Solar PV / Renewable Technologies Electrician

£50,000 – £55,000 + Electric Van + Private Healthcare + Excellent Benefits
London & South East – Mobile

Due to major contract growth, we are recruiting experienced Electricians with Solar PV experience for a leading renewable technologies business.

The company has recently secured 48 housing association contracts, including major social-housing providers, and requires additional engineers to support its growing service and maintenance operation.

The majority of your work will be across London, Greater London and inside the M25, with additional work throughout the Home Counties and wider South East. Engineers can therefore be based throughout London, Kent, Essex, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and surrounding areas, with work allocated as locally as possible.

This is not simply an installation position.

The company particularly wants electricians who are strong at diagnostics, testing, fault finding and reactive repairs on Solar PV systems.

Typical work will include:

• Solar PV service and maintenance
• PV string testing
• Diagnosing connection faults
• Inverter fault diagnosis
• Investigating inverter fault codes
• Testing and inspecting PV systems
• Identifying thermal damage
• Diagnosing damaged or defective cabling
• Electrical repairs and remedial works
• Testing system performance
• Completing service and compliance documentation
• Reactive repairs on occupied residential properties

You should have:

• JIB/ECS Gold Card
• Recognised Level 3 electrical qualification
• 18th Edition
• Full UK driving licence
• Genuine Solar PV / photovoltaic experience
• Strong electrical fault-finding ability

Because of forthcoming industry changes, candidates with a recognised Level 3 Solar PV qualification are particularly attractive. Candidates must have qualifications that enable them to remain compliant with the developing Solar PV competence requirements taking effect from October 2026.

Experience with any of the following would also be useful:

• Battery storage / EESS
• Hybrid inverters
• EV charging
• Renewable heating
• Domestic/social-housing electrical maintenance
• Inspection and testing
• Solar PV commissioning

£50,000 – £55,000

Plus:

• Electric company van, available for private use
• Charging card
• Private healthcare
• PDA
• Mobile phone
• Tablet
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off
• 1-in-6 call-out
• £200 standby payment for the call-out week
• Time-and-a-half for call-outs
• Door-to-door payment whilst called out
• Additional paid travel under the company's normal travel policy

This would particularly suit an experienced electrician who enjoys fault finding and problem solving rather than spending every day carrying out straightforward installations.

We act as an Employment Agency/Business with regards to this vacancy. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job.