Solar Energy Installation Managers

Also called: Installation Manager, Solar Energy Installation Manager, Solar Installation Crew Foreman

Career Cluster: Architecture & Construction
What they do:
Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
On the job, you would:
  • 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.
KNOWLEDGE

Engineering and Technology
  • building and construction
  • design
Transportation
  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Math and Science
  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
  • customer service
  • management
SKILLS

Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
Basic Skills
  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • reading work related information
Resource Management
  • managing your time and the time of other people
  • selecting and managing the best workers for a job
ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Analytical Thinking
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Project management software
  • Microsoft Project
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
EDUCATION


high school diploma/GED or no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK


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Salary:
High: $122,260.00
Median: $76,760.00
Low: $49,420.00
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