What You'll 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.
  • Assess potential solar installation sites to determine feasibility and design requirements.
  • Assess system performance or functionality at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
  • Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects.
  • Monitor work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects conform to plans, specifications, schedules, or budgets.
  • Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.
  • 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.
  • Visit customer sites to determine solar system needs, requirements, or specifications.
  • Develop and maintain system architecture, including all piping, instrumentation, or process flow diagrams.

Essential Skills

Monitoring 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5
Time Management 3.75/5
Management of Personnel Resources 3.75/5
Reading Comprehension 3.62/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Active Listening 3.5/5
Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Persuasion 3.38/5
Instructing 3.38/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Stress Tolerance, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Expression 4.0/5
Oral Comprehension 3.88/5
Written Comprehension 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.5/5
Written Expression 3.38/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk Revit Bentley STAAD Computer aided design and drafting software CADD Cost estimating software Customer relationship management CRM software Esri ArcGIS Inventory tracking software Mapping software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Project Microsoft SharePoint Server Microsoft Visio Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Minitab

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.4/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.36/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.36/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.31/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.21/5)

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How to Become One

This career typically requires vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some specialized training or certification may also be required.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Commercial Field Manager Commercial Solar Superintendent Commercial Subcontractor Installation Manager Photovoltaic Subcontractor Piping Supervisor Residential Field Manager Residential Field Supervisor Residential Remodeling Subcontractor Residential Subcontractor Solar Electrical Project Manager (Solar Electrical PM) Solar Energy Installation Manager Solar Energy Project Manager (Solar Energy PM) Solar Field Supervisor Solar Installation Crew Foreman Solar Installation Crew Supervisor Solar Installation Manager Solar Installation Supervisor Solar Project Coordination Specialist Solar Project Manager (Solar PM)