About the job: The Lead Engineer provides technical leadership and hands-on expertise to support a team of solar maintenance electricians. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of solar energy systems. The Lead Engineer offers guidance and mentoring to team members, and acts as the primary point of escalation for complex technical issues, ensuring compliance with electrical standards, safety regulations, and company performance goals.
About Ecovision:
Ecovision has extensive experience design, installation and managing distributed rooftop solar PV asset portfolios across the UK.
We have installed over 5500 systems and currently manage over 19,000 installations across mainland UK 63MWp capacity), primarily on behalf of Portfolio Investors, Councils and Housing Associations. We have a strong track record of manging long term solar performance and work with clients to minimise operational costs whilst maximising the generation of renewable energy.
Renewable Industry growth and Ecovision:
The renewable energy industry is now experiencing significant growth across all sectors and technologies. As a consequence of increasing energy prices and the requirement to de carbonise energy production, the demand for new solar PV installation is growing at the highest rate since Government incentive schemes came to an end. In response to this Ecovision have moved back into installation of new Solar PV systems, focusing on the rooftop sector with installations up to 500kwp. It is embedded in our culture that we value and invest in all our staff, helping people to realise their potential and always looking to promote internally and develop our teams.
Benefits of working at Ecovision Asset Management:
* Free work social events including Christmas Party and summer BBQ
* Strong team culture, our staff are our focus
* Contributory pension (up to 5%) with overpayment option
* Yearly salary increases for all staff
* Buy and carry over annual leave facility
* Death in service cover
* Company sickness pay
* Employee Assistance programme
* 25 days paid holiday plus a day for your birthday, with an additional day for each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days
* Long service awards
* Excellent maternity, adoption, surrogacy and paternity benefits
* Rapidly growing Company with career support, defined progression structures and significant opportunity for career progression
* Flexi working of hours and location that facilitates a work/life balance
* Bike to work scheme
What you’ll do:
· Provide technical direction and engineering leadership and build a motivated, professional, engaged, skilled and driven Solar PV Engineer Team that can support the company’s growth.
· Offer technical guidance and solutions for the operational O&M internal customer support functions.
· Control all costs within agreed budgets where applicable.
· Ensure all health and safety regulations are adhered to and communicated to all field engineers (toolbox talks etc.)
· Ensure new hires are thoroughly introduced to company policies, culture, and expectations as well as providing an induction training plan.
· Carry out 121’s and yearly appraisals with all external engineers as required.
· Work with the management team to ensure the Company meets its performance targets.
· Support with improving service levels through excellent customer service, consistent and efficient working practice.
· Keep up to date with industry and legislation changes.
· The post holder may be required to undertake other reasonable adhoc duties as appropriate and requested by their Line Manager.
What you’ll need:
· Significant experience in the Operations and Maintenance of rooftop Solar PV systems from both a technical and commercial perspective
· 2365 L3, NVQ3, 2391 Testing and Inspecting, along with proven experience in electrical installations.
· The ability to train, evaluate, coach and mentor staff to fulfil their potential.
· Experience with solar PV installations.
· The ability to systematise and process flow common fault types (from a technical perspective) with support from operations and IT.
· Strong background in electrical engineering with a deep understanding of how these apply to solar PV.
· Self-starter, motivated to establish new systems and processes and constantly improve and evolve the technical function.
· Strong management skills to recruitment, motivate and retain staff.
· A team player, the ability to work with internal O&M, installations and sales departments to ensure the engineering team provide the support required for a growing business.
· This role will be based on the road and therefore the postholder will require a clean driving license and experience driving long distances.
Any offer of employment will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, satisfactory references and completion of a successful 6 month probation period.
Location: You will be field-based from home, travelling to Solar PV sites within an 80-mile radius of your location. From time to time, you will also be required to attend the office or meet with your team. In return, you’ll receive a fully expensed company vehicle, all necessary IT equipment, and access to further training opportunities to support your development.
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Salary: Competitive and dependent upon experience.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to lead and innovate within a growing solar PV company.
Work alongside a team of passionate and skilled professionals dedicated to sustainable energy.
Competitive salary, benefits, and ongoing professional development.
Apply today and make a tangible impact in renewable energy!
Diversity and Inclusion statement:
Ecovision are committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion within our Organisation. We strive to be a successful, caring and welcoming place for all our team members and our customers. We are committed to our equal opportunities policy and a culture of respect and understanding. We want to ensure that everyone feels included, welcome and able to be themselves and bring their authentic abilities. We are very willing to provide accessibility accommodations for applicants where required. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and in need of reasonable adjustments or assistance, please do send an email to our HR Department - hr@ecovision.co.uk
To apply:
If you wish to apply, please send a CV and covering letter to hr@ecovision.co.uk