Solar Panel Installer

Are you looking to adapt your home or business to green technology; saving your money as well as doing your part for the environment.

PV Installer

Making The Switch

Solar PV panels convert sunlight to electricity, and our PV installers put these systems in place. They will use a variety of hand and power tools to install PV panels, to include drills, wrenches, saws, and screwdrivers to connect panels to frames, wires, and support structures.

Our solar photovoltaic (PV) installers assemble, install, and maintain solar panel systems on rooftops or other structures.

Duties

Plan PV system configurations based on customer needs and site conditions

Measure, cut, and assemble the support structure for solar PV panels

Install solar modules, panels, and support structures in accordance with building codes and standards

Connect PV panels to the electrical system

Apply weather sealant to equipment being installed

Activate and test PV systems

Perform routine PV system maintenance

Skills

Ideally you will have evidence of attending the following courses:

Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (ideal but not essential)

18th Edition (ideal but not essential)

ECS Card holder

PV system installation training

NICEIC Accredited (ideal but not essential)

Driver’s licence (essential)

Because photovoltaic (PV) panels convert sunlight into electricity, most PV installation is done outdoors. You will work on rooftops and in attics and crawl spaces to connect panels to the electric grid.

PV installers may work alone or as part of a team.