Burning Man

NVO Volunteer - Solar Aesthetics/LNT Volunteer

Nevada Operations - Gerlach, NV - Volunteer

Solar Aesthetics/Leave No Trace (LNT) Volunteer

The Solar Program is responsible for the deployment, maintenance, and beautification of all Burning Man Project’s solar resources, both on Playa and off. We’re a small team of 9 people who deliver, build, and collect data on the various solar generators we operate on and off Playa for infrastructure and art. We aim to help achieve our sustainability goals and lead by example to encourage participation and innovation by our community toward sustainability as a whole. We represent the need to adapt available technology for the betterment of our environment and community. We hope to inspire conversations on conservation and sustainable practice with tones realistic and fantastic. The A/A & LNT Volunteer will assist in those goals by adding their hands, minds, and creative input to each of our projects, making them more appealing to the community and helping them become more than just power infrastructure. We will provide you space in or near our BRC Solar Program camp to pitch a tent or park a trailer, three meals a day from our delicious commissary, and daily showers, etc.

 

Dates and time frame of role  

  • 08/17/25 - 09/14/25
  • Before, During, and After Event
  • 7:00 am-5:00 pm

 

List must-have talents

  • Passion for furthering Burning Man’s sustainability efforts
  • Able to play well with others
  • Able to lift things
  • Comfortable working in an extreme environment
  • Creativity!

 

Nice-to-have talents

  • On playa experience
  • Experience with hand tools
  • Solar Experience

 

List of potential tasks

  • Assisting the solar crew in an apprentice capacity during builds
  • Setting up the shaded spaces under our solar arrays at the Man and Temple
  • Ensuring all Solar spaces are well-lit,  interesting, and inspiring!
  • Assisting with Tear down and Leave No Trace operations 


 

*** subject to changes throughout the season 

 

The deadline to apply for this role is 5:00 pm Pacific on July 25th, 2025

 

 

 

 

NOTICE FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

  • Burning Man Project celebrates the importance of creating a diverse environment and enthusiastically encourages Black, Indigenous, Peoples of Color, LGBTQIA+, Immigrant, women, and people with disabilities, of all ages, to apply.
  • Burning Man Project provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
  • Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Apply: NVO Volunteer - Solar Aesthetics/LNT Volunteer
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