Solar Energy Installation Managers

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Installation Manager, Solar Energy Installation Manager, Solar Installation Crew Foreman, Solar Installation Manager

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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

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Skills

Basic Skills

  • keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
  • reading work related information

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Resource Management

  • managing your time and the time of other people
  • selecting and managing the best workers for a job

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

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:

Computer aided design CAD software

  • Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D Hot Technology
  • Trimble SketchUp Pro Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology In Demand

Project management software

  • Microsoft Project Hot Technology In Demand
  • Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Hot Technology In Demand

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 5)
high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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