Field Service Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Swindon
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Electrical Maintenance BS7671 LV1 assessment Inverter Maintenance Problem-solving Time Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

As a Field Service Engineer, you will ensure the efficient maintenance of solar plants, performing both preventative and corrective tasks to keep our operations running smoothly.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Adhere to all Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) procedures, actively participating in risk assessments.
  • Perform maintenance on electrical components, inverters, modules, CCTV/security systems, monitoring systems, and structures.
  • Provide detailed reports according to Lightsource BP standards, which can be prepared remotely.
  • Deliver electrical maintenance services across a specified region, with occasional travel to other regions for additional support.
  • Assist in compiling insurance and warranty claims.
  • Take full ownership of assigned sites.
  • Manage relationships with local subcontractors.

Knowledge:

  • Electrically trained with qualifications such as BS7671 and Level 3 Electrical NVQ or equivalent (e.g., completed apprenticeship, IET).
  • Ability to safely pass LV1 assessment.
  • Desirable: Experience as an Electricians Mate, industrial PV installation maintenance, inverter maintenance, and HV switching.

Work Skills:

  • Clean, full driving licence.
  • Advantageous: Experience working at heights.
  • Team player with good time-management and punctuality.
  • Ability to work under pressure and prioritize effectively.

General Skills/Attributes:

  • Capable of working remotely without close supervision.
  • HSE awareness.
  • Proactive, autonomous, and initiative-driven.
  • Problem-solving attitude and technical curiosity.
  • Positive, adaptable, and willing to learn.
  • Passionate about renewables (highly desirable).
  • Comfortable working outdoors.

Education and Qualifications:

  • Recognized electrical qualifications, such as City and Guilds 2382-18 (18th Edition).
  • Any inverters maintenance course and testing/inspection certification 2391 are advantageous.
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