What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Manager position at Solar Alternatives?
The Field Manager owns daily field execution across Commercial, Residential, and Service — making sure every crew is prepped, safe, productive, doing quality work, and held accountable. Prioritizes on-site supervision on larger projects and is the link between Project Management and the technicians in the field.
Key Responsibilities
- Safety first: jobsite walkthroughs, OSHA compliance, unsafe conditions corrected on the spot
- Crew readiness: confirm correct material, tools, and plan sets staged before day of job, and before crews leave the yard
- Quality: verify scope complete and quality workmanship before crews leave jobs; drive down rerolls
- Daily logs and job documentation across all three verticals; on-site supervision on larger commercial projects
- Budget control: supervise man-hours and material against job budgets and eliminate admin time
- Accountability: coach and hold technicians to SA standards; own time tracking and clock-in/out compliance
- Scheduling oversight with PM and dispatch; rebalance crews in real time for skills, weather, callins, inspections, and change orders
- Coordinate GCs, subcontractors, owner reps, and inspectors; hold sub work to SA standards
- Documentation: photos, marketing, reports and QC records current on all active jobs; vehicle and trailer inspections
- Communicate delays and risks to PM, support weekly safety meetings, and uphold SA's culture of safety and humility
- 5 years solar, electrical, or construction field experience, including 2 years leading crews
- Working knowledge of PV, storage, and NEC as applied to solar and battery systems; able to work from plan sets and one-lines
- OSHA 10 required (OSHA 30 preferred); Journeyman/Master Electrician or NABCEP a plus
- Valid driver's license, clean record; able to lift 50 lbs and work on rooftops and ladders
- Familiarity with FieldPulse or Buildertrend; bilingual English/Spanish a plus
- Daily travel to job sites (occasional overnight); office, warehouse, rooftop, and active construction environments
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources