Commissioning Lead: HV Substations & BESS

SOLV Energy; Delaware; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning phase of utility-scale solar, battery storage, SCADA, and substation projects nationwide. You will plan, execute, and manage commissioning across multiple projects, coordinating with owners, site teams, and OEMs to ensure safe, compliant, and timely handover from commissioning to closeout.

The role requires strong project management and technical coordination, with hybrid work and travel to job sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities, including HV substations or BESS.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline; PMP/CM or other credentials preferred.
• Strong ability to read and interpret contracts, scopes, specs, IFC drawings, and interconnection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own HV or BESS commissioning scope across typically 2-3 concurrent projects, including deliverables, milestones, schedule, resources, risks, constraints, documentation, and turnover.
• Develop and maintain a project-specific commissioning execution plan, milestone and deliverables register, responsibility assignments, readiness criteria, integrated schedule activities, and resource forecast.
• Translate contract requirements, technical specs, interconnection requirements, permit conditions, OEM requirements, and company standards into an executable commissioning scope and work plan.
• Establish priorities and make day-to-day decisions; escalate safety, contractual, technical, schedule, or resource issues.
• Track progress, provide daily/weekly reporting to commissioning and project leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Documentation

P6 experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering/related

Tools

P6

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning phase of utility-scale solar, battery storage, SCADA, and substation projects nationwide. You will plan, execute, and manage commissioning across multiple projects, coordinating with owners, site teams, and OEMs to ensure safe, compliant, and timely handover from commissioning to closeout.

The role requires strong project management and technical coordination, with hybrid work and travel to job sites.