BESS Technician II – Traveling O&M Technician

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Rotate through designated utility-scale BESS sites within the Texas portfolio, ensuring scheduled visits and responding to dispatched tasks.

• Complete site-specific safety orientations and hazard assessments upon arrival at each location.

• Act as the on-site representative for locations that lack dedicated staff and assist regional CES sites, which may include overnight travel.

• Coordinate site routing, access, shutdowns, and outage scheduling with the ROC, field leadership, clients, and other relevant parties.

• Carry out preventive maintenance on battery systems, PCS/inverters, and balance-of-plant equipment according to OEM requirements and CES protocols.

• Conduct inspections of modules/racks, BMS checks, thermal management, DC/AC inspections, and replacement of filters/consumables.

• Perform transformer inspections, torque checks, cable terminations, and infrared and thermographic evaluations.

• Diagnose, isolate, and troubleshoot faults in battery systems, PCS/inverters, and medium/high-voltage equipment.

• Respond to alarms, outages, and emergency call-outs dispatched by the ROC within designated response timeframes.

• Execute corrective maintenance and OEM-certified repairs within the defined scope to facilitate return-to-service.

• Support both planned and unplanned outages, including switching, LOTO, test-before-touch verification, and protective grounding measures.

• Identify, document, initiate, and monitor warranty claims in collaboration with the warranty team, OEMs, and site owners.

• Manage site spare parts inventory and consumables.

• Generate daily field reports and provide monthly reporting inputs detailing work activities, site conditions, tasks, findings, parts used, follow-ups, and hours worked.

• Offer status updates to the ROC, field leadership, and site owners.

• Conduct Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), tailboard meetings, LOTO procedures, safety training, toolbox talks, and site orientations.

• Ensure compliance with NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, OSHA standards, NEC/NESC regulations, and emergency response protocols.

• Exercise stop-work authority and promptly report incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions.

• Participate in root-cause analysis reviews and implement corrective actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be based in Texas and willing to travel extensively throughout the state, including overnight stays.

• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in renewable energy or electrical operations and maintenance (BESS, solar, substation, or industrial power).

• 6 to 12 months of experience in site leadership, managing multiple sites simultaneously.

• 1 to 2 years of experience in customer-facing roles, including client calls, reporting, and communication.

• Experience in troubleshooting Inverters/PCS and/or battery systems.

• Awareness of medium-voltage and high-voltage (15–500 kV) systems, with experience in switching and LOTO procedures.

• Commitment to strict adherence to LOTO and safety protocols.

• Ability to interpret single-line diagrams, schematics, preventive maintenance specifications, and OEM manuals.

• Capacity to review and assist in the creation of switching orders, preventive maintenance schedules, and corrective maintenance procedures.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a focus on accurate daily reporting.

• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record.

• Must be able to pass a background check and drug screening.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision across multiple sites.

• Capable of lifting up to 50 lbs, climbing, working at heights, using hand/power tools, and performing outdoor work in all weather conditions.

• Preferred: Experience in both solar and BESS operations and maintenance.

• Preferred: Inverter troubleshooting experience on major OEM platforms.

• Preferred: Experience in battery system troubleshooting.

• Preferred: Background as a journeyman electrician or equivalent electrical experience.

• Preferred: OEM training or certifications.

• Preferred: Experience with balance-of-plant operations.

• Preferred: Experience in substation switching and taking a site offline with specialist support.

• Preferred: Familiarity with LOTO and safety protocols.

• Preferred: NFPA 70E qualified electrical worker with arc-flash training.

• Preferred: Authorized experience with LOTO and switching on energized medium or high-voltage systems.

• Preferred: First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

• Preferred: Proven safety-first track record, including leading JHAs and tailboards and reporting near-misses.

• Preferred: Fieldwork experience involving electrical terminations, component replacements, conduit, and cable tray work.

• Preferred: NFPA 70E/OSHA 10-30 certification and infrared thermography experience.

• Preferred: Previous experience in traveling field roles.

• Required to complete safety training, toolbox talks, and site-specific orientations, maintaining current certifications.

🏝️ Benefits

• Per diem provided on travel days.

• Company truck with a fuel card.

• Company expense card.

• Comprehensive CES benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.

• Access to equipment and OEM training and certification.

• Opportunities for growth within a rapidly expanding energy storage O&M team.

• Full training on site equipment and additional OEM platforms.

• Company-provided vehicle.