PPM Technician - Jasper

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure that all peers and subcontractors demonstrate safe work practices in accordance with OSHA,NFPA, state and local codes, and Strata Solar Clean Energy O&M safety policies and procedures in the performance of plant maintenance activities.
• Lead safety briefings that identify all potential hazards within a scope of electrical work as well as ways to mitigate exposure to any hazardous conditions.
• Work on and around energized electrical parts in compliance with all electrical codes and company policies.
• Use multimeter, low resistance Ohmmeter, PV Analyzer, IR thermometer, IR camera, and hand-held irradiance meter as well as a variety of hand tools in the performance of electrical maintenance work.
• Perform Lockout/Tagout activities to ensure work is always performed in compliance with intended electrical isolation procedures.
• Troubleshoot & diagnose common Direct Current (“DC”) faults within the PV plant.
• Review and update work orders for accuracy.
• Complete and submit all assigned inspection and testing data as required.
• Create excellent, detailed documentation.
• Travel to various sites across the company portfolio.
• Troubleshoot & diagnose a wide range of Direct Current (“DC”) faults within the PV plant.
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working with energized AC or DC systems or other relevant experience.
• Ability to demonstrate basic working knowledge of electrical theory & PV power generating system fundamentals.
• Comprehensive knowledge of testing equipment, tools and procedures utilized in the maintenance of PV power generation systems.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other Power Plant Maintenance technicians, interdepartmental technicians and other personnel, vendors, and subcontractors in the performance of scheduled and unscheduled plant maintenance activities.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications to include but not limited to MS Word, MS Excel, and SharePoint, as well as various industry-related software platforms to include but not limited to CMMS, Flir Tools, and PV Analyzer.
• Ability to operate in a professional workmanlike manner consistent with the organization’s policies, procedures, and vision.

• Physical Requirements/Work Environment:
• • Must be able to work in an outdoor environment and be able to travel occasionally to remote project sites.
• • Must be able to sit, stand or walk for the entire duration of a shift.
• • Must be able to stoop, kneel or bend.
• • Must be able to lift, push or pull 50 lbs. overhead repeatedly.
• • 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction and ability to distinguish colors.
• • Ability to wear full complement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
• • Must have the ability to travel up to 75 % of the time, work on-call during off-shift hours and weekends.