• Accountabilities

• Supervision and support of some Electrical Department employees.

• Training and reviewing Electrical Apprentices in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator as applicable.

• Creation, implementation, and enforcement of departmental policies in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator.

• Support of Electrical Apprentices, Journeymen, and Master Electricians in their pursuit of the highest quality electrical installations in any way needed.

• Solar Power System Troubleshooting and Maintenance

• Troubleshooting system errors and fault conditions. 

• Understanding how different fault conditions can present themselves, and how to resolve them with minimal inconvenience to the customer. 

• How to service solar PV systems, and replace damaged or faulty componentry. 

• Expert understanding of regulatory constraints and appropriate application of various electrical designs and approaches.

• Ability to correctly size overcurrent protection, conduit, and wiring.

• Understanding which wiring methods are permissible based on the environmental conditions and applicable code regulations. 

• Understand how NFPA 70 sections 690 (Solar PV Systems), 705 (Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources), and 706 (Energy Storage) apply to Ethos projects. 

• Understanding of correctly sizing battery based energy storage systems (interconnected or stand alone), and best design practices for installing these systems.

• Job Preparedness

• Ensuring the Electrical Department has everything it needs to execute daily operations.

• Job Site Supervision

• Supervision and support of Electrical Department employees on the job site.

• Operational supervision of Electrical Department employees to ensure that system designs are installed as planned in collaboration with Operations Integrator, Electrical Coordinator, Project Planner, Mechanical Coordinator and/or Install Crew Lead.

• Regulatory Expertise

• Acting as job site expert and resource to Electrical Department employees with regard to all regulatory requirements within which the Electrical Department functions.

• Timely communication of all known regulatory requirement changes to appropriate Electrical Department employees.

• Regulatory Risk Management and Avoidance

• Ensuring all Electrical Department activities are in keeping with regulatory requirements within which it operates.

• Ensuring any areas of Electrical Department operations, where risk of regulation violation(s) is clearly present, are immediately attended to and remediated without delay.

• Safety

• Ensuring that daily job site safety evaluation meetings happen with the Electrical Department employees in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.

• Ensuring any injuries and/or near misses are recorded and reported properly in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.

• Ensuring all records are kept and submitted properly in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.

• Continual observation and improvement of safety conditions under which Electrical Department employees work.

• Regular reviews and updates to Ethos Safety Policy in response to changing conditions in the field and changing solutions/technologies available, in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator.

• Respectful and Professional Communication

• Customers

• Ethos Employees

• Making sure everyone who needs to know is informed about all applicable matters.

• Pursuing answers and understanding where expertise lies in various areas of the company.

• Offering help in other areas of the company when available, and pursuing added knowledge to expand personal understanding of all areas of Ethos operations.

• Active participation in and contribution to The Ethos Process through inquiry, open communication, and collaboration.

• Adherence to and support of Ethos internal policies and laws, rules, and regulations within which Ethos operates.

• Working within and maintaining Ethos organizational systems.

• Understanding and maintaining customer and job information within existing systems and structures (CRM, digital and paper files, etc).

• Effective management of personal schedule and time off needs through use of time off request system.

• Improvement

• Observing existing systems and making changes to processes and procedures in collaboration with other stakeholders.

• Safety

• Understanding, and adhering to, Ethos Safety Policy and other prudent safety practices in performance of duties in every situation and environment in which duties are performed. 

• Other tasks and responsibilities as directed.

Requirements

• Competencies

• Ethos Green Power Cooperative Core Focus and Core Value Alignment

• Organizational Skills

• Professional Work Ethic

• Applicable Computer/Software Skills and Experience

• Time Management Skills and Experience

• Analytical and Problem Solving Skills

• Aptitude for Learning New Skills

• Interpersonal Skills

• Direct and Electronic Communication Skills

• Physical/Psychological Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift 50 Lbs.

• Dynamism/Flexibility

• Creativity

• Openness

• Patience