BESS Field Technician

Ppm Bess Field Technician

The PPM BESS Field Technician supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities and associated balance-of-plant equipment. The Technician performs preventive and corrective maintenance, inspections, troubleshooting, repairs, testing, alarm and event review, and maintenance documentation across electrical, controls, communications/SCADA, auxiliary, and mechanical systems.

The position may be filled at different experience levels based on demonstrated competency, technical knowledge, electrical qualifications, and ability to work independently. Work involving energized equipment, medium-voltage systems, or switching may only be performed by personnel who are specifically trained, qualified, and authorized.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform work in accordance with OSHA requirements, NFPA 70E principles, applicable regulations, and Strata safety policies and procedures.
• Participate in effective job briefings, identify and communicate hazards, use required PPE, and exercise stop-work responsibility when unsafe conditions exist.
• Apply Lockout/Tagout, electrical isolation, and energized-work controls within the limits of individual training, qualification, and authorization.
• Perform scheduled and unscheduled preventive and corrective maintenance on BESS equipment and associated balance-of-plant systems.
• Inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and support repair of battery systems, Power Conversion Systems, switch gear, transformers, auxiliary AC and DC systems, HVAC, fire detection and suppression interfaces, controls, protection systems, SCADA, networking, and communications equipment.
• Review alarms, event records, operating trends, and equipment status to identify abnormal conditions, isolate faults, and support safe restoration.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, and balance-of-plant issues using OEM diagnostic tools, technical documentation, monitoring systems, and electrical test equipment.
• Interpret single-line diagrams, schematics, wiring and control drawings, procedures, and OEM manuals to support maintenance and safe work planning.
• Use appropriate tools and test equipment, including multimeters, insulation-resistance testers, low-resistance ohmmeters, clamp meters, and thermal-imaging equipment.
• Verify repairs and document as-found and as-left equipment conditions before returning equipment to service.
• Write and perform switching orders when qualified and authorized under Strata's switching program to establish electrical isolation boundaries and support safe restoration.
• Support commissioning, recommissioning, functional testing, point-to-point verification, system modifications, and punch-list resolution.
• Coordinate maintenance and troubleshooting activities with supervisors, Remote Operations, engineering, OEMs, vendors, contractors, utilities, and other support personnel.
• Support vendor and contractor field activities, including work-area coordination, safety alignment, scope verification, and collection of service and closeout documentation.
• Maintain accurate and timely CMMS records, including work orders, inspection results, test records, photographs, material usage, corrective actions, and equipment status.
• Collect technical information required for warranty claims, engineering review, recurring-failure analysis, and contractual reporting.
• Maintain assigned tools, test equipment, spare parts, materials, and company property in serviceable condition.
• Provide task guidance and technical support to less-experienced technicians or contractors when assigned and qualified.
• Support emergency response and Emergency Action Plan activities within assigned training and responsibilities.
• Maintain site readiness, equipment-area cleanliness, and housekeeping.
• Participate in on-call coverage and travel to other operating facilities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Environmental Responsibilities:
• Participate in environmental compliance programs, inspections, and administrative recordkeeping.
• Support and maintaining compliance with Resource Conservation and…