About the Company
Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership and operations platforms. With an industry-leading team of in-house energy experts, we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and function as Canadian Solar's global development and power services business.
Responsibilities
Possess a high degree of safety training and awareness and adhere to all health and safety rules and company policies
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Troubleshoot daily project system issues to meet uptime goals.
Understand hourly and daily solar farm production output targets. If there is any risk of not meeting them, execute a plan for correction or elevation of the situation.
Perform routine maintenance (PMs, start-up tests, etc.) on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed before elevating any problems or issues.
Identify potential problems and suggest changes or corrective actions.
Work with other members of the O&M team, sub-contractors and other groups to continuously improve system performance, drive product quality and maintenance cost improvement.
Diagnose and troubleshoot various solar farm systems such as PV arrays, inverters, switchgear, transformers, breakers, communications and CCTV equipment, etc.
Follow the maintenance schedules and conduct equipment preventative maintenance.
Assist in developing standard operating documents for equipment maintenance, operations and training.
Assist with project commissioning and testing providing knowledge expertise
Oversee and supervise sub-contractors as required.
Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the Canadian Solar Solutions Code of Business Conduct.
Support ISO 9001 activities.
Complete other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum 5 years work experience as a maintenance technician/engineer in the renewable energy field (solar, wind or similar) is an asset.
College or University degree.
Experience in troubleshooting and repairing various types of electrical machinery and equipment
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, schematics, drawings, manuals, and specifications.
Specializing in electrical systems and equipment.
Knowledge of computer systems and networking would be an asset.
Strong work ethic, positive team attitude and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Must be willing to work outside of normal daytime hours of 8am to 5:00pm responding to emergency service or equipment issues. Some nights and weekend work will be required.
Must be willing to travel for extended periods on occasion.
Must have a valid Brazilian driver's license with a clean abstract.
