PV Solar Field Tech Principal - East Coast

Date: Sep 6, 2023

Location(s): Chesapeake, VA, US, 23323

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 76045

is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 among electric and gas utility companies in Fortune® magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies®." Join a team that’s among the very best…at NextEra Energy Resources.

Employees in this role perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on inverters, trackers, energy storage systems, high voltage systems, control systems and other associated equipment. Individuals understand the solar and energy storage mechanisms, including both electrical and maintenance of inverters, of all solar and energy storage components. This position replaces mechanical and electrical components, understands schematics and controls systems and uses appropriate diagnostic tools. The successful candidate will interpret fault reports, maintain power generation reports, service logs in the computer database, and monitor inverter and energy storage systems performance and SCADA systems. Employees will support a portfolio of projects across the East Coast region, to include NY, PA, ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, WV, VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, and MS. The ideal candidate will live within the region to support the travel schedule. This position requires 100% travel availability.

• Performs regular preventative maintenance and repair on solar and energy storage power generation equipment

• Completes advanced electrical, electronic, and mechanical troubleshooting

• Maintains all company supplied equipment, facilities, and tooling

• Applies advanced understanding of the technical and process functions including leadership competencies

• Serves as a safety champion for the fleet

• Coaches new technicians on safety, solar and energy storage systems

• Serves as qualified reliever in the absence of site management

• Leads teams in Quality Improvement (QI) projects

• Provides oversight to other personnel and acts as a Safety Mentor

• Completes special projects or complex task assignments

• Ability to meet attendance requirements

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Job Overview

This role performs advanced maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on solar and energy storage assets and associated equipment. Individuals understand the process and functionality of all electrical components associated with solar inverters, battery management systems, fire protection systems, air conditioning systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, control networks and programable logic controllers. Individuals will be a subject matter expert in proper utilization of electrical safe work practices. This position will also be a regional electrical safe work practices subject matter expert and provide coaching to other technicians on electrical safe work practices.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs corrective maintenance and repairs on solar and energy storage power generation equipment

• Conducts advanced electrical, electronic, and network troubleshooting

• Applies advanced understanding of technical process to improve equipment capabilities

• Provides electrical safe work practices coaching

• Serves as qualified reliever in the absence of site management

• Leads teams in Quality Improvement (QI) projects

• Provides oversight to other personnel and acts as a Safety Mentor

• Completes special projects or complex task assignments

• Collaborates with cross functional teams to incorporate equipment updates

• Documents work execution and field changes utilizing Maximo

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School Grad / GED

• Experience: 4+ years

• Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Employee Group: Non Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Technicians - Wind/HV/Solar

Organization: NextEra Operating Srvs

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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