Overview
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.
Responsibilities
* 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 escalation 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
* SSSTS qualification
* C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing certification
* Inverter specialist qualifications (advantageous)
* Experience supporting both construction and O&M activities
Personal skills
* 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
* 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
Astute complies with UK legislation and encourages applications from diverse candidates.
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