HV Substation & BESS Commissioning Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager - HV/BESS to lead the planning, execution, testing, and turnover of high-voltage substation and battery energy storage commissioning across multiple projects. You will own scope, schedule, resources, and risk, coordinating with customers, utilities, OEMs, and partners.

The role requires on-site presence at job sites with hybrid work elements, strong project management skills, and a track record of delivering commissioning activities safely

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities.
• Substantial experience with HV substations or BESS.
• Ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects and lead cross-functional field teams.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to satisfy project access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own the assigned 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 specifications, interconnection requirements, permit conditions, OEM requirements, and company standards into an executable commissioning scope and work plan.
• Establish priorities and make day-to-day project decisions within the assigned scope; promptly elevate safety, contractual, technical, schedule, cost, or resource issues that require leadership action.
• Track progress, productivity, forecasted completion, constraints, and corrective actions; provide accurate daily and weekly reporting to commissioning and project leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Planning

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or related discipline

PMP / CCM / NETA certification or electrical license

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager - HV/BESS to lead the planning, execution, testing, and turnover of high-voltage substation and battery energy storage commissioning across multiple projects. You will own scope, schedule, resources, and risk, coordinating with customers, utilities, OEMs, and partners.

The role requires on-site presence at job sites with hybrid work elements, strong project management skills, and a track record of delivering commissioning activities safely