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About this role
Role Overview
- Oversee daily inspection operations across multiple markets
- Ensure projects are inspection-ready prior to AHJ and utility inspections
- Monitor inspection schedules, timelines, and project milestones
- Identify and resolve issues that could delay inspections or project completion
- Coordinate inspection corrections and reinspection activities
- Manage, coach, and develop inspection schedulers, inspection technicians, and support personnel
- Establish performance expectations and departmental accountability
- Conduct performance reviews and support employee development
- Assist with hiring, onboarding, and training new team members
- Monitor inspection pass rates and identify trends requiring operational improvements
- Develop and implement quality control standards that improve inspection success
- Establish and track KPIs related to inspection performance, cycle times, and operational efficiency
- Review inspection documentation for completeness and accuracy
- Ensure compliance with company standards, AHJ requirements, and utility guidelines
- Partner with permitting, scheduling, installation, electrical, service, engineering, and sales teams to maintain project flow
- Communicate with AHJs, inspectors, municipalities, and utility providers when necessary
- Support executive leadership with operational reporting and performance metrics
- Recommend process improvements that increase efficiency and scalability
Requirements
- Previous residential solar inspection experience required
- Previous leadership or management experience required
- Strong understanding of residential solar construction, permitting, inspections, and project workflows
- Experience working with AHJs, inspectors, and utility providers
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Professional communication and leadership abilities
- Experience with CRMs, scheduling platforms, and operational software
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to track and improve KPIs
- Previous Inspection Manager or Operations Manager experience preferred
- Electrical, permitting, or quality control background preferred
- NABCEP certification preferred
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification preferred
- Experience supporting multi-state solar operations preferred
Benefits
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Leadership opportunity with direct operational impact
- Opportunities for advancement within a rapidly growing solar company
- Team-focused culture built on accountability, professionalism, and operational excellence
- Opportunity to help build scalable processes that support company growth