Technician (BESS) at Resgroup, Glasgow

Technician (BESS) at Resgroup in Glasgow. Full-time. Est. up to $60k. Apply with swipeandhired.

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Job Title
Battery Storage and Solar O&M Technician

Report ing to
Solar & Storage O&M Manager

Location
UK

Hours
Full-Time Permanent , 40 hours per week

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.

We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make a difference somewhere else.

Job Purpose

The Battery Storage and Solar O&M Technician is a field-based role performing operations and maintenance duties on utility-scale battery storage and ground mounted solar PV plant at client sites. The overall purpose of the role is to conduct preventive and corrective maintenance of the battery storage and solar plant whilst ensuring outstanding levels of safety, quality and plant performance. The role includes work coordination and supervision of approved 3rd party contractors as / when required on site. Frequent travel to RES operational sites and premises within the South of Scotland and North of England regions is also a requirement.

The ideal candidate will be a Field Service Technician preferably with experience of operating and maintaining MW-scale power plants. The candidate needs to be located near to the Newcastle / Gateshead area and have a full driving licence and be available for weekend on-call duties as part of a rota.

A company vehicle, smart phone and laptop/tablet will be provided. RES provides a comprehensive package of benefits including contributory pension, private health insurance and investment in role specific training.

RES pride ourselves on our in-house training programme and as such a full training programme is provided. Technicians who demonstrate an attitude and aptitude for career progression will be encouraged to broaden their experience to advanced levels such as an industry recognised HV Authorised Person (AP) or Senior Authorised Person (SAP). For team members who embody our values of Passion, Accountability, Collaboration and Excellence, the opportunities for growth are huge.

Key Accountabilities

The responsibilities of the Battery Storage and Solar O&M Technician include:

Knowledge
Skills

Essential

Experience
Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Essential

Desirable

N.B. training can be given if / as required

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY

40 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE
21 MILLION TONNES
OF CO 2 OFFSET PER YEAR
2500
EMPLOYEES