Senior Field Service Engineer

Job description

Senior Service Technician – Solar PV & BESS

Location: Essex

Salary: Up To £60K & Bonus

Our client, a market leading IPP on large scale Solar PV and BESS projects is looking to add an experience O&M Service Technician to the team. They are a real leader within the industry and culture is everything to them. If you want to join a company where you are heard, cared about and developed, this could be the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Service Technician, you’ll be the go‑to expert responsible for keeping the solar and BESS sites running safely, efficiently and at peak performance. You’ll work closely with regional colleagues, control engineers and asset operations teams to diagnose faults, carry out planned maintenance, and ensure the sites remain safe, compliant and high performing.

If you thrive on autonomy, problem‑solving and working outdoors—this is a brilliant opportunity to grow your technical career in a sector that’s only going up.

This role includes responding to planned and reactive maintenance, fault diagnosis, resolution and reporting. This role requires participation in a weekend on-call rota.

The successful candidate will need to be based in Essex.

Duties

• Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance across electrical, mechanical and structural systems.
• Diagnosing and resolving faults across Solar PV & BESS assets.
• Completing inspections, reports, work orders and maintaining strong site records.
• Manging site and vehicle stock, ensuring safe site inductions and supporting safe systems of work.
• Supervising contractors, delivering site inductions and supporting safe systems of work.
• Taking part in a on call rota (weekends)
• Traveling occasionally to other regions, including overnight stays when required.
• Taking part in training and the opportunity to oversee training.

Required Skills

• Qualified Electrician or Electrical Engineer (BS7671).
• 2391/52 or working towards.
• Strong background in Solar PV installation and maintenance, utility scale is ideal.
• Experience with inverters/PCS (SMA, Sungrow, Power Electronics, Gamsea ETC) Highley desirable.
• HV experience preferred (switchgear, transformers, AP/SAP training up to 33kV advantage).
• Full clean UK driving license.
• Proactive attitude, good communications.

What you will get from the client

• Competitive salary DOE.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption policies.
• An annual bonus scheme which rewards you.
• Client will fund on professional membership per annum.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays & ability to roll over 5 days.
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Company vehicle

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Essex

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-02-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English