Hybrid HV/BESS Commissioning Project Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Vacation and sick pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to plan, execute, and manage commissioning across utility-scale solar, BESS, SCADA and substation projects nationwide. You will lead the commissioning phase, coordinating with Owner's project managers, site engineers, construction and quality teams to meet contractual requirements and ensure a smooth transition to handover.

This role is hybrid with on-site presence at job sites and some remote work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities, including HV substations or BESS.
• Demonstrated ownership of a technical project scope, including schedule, resources, stakeholders, risk, issue resolution, documentation, and delivery commitments.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent projects or complex workstreams and leading cross-functional field teams.

Responsibilities

• Own HV or BESS commissioning scope across 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; escalate safety, contractual, technical, schedule, cost, or resource issues.
• 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

Scheduling

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office

Primavera P6

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to plan, execute, and manage commissioning across utility-scale solar, BESS, SCADA and substation projects nationwide. You will lead the commissioning phase, coordinating with Owner's project managers, site engineers, construction and quality teams to meet contractual requirements and ensure a smooth transition to handover.

This role is hybrid with on-site presence at job sites and some remote work.