Based in Northern Ireland (Largely Remote)
Salary up to £45k
Permanent

Verelogic are looking for a Senior Engineer to work for our client, an international scale renewable energy company.

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Purpose of the role:

• provide technical leadership to Field Service Engineers (FSEs) and GOs, ensuring the quality of preventative and corrective maintenance activities and reporting.

• ensure the standards defined by the Engineering team are implemented and adhered to.

• act as a technical role model to FSEs.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To ensure the highest safety standards are always maintained

• To induct, train and develop FSEs ensuring their full awareness, understanding and compliance with method statements and work instructions.

• To deliver 'on-the-job' training in preventative and corrective maintenance to FSEs.

• To audit and assess the technical quality of the work undertaken by FSEs to identify improvement opportunities.

• To review, validate and approve appropriate samples of technical reports produced by FSEs prior to their submission to Clients.

• To coordinate the response to Client technical queries arising from maintenance reports.

• To directly perform corrective and preventative maintenance as required.

• To coordinate and participate in major incidents and repairs.

• Contribute to the continual development of method statements and work instructions maintained by the Engineering Team.

• Preparation of reports to the Management Team.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Knowledge

• A sound working knowledge of health and safety legislation including Health and Safety at Work Act and Construction Design and Management Regulations.

• Broad knowledge of solar PV operations and maintenance including both power generation and ancillary systems (e.g. communication, CCTV etc.)

Work Skills

• Ability to write and review risk assessments and method statements.

• Expert level knowledge of multiple inverter types.

• Thorough understanding of PV O&M maintenance techniques and standards including electrical tests and thermographic inspections.

• Management of complex repair projects.

General Skills/Attributes

• A clear technical leader.

• Able to take ownership of situations to deliver results.

• Attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Ability to influence key stakeholders in the business.

• Flexible approach to working hours

• Minimum 2 years performing PV O&M.

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Education and Qualifications

• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.

• SSSTS Site Supervisor or equivalent.

• Attendance at several manufacturers' inverter level training courses.

• Capable of HV authorisation to a minimum AP3 level.