Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
What you’d do
- Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.
- Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards.
- Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects.
- Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules.
- Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, or mechanical systems.
- Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects.
- Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.
- Identify means to reduce costs, minimize risks, or increase efficiency of solar installation projects.
Skills that matter
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
How to get there
Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree
Also called
- Installation Manager
- Solar Energy Installation Manager
- Solar Installation Crew Foreman
- Solar Installation Manager
- Commercial Field Manager
- Commercial Solar Superintendent
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