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Lightsource bp

Field Service Engineer, O&M

Lightsource bp

Field Service Engineer maintaining solar plants for Lightsource bp, ensuring efficient operations through preventative and corrective maintenance within health and safety guidelines.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Ensure the efficient maintenance of solar plants, performing both preventative and corrective tasks
  • Adhere to all Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) procedures, actively participating in risk assessments
  • Perform maintenance on electrical components, inverters, modules, CCTV/security systems, monitoring systems, and structures
  • Provide detailed reports according to Lightsource BP standards, which can be prepared remotely
  • Deliver electrical maintenance services across a specified region, with occasional travel to other regions for additional support
  • Assist in compiling insurance and warranty claims
  • Take full ownership of assigned sites
  • Manage relationships with local subcontractors

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Electrically trained with qualifications such as BS7671 and Level 3 Electrical NVQ or equivalent (e.g., completed apprenticeship, IET)
  • Ability to safely pass LV1 assessment
  • Experience as an Electricians Mate, industrial PV installation maintenance, inverter maintenance, and HV switching (desirable)
  • Clean, full driving licence
  • Experience working at heights (advantageous)
  • Capable of working remotely without close supervision
  • HSE awareness
  • Proactive, autonomous, and initiative-driven
  • Problem-solving attitude and technical curiosity
  • Positive, adaptable, and willing to learn
  • Passionate about renewables (highly desirable)
  • Comfortable working outdoors

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual bonus
  • Retention bank
  • Health insurance
  • Pension and other local benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools
electrical maintenanceinverter maintenanceindustrial PV installation maintenanceHV switchingrisk assessmentspreventative maintenancecorrective maintenancereport writingworking at heightstechnical curiosity
Soft Skills
proactiveautonomousinitiative-drivenproblem-solvingadaptablewilling to learnpositiverelationship management
Certifications
BS7671Level 3 Electrical NVQIET qualificationLV1 assessment