PV Solar Field Tech Principal - ROI Team - West Coast Region

　　Date: Feb 9, 2024

　　Location(s): Desert Center, CA, US, 92239

　　Company: NextEra Energy

　　Requisition ID: 77957

　　is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, and a world leader in battery storage. We provide energy-related products and services that grow our economy, protect the environment, support our communities and help customers meet their energy needs. Are you interested in creating a cleaner environment for future generations? Join our world-class, innovative team today.

　　Position Specific Description

　　NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 among electric and gas utility companies in Fortune® magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies®." Join a team that’s among the very best…at NextEra Energy Resources.

　　Employees in this role perform advanced maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on inverters, trackers, energy storage systems, high voltage systems, control systems and other associated equipment. Individuals understand the solar and energy storage mechanisms, including both electrical and maintenance of inverters, of all solar and energy storage components. This position replaces mechanical and electrical components, understands schematics and controls systems and uses appropriate diagnostic tools. The successful candidate will interpret fault reports, maintain power generation reports, service logs in the computer database, and monitor inverter and energy storage systems performance and SCADA systems. Employees will support a portfolio of projects across the West Coast region, to include CA, NV, WA, OR, AK, and HI. The ideal candidate will live within the region to support the travel schedule. This position requires 100% travel availability.

　　Performs regular preventative maintenance and repair on solar and energy storage power generation equipment

　　Completes advanced electrical, electronic, and mechanical troubleshooting

　　Maintains all company supplied equipment, facilities, and tooling

　　Applies advanced understanding of the technical and process functions including leadership competencies

　　Serves as a safety champion for the fleet

　　Coaches new technicians on safety, solar and energy storage systems

　　Serves as qualified reliever in the absence of site management

　　Leads teams in Quality Improvement (QI) projects

　　Provides oversight to other personnel and acts as a Safety Mentor

　　Completes special projects or complex task assignments

　　Ability to meet attendance requirements

　　Performs other job-related duties as assigned

　　Job Overview

　　This role performs advanced maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs on solar and energy storage assets and associated equipment. Individuals understand the process and functionality of all electrical components associated with solar inverters, battery management systems, fire protection systems, air conditioning systems, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, control networks and programable logic controllers. Individuals will be a subject matter expert in proper utilization of electrical safe work practices. This position will also be a regional electrical safe work practices subject matter expert and provide coaching to other technicians on electrical safe work practices.

　　Job Duties & Responsibilities

　　Performs corrective maintenance and repairs on solar and energy storage power generation equipment

　　Conducts advanced electrical, electronic, and network troubleshooting

　　Applies advanced understanding of technical process to improve equipment capabilities

　　Provides electrical safe work practices coaching

　　Serves as qualified reliever in the absence of site management

　　Leads teams in Quality Improvement (QI) projects

　　Provides oversight to other personnel and acts as a Safety Mentor

　　Completes special projects or complex task assignments

　　Collaborates with cross functional teams to incorporate equipment updates

　　Documents work execution and field changes utilizing Maximo

　　Performs other job-related duties as assigned

　　Required Qualifications

　　High School Grad / GED

　　Experience: 4+ years

　　Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience

　　Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified

　　Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

　　The base pay for this position is $76,800.00 to $115,200.00 per year. This range is estimated for this role. Actual pay may be different.

　　Employee Group: Non Exempt

　　Employee Type: Full Time

　　Job Category: Technicians - Wind/HV/Solar

　　Organization: NextEra Operating Srvs

　　Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

　　This position is eligible for Company sponsored benefits. Click to see our benefits.

　　NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

　　NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

　　NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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