Maintenance Technician for Solar Monitoring System in Houston County, TX - Training Provided (2-4 hours a week)
Crockett, TX, United States On-site
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About the role
UL Solutions, will be installing a solar monitoring system (SMS) near Crockett, Houston County, TX on behalf of one of our Clients. The station is (roughly 25x25 footprint) consists of a few solar panels, (2) 7-foot tripods, and scientific measurement equipment surrounded by a locked chain link fence. The station will be monitoring the solar resource as well as other meteorological and weather-related parameters. The station requires weekly maintenance, on the same day each week during daylight hours to ensure consistent and accurate data is being collected for a minimum of 1 year and maximum of 2 years . Your duties will include the following: Each maintenance visit should take 60-90 minutes. UL Solutions requires a weekly excel logbook uploaded via internet along with photos and other documentation to support the visit which should take 45-90 minutes. The entire process is estimated to require between 2-4 hours each week, including travel time to and from site. Occasionally, UL Solutions may request your assistance in replacing or troubleshooting equipment. A Senior Engineer would contact you to walk you through the process. They will support you while onsite and review data after the equipment repair.
What you'll bring
- No solar experience is required
- Must be able to take instruction remotely throughout length of contract term.
- Must use own transportation to and from remote SMS location
- Willing/able to walk to and from site, typically no more than ¼ mile in one direction.
- Required to climb and work comfortably from a 6 or 8-foot ladder ( provided ).
- Must have demonstrated computer literacy, including ability to upload attachments with their own version of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) to our SharePoint website with reliable internet.
- A smart phone is required to take site photos as well as to communicate with UL Solutions' staff while on site in an event of an emergency, etc.
- A desktop computer, laptop or tablet with internet capability is required for uploading maintenance photos and updating excel maintenance logbook.
- Required to treat all applicable information as confidential.
- but is preferred.
- 4WD/AWD preferred.