BESS Technician II – Traveling O&M Technician

Job Description:

  • Rotate through assigned utility-scale BESS sites across the Texas portfolio, covering scheduled visits and dispatched work
  • Complete site-specific safety orientation and hazard assessment upon arrival
  • Serve as on-site presence for sites without dedicated staff and support regional CES sites, including overnight travel
  • Coordinate site routing, access, shutdowns, and outage timing with the ROC, field leadership, clients, and other entities
  • Execute preventive maintenance on battery, PCS/inverter, and balance-of-plant equipment per OEM requirements and CES procedures
  • Perform module/rack inspections, BMS checks, thermal management, DC/AC inspections, and filter/consumable replacement
  • Conduct transformer, torque, cable-termination, infrared, and thermographic inspections
  • Diagnose, isolate, and troubleshoot battery, PCS/inverter, and MV/HV equipment faults
  • Respond to ROC-dispatched alarms, outages, and emergency call-outs within response targets
  • Perform corrective maintenance and OEM-certified repairs within scope and support return-to-service
  • Support planned and unplanned outages, switching, LOTO, test-before-touch verification, and protective grounding
  • Identify, document, open, and track warranty claims with the warranty team, OEMs, and site owners
  • Manage site spare parts and consumables
  • Produce daily field reports and monthly reporting inputs covering work, sites, tasks, findings, parts, follow-ups, and hours
  • Provide status updates to the ROC, field leadership, and owners
  • Conduct JHAs, tailboards, LOTO, safety training, toolbox talks, and site orientations
  • Maintain compliance with NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, OSHA, NEC/NESC, and emergency-response procedures
  • Exercise stop-work authority and report incidents, near-misses, and unsafe conditions
  • Support root-cause reviews and corrective actions

Requirements:

  • Based in Texas and willing to travel extensively across Texas, including overnight
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience in renewable energy or electrical operations and maintenance (BESS, solar, substation, or industrial power)
  • 6–12 months of site leadership experience, including managing multiple sites concurrently
  • 1–2 years of customer-facing responsibilities, including client calls, reporting, and customer communications
  • Inverter/PCS and/or battery system troubleshooting experience
  • Medium-voltage and high-voltage (15–500 kV) awareness, with switching and LOTO discipline
  • Strict adherence to LOTO and applicable safety procedures
  • Ability to read single-line diagrams, schematics, PM specifications, and OEM manuals
  • Ability to review and support creation of switching orders, PM schedules, and corrective maintenance procedures
  • Clear, professional written and verbal communication and accurate daily reporting
  • Valid driver's license and clean driving record
  • Ability to pass background check and drug screen
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision across multiple sites
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, climb, work at heights, operate hand/power tools, and work outdoors in all weather
  • Preferred: combined solar and BESS O&M experience
  • Preferred: inverter troubleshooting on major OEM platforms
  • Preferred: battery system troubleshooting
  • Preferred: journeyman electrician background or equivalent electrical experience
  • Preferred: OEM training or certifications
  • Preferred: balance-of-plant experience
  • Preferred: substation switching and taking a site offline with specialist support
  • Preferred: LOTO and safety protocol experience
  • Preferred: NFPA 70E qualified electrical worker and arc-flash training
  • Preferred: authorized LOTO and switching experience on energized MV or HV systems
  • Preferred: First Aid/CPR/AED certification
  • Preferred: safety-first track record, including leading JHAs and tailboards and reporting near-misses
  • Preferred: electrical fieldwork including terminations, component replacement, conduit, and cable tray
  • Preferred: NFPA 70E/OSHA 10–30 and infrared thermography experience
  • Preferred: prior traveling field experience
  • Must complete required safety training, toolbox talks, and site-specific orientations and keep certifications current

Benefits:

  • Per diem on travel days
  • Company truck with fuel card
  • Company expense card
  • Full CES benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO)
  • Equipment and OEM training and certification
  • Growth within a fast-scaling energy storage O&M team
  • Full training on site equipment and additional OEM platforms
  • Company-provided vehicle
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