NABCEP PV Associate solar installer with 4 years installing residential rooftop and ground-mount systems. Installed 260+ systems totaling 2.1 MW, and leads a crew that completes a typical 8 kW roof install in one day.
Experience
Lead Solar Installer, Brightmesa Solar (Albuquerque, NM)
Mar 2023 – Present
Lead a 3-person crew installing racking, modules, microinverters and battery storage, finishing most 8 kW roof jobs in one day
Flash roof attachments on comp shingle, tile and standing seam roofs with no leak callbacks across 180 installs
Run conduit, wire combiner boxes and set disconnects to NEC 690 under a licensed electrician
Set up roof anchors and harnesses per OSHA fall protection rules and pass 97% of AHJ inspections on first visit
Solar Installer, Rio Grande Renewables (Santa Fe, NM)
Apr 2022 – Feb 2023
Installed ground-mount racking and modules on rural homes and farms
Commissioned systems and walked homeowners through monitoring apps
Education
Certificate, Photovoltaic Installation, Central Mesa Community College (Aug 2021 – May 2022)
Skills
Installation: rail and rail-less racking, microinverters, string inverters, battery storage
Electrical: NEC 690 and 705, conduit bending, wire management, grounding
Certifications: NABCEP PV Associate, OSHA 10, Enphase installer training
Safety: roof fall protection, ladder safety, lockout/tagout
How to write a Solar Installer resume
A strong Solar Installer resume shows the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Certifications
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Blueprint and schematic reading
Licences and trade certifications
Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO)
Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Preventive maintenance
PLCs and controls
Precision measurement and GD&T
Welding and fabrication
CMMS (Maximo, Fiix, UpKeep)
Lean manufacturing and 5S
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months
Passed 3G and 4G AWS D1.1 bend tests and held a weld reject rate under 1% on structural steel
Wired 120 kVA of new service and panels to NEC 2023 with zero failed inspections across 30 commercial jobs
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications near the top with the issuing body, state and number of hours or expiry date where relevant.
Name the machines, controls and processes you know (Haas, Fanuc, Allen-Bradley, GTAW) because hiring managers and ATS filters search for them.
Quantify safety and quality as well as output: incident-free hours, scrap, rework and inspection pass rates all count.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Solar Installer resume FAQ
What should a Solar Installer resume include?
A Solar Installer resume should show the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Certifications, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Solar Installer?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Solar Installer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Solar Installer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Solar Installer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Solar Installer roles are Blueprint and schematic reading, Licences and trade certifications, Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO), Troubleshooting and diagnostics, Preventive maintenance and PLCs and controls.
How do I write strong Solar Installer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as equipment uptime, scrap rate and OEE. For example: "Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months."