activities.
• Consistently communicate with clients in a professional manner.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience, including a minimum of 3 years of experience in the PV solar industry.
• Bachelors degree in engineering.
• Verifiable experience as a PV O&M technician is preferred.
• Electrician with experience of being on C&I and utility-scale PV systems (preferred)
• Ability to travel up 80% of the time.
• Valid Passport required
• OSHA 10 certification (10hr) required.
• OSHA 30 certification (30hr) desirable.
• Experience in using project management software.
• Proficiency in using MS Office- Word and Excel.
• NABCEP certification is highly preferred.
• Experience with I-V Curve Tracing, Megger Testing, Infrared Scanning, Visual Inspection, Multimeter Use and safety practices while conducting inspections and commissioning work.
• Fall Protection Trained.
• Training in arc-flash, lock-out/tag-out, and other special protective equipment and procedures desirable.
• Ability to work outdoors in harsh conditions including but not limited to desert areas, long hours standing, climbing stairs and ladders.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards