Solar Field Technician I - Distributed Generation - California
Posted on: 13 Mar 2021
Stockton, CA
Job Description
Position Specific Description
***This position will be based out of Stockton, California and will support the Distributed Generation Solar & Battery Storage assets within the San Jose, Fairfield, Sacramento/Woodland, Concord and San Francisco Bay region***
This position sits within the Power Generation Division which is responsible for all of NextEra Energy's non-nuclear generation operations, exceeding 40,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. This individual will perform the maintenance, electrical & mechanical day to day operations of the Distributed Generation Solar & Battery Storage portfolio in the region of California.
* Electrical experience is highly preferred.
* Previous solar experience highly preferred.
* Grounding and switching experience preferred.
Job Overview
Employees in this role are responsible for the operation and maintenance of solar collection assemblies on multiple solar power plants to achieve safe, efficient, and environmentally sound plant operations. Successful candidates apply a working knowledge of troubleshooting electrical components and equipment to include the use of digital multi-meters, meggers, and amp clamps.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Under general supervision:
* Maintains all tools, shops, vehicles, and work locations in a safe and efficient condition
* Provides inspection of watch, electrical, mechanical, and electronic troubleshooting for a solar field and pipeline
* Performs daily inspection for fluid system breaches, mechanical component breakage or misalignment, and electrical component failures preventing a collector or groups of collectors from tracking
* Travel to other nearby will be required
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
* High School Grad / GED
* Experience: 2+ years
* Valid Driver's License (NON CDL)
Preferred Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree
NextEra Energy
Juno Beach, FL
NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.
As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.
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IndustryEnergy/Utilities
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No. of Employees14, 300
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