Surveyor - Residential Solar

Job Description

Got interest in renewables? We’re Freedom Forever, a residential solar company known for safety, quality, and innovation. We’re expanding in our North Shore geography and adding a Solar Surveyor to our team! This position includes full training, and the use of a company vehicle and it's a great way to begin or continue your career in solar!

As a member of our branch operations team, you'll complete Solar Surveys to prepare customers and our design team for residential solar installations.

Job Duties

• Manage a volume of Solar Surveys in an assigned geography.
• Travel to project sites to gather basic structural and electrical information by conducting a physical site audit using job-specific tools such as a tablet (or phone) with apps, measuring devices, and other related equipment.
• Create a detailed rooftop map layout for solar installation and identify issues that can affect the installation.
• Be professional, punctual and provide quality customer service.
• Upload site audit documents to coordinate with the design/engineering department to produce permit-ready documents.
• Ensure a smooth handoff between departments.

Desired Qualifications

• Comfortable working at heights (roofs, attics) and inspecting electrical panels.
• Can use ladders, basic measuring devices, and job-related tech (iPad, etc)
• Accountable person who takes initiative and can work with minimal or no supervision.
• Reliability. (arrive on time and do your best work)
• Ability to read and understand contract documents and plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record to operate a company vehicle.
• High school graduate or GED.
• Interest in sustainable energy is a plus!

Physical Demands and Abilities

• Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls
• Stand, walk, or run for long periods of time
• Climb ladders, scaffolds, or poles
• Repeatedly kneel, stoop, crouch, bend, stretch, twist, crawl, or reach out
• See details of objects that are less than a few feet away
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness
• Determine the distance between objects
• While looking forward, see objects or movements that are off to the side
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods of time
• Keep or regain the body's balance or stay upright when in an unstable position
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet
• Understand the speech of another person
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects
• Lift 50+ pounds

Freedom Forever is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics) or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.

Employees of Freedom Forever must submit to a criminal history check, MVR check and a 9-panel drug screen that includes the following: Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Opiates, Phencyclidine (PCP), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepines, Methadone, Methaqualone, Propoxyphene.