How to apply for Senior Field Service Technician IV – Solar

About New Energy Equity (NEE)

New Energy Equity (NEE) finances and develops solar projects and has installed over 330MW since 2013. Energy Support Services keeps solar and energy storage systems safe, reliable, and producing clean power. This role sits at the top of the field technical ladder and is the regional technical authority for the Trenton, New Jersey area.

About the role

This is an on-site, field-based senior field service technician role for solar sites in and around Trenton, New Jersey. You will coordinate complex preventative and corrective maintenance, manage state electrical permitting, and serve as the regional safety approval authority. You work directly with management and third-party vendors while training others, and you must live within commuting distance of Trenton or relocate at your own expense before your start date.

A typical day

You drive from your home to solar sites in and around Trenton, New Jersey, arriving for a 7am or 8am start. You coordinate preventative and corrective maintenance, handle state electrical permitting, and act as the regional safety approval authority with management and third-party vendors. Some Saturdays you are on call from 8am to 12pm, and overnight travel is under 10%.

Who New Energy Equity (NEE) is looking for

• A licensed senior electrician with medium-voltage judgment. Prior solar experience is not required.
• Already lives within commuting distance of Trenton, New Jersey, or is actively relocating there at their own expense before the start date.
• Comfortable working outdoors on solar sites, driving from home to job sites, and working a Monday to Friday schedule of 7am to 3pm or 8am to 4pm.
• Available for rotational Saturday on-call from 8am to 12pm, under 10% overnight travel, and 40 to 45 typical hours with overtime paid at 1.5x over 40.
• Able to act as a regional safety approval authority and coordinate with management and third-party vendors.

Tips for this application

• State your current city and state in the first lines of your resume and cover letter so the reviewer can confirm you are within commuting distance of Trenton, New Jersey.
• If you are relocating, give a specific relocation date and confirm you will pay for it yourself before the start date.
• Lead with your electrician license number, issuing state, and expiration date. Solar experience is not required, so do not bury the license.
• Use examples of medium-voltage work, state electrical permitting, and safety approval authority. These are the core requirements in the job description.
• Confirm you understand this is not a remote or work-from-home job. Say you are applying for the on-site, field-based role in Trenton, New Jersey.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your electrician license and your medium-voltage judgment, with specific project examples.', 'Your location within commuting distance of Trenton, New Jersey, or your relocation plan and date at your own expense.', 'Your experience coordinating preventative and corrective maintenance, managing state electrical permitting, and serving as a safety approval authority.', 'Your ability to work the Monday to Friday schedule, rotational Saturday on-call, and under 10% overnight travel, with overtime paid at 1.5x over 40.']

Research before applying

• New Energy Equity's installed capacity of over 330MW since 2013 and the types of solar projects they finance and develop.
• Energy Support Services and how it keeps solar and energy storage systems safe, reliable, and producing clean power.
• New Jersey state electrical permitting requirements for solar sites in and around Trenton.
• Medium-voltage safety standards and field service practices for solar and energy storage systems.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• Walk through a medium-voltage judgment call you made on a solar or energy storage site. What did you check and what did you decide?
• How have you managed state electrical permitting for solar projects in New Jersey or a nearby state?
• Describe a time you served as a safety approval authority. What did you approve or reject and why?
• How do you coordinate complex preventative and corrective maintenance with third-party vendors and management?
• This role is on-site and field-based in and around Trenton, New Jersey, with a rotational Saturday on-call. Are you located within commuting distance or actively relocating at your own expense before the start date?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without confirming you live within commuting distance of Trenton, New Jersey, or are actively relocating there at your own expense before the start date.
• Treating the field-based listing as remote or work-from-home work. The job description states this is not a remote or work-from-home job.
• Leaving out your electrician license or medium-voltage experience because you lack solar experience. The job description says solar experience is not required, but the license and medium-voltage judgment are.