HV Substation & BESS Commissioning Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager for HV/BESS projects, with hybrid work and onsite site presence. You will own commissioning scope across 2–3 concurrent projects, manage schedules, resources, risks and documentation, and coordinate with customers, utilities, OEMs and partners to achieve successful turnovers.

Minimum 5 years in commissioning for HV substations or BESS, strong project management skills, and proficiency with P6 and MS Office are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities.
• Substantial HV substations or BESS experience.
• Ability to coordinate multiple concurrent projects and lead cross-functional field teams.

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

HV Substations

BESS systems

Project management

Electrical diagrams

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

P6

MS Office

Document control systems

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager for HV/BESS projects, with hybrid work and onsite site presence. You will own commissioning scope across 2–3 concurrent projects, manage schedules, resources, risks and documentation, and coordinate with customers, utilities, OEMs and partners to achieve successful turnovers.

Minimum 5 years in commissioning for HV substations or BESS, strong project management skills, and proficiency with P6 and MS Office are required.