Power Trader, Sr. jobs in La Crosse, WI

• Accountabilities
  

• Supervision and support of some Electrical Department employees.
  

• Training and reviewing Electrical Apprentices in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator as applicable.
  

• Creation, implementation, and enforcement of departmental policies in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator.
  

• Support of Electrical Apprentices, Journeymen, and Master Electricians in their pursuit of the highest quality electrical installations in any way needed.
  

• Solar Power System Troubleshooting and Maintenance
  

• Troubleshooting system errors and fault conditions. 
  

• Understanding how different fault conditions can present themselves, and how to resolve them with minimal inconvenience to the customer. 
  

• How to service solar PV systems, and replace damaged or faulty componentry. 
  

• Expert understanding of regulatory constraints and appropriate application of various electrical designs and approaches.
  

• Ability to correctly size overcurrent protection, conduit, and wiring.
  

• Understanding which wiring methods are permissible based on the environmental conditions and applicable code regulations. 
  

• Understand how NFPA 70 sections 690 (Solar PV Systems), 705 (Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources), and 706 (Energy Storage) apply to Ethos projects. 
  

• Understanding of correctly sizing battery based energy storage systems (interconnected or stand alone), and best design practices for installing these systems.
  

• Job Preparedness
  

• Ensuring the Electrical Department has everything it needs to execute daily operations.
  

• Job Site Supervision
  

• Supervision and support of Electrical Department employees on the job site.
  

• Operational supervision of Electrical Department employees to ensure that system designs are installed as planned in collaboration with Operations Integrator, Electrical Coordinator, Project Planner, Mechanical Coordinator and/or Install Crew Lead.
  

• Regulatory Expertise
  

• Acting as job site expert and resource to Electrical Department employees with regard to all regulatory requirements within which the Electrical Department functions.
  

• Timely communication of all known regulatory requirement changes to appropriate Electrical Department employees.
  

• Regulatory Risk Management and Avoidance
  

• Ensuring all Electrical Department activities are in keeping with regulatory requirements within which it operates.
  

• Ensuring any areas of Electrical Department operations, where risk of regulation violation(s) is clearly present, are immediately attended to and remediated without delay.
  

• Safety
  

• Ensuring that daily job site safety evaluation meetings happen with the Electrical Department employees in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.
  

• Ensuring any injuries and/or near misses are recorded and reported properly in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.
  

• Ensuring all records are kept and submitted properly in keeping with the Ethos Safety Policy.
  

• Continual observation and improvement of safety conditions under which Electrical Department employees work.
  

• Regular reviews and updates to Ethos Safety Policy in response to changing conditions in the field and changing solutions/technologies available, in collaboration with Electrical Coordinator.
  

• Respectful and Professional Communication
  

• Customers
  

• Ethos Employees
  

• Making sure everyone who needs to know is informed about all applicable matters.
  

• Pursuing answers and understanding where expertise lies in various areas of the company.
  

• Offering help in other areas of the company when available, and pursuing added knowledge to expand personal understanding of all areas of Ethos operations.
  

• Active participation in and contribution to The Ethos Process through inquiry, open communication, and collaboration.
  

• Adherence to and support of Ethos internal policies and laws, rules, and regulations within which Ethos operates.
  

• Working within and maintaining Ethos organizational systems.
  

• Understanding and maintaining customer and job information within existing systems and structures (CRM, digital and paper files, etc).
  

• Effective management of personal schedule and time off needs through use of time off request system.
  

• Improvement
  

• Observing existing systems and making changes to processes and procedures in collaboration with other stakeholders.
  

• Safety
  

• Understanding, and adhering to, Ethos Safety Policy and other prudent safety practices in performance of duties in every situation and environment in which duties are performed. 
  

• Other tasks and responsibilities as directed.
  

Requirements

• Competencies
  

• Ethos Green Power Cooperative Core Focus and Core Value Alignment
  

• Organizational Skills
  

• Professional Work Ethic
  

• Applicable Computer/Software Skills and Experience
  

• Time Management Skills and Experience
  

• Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
  

• Aptitude for Learning New Skills
  

• Interpersonal Skills
  

• Direct and Electronic Communication Skills
  

• Physical/Psychological Requirements
  

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  

• Must be able to lift 50 Lbs.
  

• Dynamism/Flexibility
  

• Creativity
  

• Openness
  

• Patience