Solar Installation & Maintenance Support, Johannesburg
Core
Facilitate solar installations from site assessment to system activation, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and assisting with electrical grid and PV system work.
Role type
Solar installation technician (field)
Builds
Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, inverters, monitoring systems, and associated electrical infrastructure
Domain
Renewable energy / Solar power
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Electrical fundamentals, circuitry knowledge, photovoltaic system component familiarity, trenching and cable laying, conduit installation, electrical troubleshooting, site assessment
Preferred skills
Solar energy industry experience, technical troubleshooting experience, knowledge of solar PV components (panels, inverters, charge controllers, batteries)
Technologies
Solar PV systems, inverters, monitoring systems, trenching machines
Responsibilities
Digging holes and trenches, planting poles, laying cables, chasing and cutting walls/floors for conduit, installing wireways and ancillary equipment, erecting and joining luminaires, operating trenching machines, documenting electrical system specifications, assisting the master installation electrician
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC