Solar-Elektriker (m/w/d)

Job Description

SunCommon believes business should create positive change and help solve the world's biggest problems. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to solar power in our communities because ensuring a habitable planet is the most important work of our lifetimes.

SunCommon is a market leading renewable energy company operating in Vermont and New York's Hudson Valley and Capital District. SunCommon is a division of Clean Royalities, LLC. We are a innovative clean energy company focused on advancing renewable energy solutions in an effort to help save mother earth. Our work offers intellectually stimulating challenges and meaningful opportunities for growth, driven by a collaborative, talented, and dynamic team.

We are seeking an experienced Electrician who takes pride in her/his work and wants to join our growing, mission-driven team. In this role, you will work as part of an installation crew, based in Kingston, NY and will be responsible for overseeing electrical work on solar installations.

Your Responsibilities as an Electrician

• Install photovoltaic (PV) systems
• Interconnect Inverter and other AC components
• Install module array interconnect wiring, implementing measures to disable arrays during installation
• Test and commission equipment
• Program, adjust, or configure inverters and controls
• Perform routine photovoltaic (PV) system maintenance on modules, arrays, equipment, safety systems, structural systems, weather sealing, or balance of systems equipment
• Activate photovoltaic (PV) systems
• Communicate effectively with customers and staff regarding the status of each job

About You (Requirements)

• NY Electrical License *rate of pay is based on license and experience
• Experience inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
• Up-to-date knowledge of electrical code and solar installation technology
• Ability to travel throughout the Hudson Valley to perform installations
• Ability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials
• Commitment to SunCommon's purpose and vision

Physical Requirements

• Ability to regularly lift up to 50lbs, bend, twist, kneel, squat, and climb ladders.
• Ability to work in varying weather conditions, both inside and outside.
• Ability to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Compensation & Benefits

SunCommon provides our employees a competitive salary and strong package of benefits, including:

• We offer a Comprehensive Benefit Package which includes health care, dental, and vision for you and your family with low or no premium.
• 3 weeks paid personal leave (2 week vacation and 1 week sick) for year 1
• 10 paid holidays annually
• 401k company match 1:1 up to 3% of salary that the employee sets aside, then a 1:2 match for 4 or 5%
• Student Loan Pay down Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

As a certified B Corp, SunCommon is committed to a socially and environmentally responsible workplace. We feel a huge responsibility to succeed, to honor our triple bottom line commitments to People (our employees and their families, our Customers and residents of the communities where we do business), Planet (our beloved environment and the broader globe, given climate change) and Profit (providing capital to grow, revenue to share among our employees, and a reasonable return to our investors). This is important work, and we have fun doing it. Innovation is fun stuff.

We do it by celebrating creativity, cross-functional collaboration, high energy, hard work, good play, deep networking and with the acknowledgement that we'll each make mistakes and learn from them.

All employees contribute to these expectations through their daily work and interactions--with each other, with our customers and partners, and with our facilities. This includes:

Using respectful and inclusive language and behavior when engaging with each other, customers, and partners, creating a welcoming and inclusive culture for all SunCommon employees, customers, and partners; and

Participating in trainings and presentations offered on social responsibility, inclusion, and environmental issues

Striving to continually improve and implement new processes related to our environmental and social impact

Adhering to company-wide green norms--looking for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle

We know success. We know fun. Come do both with us.

SunCommon of course is an equal opportunity employer and we don't tolerate harassment or other discrimination based upon sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, caregiver status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, race, color, religion, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other legally protected status.