Trainee Solar Electrician / Electrical Improver – Qualification & Career Progression
£26,000 – £38,000 per year, depending on experience & qualificationsFull-time | Permanent | South WalesSolar PV Battery Storage Electrical Qualifications Career Progression
Got Electrical Experience? Ready to Get Qualified and Build a Career in Solar?
If you’re already working as an Electrical Improver, Electrician’s Mate, experienced Apprentice or Solar Installer and want the opportunity to become a fully qualified electrician specialising in Solar PV and Battery Storage, we want to hear from you.
This isn’t just another mate’s job.
Green Energy Solar is looking for someone with good hands-on electrical experience who wants to take the next step — gaining further qualifications, working alongside experienced electricians and building substantial experience across domestic and commercial Solar PV and Battery Storage installations.
Already installing solar but struggling to get the experience or support you need to finish your electrical qualifications?
You could be exactly who we’re looking for.
A Clear Route to Becoming a Qualified Solar Electrician
We’re prepared to invest in the right person.
Depending on your current qualifications and experience, we’ll help you build a clear development pathway towards:
- Level 3 Electrical Installation
- NVQ Level 3
- AM2
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
- Solar PV qualifications
- Battery Storage qualifications
- Testing, inspection and commissioning experience
- Fault-finding experience
- Manufacturer product training
- Greater responsibility as your competence develops
- Progression towards becoming a fully qualified electrician specialising in renewable energy
You’ll be gaining these skills while working every day on real Solar PV, Battery Storage and electrical installations.
As your skills, qualifications and responsibility grow, we want your career and earning potential to grow with them.
Why Green Energy Solar?
Green Energy Solar is one of the fastest-growing and highest-rated Solar PV and Battery Storage installers in South Wales.
We’re proud to have built a 5-star reputation on Google and Trustpilot through the quality of our installations, customer service and aftercare.
We’re also the only Welsh Premium Installer of Tesla Energy products, giving our installation teams the opportunity to work with some of the most advanced technology in the renewable energy industry.
Our installations are completed by our own in-house teams, and we continually invest in our people, installation methods and systems.
We even design and build our own installation kits to improve the quality, consistency and efficiency of our installations.
For someone serious about developing a career in the electrical and renewable energy industry, this is an opportunity to learn within a business that takes installation quality seriously.
What You’ll Work On
You’ll gain hands-on experience across:
- Domestic Solar PV
- Commercial Solar PV
- Battery Energy Storage Systems
- Tesla Energy products
- Inverters and battery systems
- AC electrical installation
- DC electrical installation
- Consumer units and associated equipment
- AC/DC isolators and protection equipment
- Electrical containment
- Cable management
- Testing and commissioning
- Fault finding
- Working safely within occupied homes
- Commercial electrical installations
You’ll work alongside qualified electricians and experienced installation teams, with your level of responsibility increasing as your skills develop.
What You’ll Be Doing
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with domestic and commercial Solar PV installations
- Installing Battery Storage systems
- Installing electrical containment and cabling
- Installing inverters, batteries, isolators and associated equipment
- Carrying out AC and DC installation work appropriate to your competence
- Cable pulling, clipping and dressing
- Preparing cables and equipment for termination
- Assisting with testing and commissioning
- Preparing materials, equipment and tools
- Working safely with electrical and power tools
- Following company installation standards and RAMS
- Maintaining clean and professional working areas
- Working efficiently as part of an installation team
- Representing Green Energy Solar professionally in customers’ homes and businesses
Who Should Apply?
We’d particularly like to hear from people currently working as:
- Electrical Improver
- Electrician’s Mate
- Experienced Electrical Apprentice
- Solar PV Installer
- Solar Electrician’s Mate
- Electrical Labourer / Improver
- Trainee Electrician
- Solar Installer wanting to become electrically qualified
You do not need to be fully qualified.
This vacancy is specifically aimed at people who have already developed useful hands-on experience but now want a company that can help them progress properly.
Previous Solar PV or Battery Storage experience is particularly valuable.
What We’re Looking For
You should have:
- Around 2+ years’ hands-on electrical installation experience
- Good practical electrical knowledge
- Confidence using electrical and power tools
- Good practical and problem-solving ability
- Strong attention to detail
- Pride in producing neat, professional installations
- Excellent reliability and timekeeping
- A professional attitude around customers
- Strong health & safety awareness
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Driving Requirements
You must also have:
- Full UK driving licence
- Licence held for more than 3 years
- Fewer than 6 points on your licence
- Your own reliable transport to travel to our meeting point/base
These requirements are essential.
Qualifications & Experience
Ideally, you’ll already have or be working towards one or more of:
- Level 2 Electrical Installation
- Level 3 Electrical Installation
- Electrical apprenticeship
- Recognised electrical training
- ECS/CSCS card
- Solar PV installation experience
- Battery Storage installation experience
- Domestic electrical installation experience
- Commercial electrical installation experience
Solar PV and Battery Storage experience will be a significant advantage.
However, we’ll also consider someone with a strong electrical installation background who demonstrates the right ability, work ethic and desire to develop.
What You’ll Get
- £26,000 – £38,000 salary depending on experience and qualifications
- Full-time, permanent position
- Clear pathway towards becoming a fully qualified electrician
- Support with further electrical qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 / AM2 progression where appropriate
- Solar PV qualification opportunities
- Battery Storage qualification opportunities
- Manufacturer training
- Extensive hands-on Solar PV experience
- Extensive Battery Storage experience
- Domestic and commercial installation experience
- Testing and commissioning development
- Fault-finding experience
- Experience with premium renewable energy products
- Increasing responsibility as your competence develops
- Company uniform and PPE
- Long-term career opportunities
- Opportunity to progress as Green Energy Solar continues to grow
We’re Looking for Someone Who Wants More
This position isn’t aimed at someone who wants to remain an Electrician’s Mate indefinitely.
We’re looking for the person thinking:
“I’ve got the practical experience. Now I want to get qualified, become an electrician and build a proper career in solar.”
If you’ve already spent time working in electrical installation or Solar PV and feel ready for the next stage of your career, we’d like to hear from you.
Bring us your experience, practical ability and willingness to learn. We’ll give the right person the opportunity to develop it into a long-term career in Solar PV, Battery Storage and electrical installation.
Apply Today
Please send us your CV together with a brief summary of:
- Your electrical installation experience
- Your Solar PV / Battery Storage experience
- Qualifications you currently hold
- Qualifications or apprenticeship training you’re currently completing
Salary: £26,000 – £38,000 per yearJob Type: Full-time, PermanentLocation: South WalesWork Location: In person
Pay: £28,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you have a clean driving license or less than 6points?
- How many years of hands-on electrical installation experience do you have?
- Less than 1 year
- 1–2 years
- 2–3 years
- 3+ years
- Which electrical qualifications do you currently hold or are you working towards?
- Do you have hands-on Solar PV installation experience?
If yes, briefly describe your Solar PV experience, including approximately how many installations you have worked on and what work you carried out.
- What best describes your current level?
- Electrical Apprentice
- Electrician’s Mate
- Electrical Improver
- Electrical Labourer with installation experience
- Solar PV Installer
- Qualified Electrician
- Other
- Are you looking to complete your electrical qualifications and progress towards becoming a fully qualified electrician specialising in Solar PV and Battery Storage?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: On the road
