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Field Manager

New OrleansOn-siteFull-time

AI Summary

The Field Manager oversees daily field execution for Commercial, Residential, and Service crews, ensuring safety, quality, and productivity on solar and battery installation jobsites. They supervise technicians, manage budgets and documentation, coordinate with subcontractors and project management, and enforce OSHA compliance.

About this role

The Field Manager owns daily field execution across Commercial, Residential, and Service — making sure every crew is prepped, safe, productive, doing quality work, and held accountable. Prioritizes on-site supervision on larger projects and is the link between Project Management and the technicians in the field.

Key Responsibilities

  • Safety first: jobsite walkthroughs, OSHA compliance, unsafe conditions corrected on the spot
  • Crew readiness: confirm correct material, tools, and plan sets staged before day of job, and before crews leave the yard
  • Quality: verify scope complete and quality workmanship before crews leave jobs; drive down rerolls
  • Daily logs and job documentation across all three verticals; on-site supervision on larger commercial projects
  • Budget control: supervise man-hours and material against job budgets and eliminate admin time
  • Accountability: coach and hold technicians to SA standards; own time tracking and clock-in/out compliance
  • Scheduling oversight with PM and dispatch; rebalance crews in real time for skills, weather, callins, inspections, and change orders
  • Coordinate GCs, subcontractors, owner reps, and inspectors; hold sub work to SA standards
  • Documentation: photos, marketing, reports and QC records current on all active jobs; vehicle and trailer inspections
  • Communicate delays and risks to PM, support weekly safety meetings, and uphold SA's culture of safety and humility

Requirements

  • 5+ years solar, electrical, or construction field experience, including 2+ years leading crews
  • Working knowledge of PV, storage, and NEC as applied to solar and battery systems; able to work from plan sets and one-lines
  • OSHA 10 required (OSHA 30 preferred); Journeyman/Master Electrician or NABCEP a plus
  • Valid driver's license, clean record; able to lift 50+ lbs and work on rooftops and ladders
  • Familiarity with FieldPulse or Buildertrend; bilingual English/Spanish a plus
  • Daily travel to job sites (occasional overnight); office, warehouse, rooftop, and active construction environments

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Wellness Resources

Skills

Battery StorageBuildertrendDaily LogsFieldPulseJob BudgetingMan-hour SupervisionNECOne-line DiagramsOSHA CompliancePlan SetsPV SystemsQC RecordsSafety WalkthroughsSubcontractor CoordinationTime Tracking

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