Lead Solar Technician - Grant Solar - Canistota, SD

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Full Time Bloomington, MN, US

Salary Range: $30.00 To $33.00 Hourly

Grant Solar Field Office - near Canistota, SD

Geronimo Power develops, owns, and operates large-scale power and affiliated digital infrastructure projects throughout America's Heartland, including solar, wind, energy storage, and powered data parks. As a farmer-founded and community-focused business, Geronimo Power equips landowners and rural communities with sustainable revenue to ignite local economic growth. To learn more about Geronimo Power, visit  or follow the company on Linked In.

Geronimo Power is seeking a Lead Solar Technician to provide on-site leadership for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the 99 MW Grant Solar facility near Canistota, South Dakota. This role directs day-to-day site operations and maintenance, supports the development of site technicians, and ensures work is performed in accordance with prudent utility practices, regulatory requirements, and company standards. The Lead Solar Technician reports to the Area Manager, Field Operations.

• Lead day-to-day site operations and provide direction to site personnel to maximize plant availability and reliability while maintaining a safe, economical, and proactive work environment.
• Ensure compliance with company and project environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs, including job safety analyses, observations, audits, meetings, training, and incident or event assessments.
• Coordinate with the Area Manager, EHS, Engineering, Asset Management, and other internal and external stakeholders to meet operational, customer, and contractual requirements.
• Lead and perform preventive and corrective maintenance, outage coordination, troubleshooting, repairs, retrofits, and warranty activities.
• Plan daily work and ensure execution of the site maintenance schedule, including planned and unplanned outages.
• Operate and maintain plant electrical and mechanical equipment, including high-voltage equipment, combiner systems, inverters, transformers, PV systems, trackers, and other balance-of-plant equipment.
• Read schematics and technical prints to troubleshoot complex mechanical and electrical control systems and components.
• Perform mechanical and electrical repairs or component replacements in accordance with manufacturer requirements.
• Maintain accurate site records in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and ensure work orders and required documentation are completed accurately and on time.
• Monitor plant performance, analyze operational issues, participate in root cause analyses, and communicate findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership.
• Support construction-phase quality assurance and quality control activities and help ensure an effective transition from construction to operations.
• Maintain site tooling, spare parts, equipment, and inventory controls, including cycle counts and supplier reorders.
• Administer warranties, submit and track warranty claims, and reconcile loaned parts with appropriate parties.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule, which may require short-notice work outside normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Travel occasionally to other plants or locations to support maintenance, troubleshooting, campaigns, training, or meetings.
• Complete all required and assigned training and perform other duties as assigned.

• Four-year college degree or technical school certificate and relevant experience, or at least five years of related experience or power…