Operations & Maintenance Field Technician

Reports To :Technical Manager

Job Overview

• The O&M Field Technician is required to manage all solar PV and solar thermal sites that are under SLA contract between the company & client.
•  Tasked to oversee all sites daily, monitoring productions and system downtimes.
• Where systems are under producing, to ensure that systems returns back to designed production levels.
• Where systems are experiencing down times, to perform remedials to get systems up and running as soon as possible.
• Manage all cleaning operations where required per site.
• Perform all contractual O&M tasks tailored to each site, whether planned or unplanned maintenance.
• Assist the Technical Manager in all O&M related matters from monthly reports, department operation efficiencies and any other work required to continually develop and enhance the O&M department.
• The O&M Field Technician may also be required to be present for work to be done on installation sif so requested by upper management. This includes installation works, commissioning systems and training of client staff.

 Responsibilities and Duties

• Daily monitoring of all systems via online portals
• Manage cleaning team operations
• Perform planned maintenance tasks as per contractual SLA with client
• Perform all unplanned maintenance tasks as per contractual SLA with client
• Measure and create bills of quantities for installations budgets relating to remedial works required on sites under SLA
• For onsite remedials, respond to system breakdowns within 24 hrs for systems within RSA
• For onsite remedials, respond to system breakdowns within 48 hrs for systems outside RSA
• For remote assistance remedials, respond to system breakdowns within 12 hrs
• Schedule all planned maintenance tasks 6 months in advance
• Must be willing to travel to various sites in and out of Cape Town

Qualifications

• Electrical Trade Test Certificate
• Driver’s License and own reliable vehicle
• Valid Passport