According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Supervise solar installers, technicians, and subcontractors for solar installation projects to ensure compliance with safety standards. | 85% |
| Estimate materials, equipment, and personnel needed for residential or commercial solar installation projects. | 84% |
| Prepare solar installation project proposals, quotes, budgets, or schedules. | 84% |
| Plan and coordinate installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar and solar thermal systems to ensure conformance to codes. | 83% |
| Monitor work of contractors and subcontractors to ensure projects conform to plans, specifications, schedules, or budgets. | 83% |
| Assess potential solar installation sites to determine feasibility and design requirements. | 81% |
| Provide technical assistance to installers, technicians, or other solar professionals in areas such as solar electric systems, solar thermal systems, electrical systems, or mechanical systems. | 81% |
| Identify means to reduce costs, minimize risks, or increase efficiency of solar installation projects. | 81% |
| Coordinate or schedule building inspections for solar installation projects. | 80% |
| Perform start-up of systems for testing or customer implementation. | 80% |
| Assess system performance or functionality at the system, subsystem, and component levels. | 77% |
| Evaluate subcontractors or subcontractor bids for quality, cost, and reliability. | 77% |
| Visit customer sites to determine solar system needs, requirements, or specifications. | 73% |
| Develop and maintain system architecture, including all piping, instrumentation, or process flow diagrams. | 71% |
| Purchase or rent equipment for solar energy system installation. | 69% |
