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Solar Installer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what solar installers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most solar installers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Solar Installer with hands-on experience fitting rooftop and ground-mounted PV arrays, inverters, and battery storage systems. Comfortable working at height, reading structural and electrical plans, and testing circuits for compliance with Australian wiring rules. Known for careful, methodical work and a strong safety record on site.
Key skills
- Installation and maintenance of PV and battery storage systems
- Worksite safety management, including working at heights
- Building codes and standards (AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 5033)
- Reading plans and specifications
- Plant and equipment operation
- Multimeter and electrical testing
- Torque wrench and crimping tool use
- Roof safety harness systems
- CAD design software for system layout
Experience: example bullet points
- Measured roof dimensions and assessed structural load capacity to confirm safe panel placement before installation
- Installed mounting frames, rails, and brackets across pitched and flat roofs, meeting manufacturer torque specifications on every fixing
- Wired panel strings in series and parallel configuration and connected systems to inverters and switchboards without rework
- Tested electrical circuits, voltage, and earthing on completed systems, achieving full compliance on first inspection
- Commissioned residential PV and battery systems and walked customers through monitoring apps and basic maintenance, reducing follow-up service calls
Education
Typical pathway: Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (or equivalent trade qualification) combined with Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) accreditation for grid-connected and battery storage installations; many installers hold or work towards an electrical licence.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) accreditation
- AS/NZS 3000 wiring rules
- AS/NZS 5033 PV array installation
- Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs)
- grid-tied inverter
- battery storage system
- switchboard wiring
- SafeWork working at heights
- roof safety harness
- earthing and bonding
- electrical compliance certificate
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.