Project Solar Technician

Description:

Astute's Renewables Team is partnering with a renewable energy provider with a commitment to professional development and sustainability, to recruit a Project Solar Technician for its field-based (Cheltenham, Crawley, Salisbury) projects.

The Project Solar Technician role comes with a salary of up to £42,000 per annum, a 12.5% company bonus scheme, a van and fuel card, and additional benefits including pension and flexible working arrangements.

If you're a Project Solar Technician and are looking to work for an organisation that puts integrity and people at the forefront of everything it does, then submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties of the Project Solar Technician role

Reporting to the Project Manager / Site Manager, you will:

Support on-site installation activities during solar farm build phases, including DC/AC electrical installation oversight and verification
Carry out inspection, testing, and verification of electrical works (aligned with C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing)
Assist with commissioning of inverters, transformers, and monitoring systems, including troubleshooting faults during energisation
Ensure installations meet quality standards, drawings, and compliance requirements (wiring regulations, design specifications, and grid codes)
Support snagging, punch-list resolution, and handover documentation at project completion
Perform and document inspection and testing of LV electrical systems
Verify earthing, insulation resistance, polarity, and continuity tests
Support compliance checks and QA/QC inspections throughout construction phases
Identify and escalate defects or non-conformance issues
Act as a technical point of contact for inverter-related issues
Diagnose inverter faults, performance losses, and communication errors
Support firmware updates, configuration checks, and performance optimisation

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

SSSTS qualification
C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing certification
Inverter specialist qualifications (advantageous)
Experience supporting both construction and O&M activities

Personal skills

The Project Solar Technician role would suit someone who is:

Detail-focused with strong electrical fault-finding ability
Confident working on active construction sites and utility-scale solar farms
Proactive in identifying and escalating technical issues
Strong communicator when liaising with engineers, contractors, and site teams
Committed to safety, quality assurance, and compliance standards
Comfortable working independently across multiple field locations

Salary and benefits of the Project Solar Technician role

Up to £42,000 per annum
12.5% company bonus scheme
Van and fuel card provided
Pension scheme
Flexible working arrangements
Opportunity to work on large-scale solar and battery storage projects within a leading UK renewable energy business

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INDREN

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