Lead Solar PV Installation Engineer
Location: Live with 45mins travel from Yorkshire
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 FTE plus benefits
Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
At Eco2Solar, we’re leading the change toward a cleaner, greener future, we’re passionate about making renewable power accessible, affordable, and sustainable for everyone. Our people are at the heart of our success — We’re looking for a Lead Solar PV Installation Engineer to join our team. Based within 45 minutes of Yorkshire, you’ll travel regularly to project sites, leading installation teams and helping deliver high-quality solar PV projects. This is a great opportunity to play a key role in the growth of renewable energy.
About the role
As a Lead Solar PV Installation Engineer, you will take responsibility for leading a two-person installation team, ensuring Solar PV systems are delivered safely, efficiently and to the high standards expected by Eco2Solar and our customers. You will oversee site activities, work closely with the wider operations team, ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and provide support and guidance to your team to help deliver successful projects.
About you
Bringing experience as a Lead Solar PV Installation Engineer, you will have the confidence and ability to lead a small installation team. You will have strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage your own workload, make decisions on site and maintain a high level of attention to detail.
A proactive and safety-focused approach is essential, along with a commitment to delivering quality workmanship and supporting those around you. You will have strong problem-solving skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work collaboratively to ensure projects are completed to the highest standards.
Balanced Scorecard
Activity | Detail | % Of Time Spent | Frequency | Measured Outcome |
1st fix installation of back plates and battens | Installation of all back plates, additional battens, fixing clamps to ensure all items are installed to each relevant manufacturer’s instructions | 45% | Weekly | Achieve 20 to 25 panels installations per day |
1st fix installation of Solar PV panels | Installation of solar PV panels, ensuring all panels are correctly linked together with no trapped cables and all panels secured into place and double checked | 45% | Weekly | Achieve 20 to 25 panels installations per day |
Non-standard installation | The installation of large non standard arrays will require each system being installed to the manufactures instructions. Large arrays may require multi-day planning and occasional overnight stays | 5% | As and when | 100% of large non-standard arrays installed in line with manufacturer instructions and relevant standards.be required from time to time |
DC Voltage reading and the correct completion of all forms | DC voltage reading is essential to be shown for all installation, along with correctly completing all device magic & field aware forms | 5% | Daily | 100% completed DC and forms, any issues must be highlighted straight away |
What we offer
You will be joining a highly reputable and growing company who have a real passion for sustainability, eco systems and delivering a first-class service to their customers. We’re offering a competitive salary, along with:
- 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays and a further day for your birthday)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Monthly wellness benefit
- Access to the holiday purchase scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style.
Standards of Expectation, Behaviours & Values
- Displays a positive, can-do attitude, turns a negative into a positive.
- Focuses on results and achievement of tasks.
- Role Model in ‘own job’, ‘leads by example’.
- Live and breathe our values every day: Excellence, Fairness, Innovation and Trust.
Ready to make a positive impact?
Please visit our website to apply for this role. Apply now and help us power a sustainable future!
