Solar Energy Installation Managers

• Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects.
• Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules.
• Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes.
• Monitor work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects conform to plans, specifications, schedules, or budgets.
• Assess potential solar installation sites to determine feasibility and design requirements.
• Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, and mechanical systems.
• Identify means to reduce costs, minimize risks, or increase efficiency of solar installation projects.
• Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects.
• Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation.
• Assess system performance or functionality at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Evaluate subcontractors or subcontractor bids for quality, cost, and reliability.
• Visit customer sites to determine solar system needs, requirements, or specifications.
• Develop and maintain system architecture, including all piping, instrumentation, or process flow diagrams.
• Purchase or rent equipment for solar energy system installation.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Solar Energy Installation Managers.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Solar Energy Installation Managers.