Description
Direct crews installing residential and commercial solar photovoltaic and thermal systems, ensuring safety, code compliance, and timely delivery.
- • Plan and coordinate PV and solar thermal installations to meet codes and standards.
- • Supervise installers, technicians, and subcontractors for safety and quality.
- • Assess sites for feasibility, layout, and design requirements.
- • Verify system performance at system, subsystem, and component levels.
- • Schedule and coordinate building and electrical inspections.
- • Monitor contractor work for conformance to plans, specifications, schedules, and budgets.
- • Oversee commissioning and start-up for testing and customer handoff.
- • Provide technical guidance on PV, solar thermal, electrical, and mechanical systems.
- • Conduct customer site visits to define needs and specifications.
- • Maintain system architecture, including piping, instrumentation, and process flow diagrams.
- • Estimate labor, materials, and equipment for residential and commercial projects.
- • Evaluate subcontractor qualifications and bids for quality, cost, and reliability.
- • Identify ways to reduce costs, mitigate risks, and increase efficiency.
- • Prepare proposals, quotes, budgets, and project schedules.
- • Procure or rent equipment for solar energy system installations.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
