At Westa.Solar, we design, install, finance and maintain rooftop and ground mounted solar projects for Commercial and Industrial clients in West Africa. Our goal is to ensure cost-saving while increasing energy reliability and reducing the environmental impacts of your operations. We provide finance to make solar competitive with grid and diesel costs.  We manage the design, installation and maintenance to eliminate complexity and risks. We use Tier 1 components to ensure high quality and long lasting installations.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Field Technician

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• The field technician will fulfill hands-on field requirements of the Engineering Team. Tasks in this role will involve a lot of physical work and interaction with live electrical circuits.
• The employee will also learn innovative PV design skills. Prior experience working in the Electrical environment and with Solar systems is required.

Duties and Responsibilities
Site Audits:

• Preliminary visits to site with Business Development Manager to understand Electrical network
• Site metering – ensuring proper connection of data loggers, and collection of accurate data
• Reporting – Metering Data, Site Evaluation Report, etc.

Project Installation:

• Support Project Team during installation and commissioning of sites
• Coordinate activities of field-hands during project execution
• Reporting – Installation Progress Updates, Risk Register, Punch List, etc.

Operations and Maintenance:

• Troubleshoot and resolve faults on site
• Perform regularly scheduled site inspection visits
• Perform planned preventive maintenance (PPM) activities
• Reporting – O&M Report, Fault Tracker, etc.
• Key Performance Indicators – As aligned with Manager.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of an Ordinary National Diploma or Higher National Diploma
• Minimum of 2 years work experience in Electrical Engineering roles and solar systems
• Language Proficiency: English.
• Good grasp of Microsoft Office tools
• Persistence and attention to detail in carrying out duties
• Experience working in a professional environment
• Ability to work efficiently with little to no supervision
• Ability to work in outdoor environment.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Comfortable and Motivating Work Environment
• Growth and Development through company-sponsored trainings
• Health Insurance, Statutory pension and tax contributions
• All necessary work tools are provided.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.