Hybrid HV Substation & BESS Commissioning Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Vacation, sick, and holiday pay

Job summary

Solve Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning phase for utility-scale solar, battery storage, and HV substation projects nationwide. You will coordinate with owners, EPC teams, and vendors to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, and interconnection requirements.

Hybrid role with on-site presence at job sites and some remote work. You will develop execution plans, manage schedules, witness tests, and deliver turnover packages to client satisfaction while

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale electrical facilities, including substantial experience with HV substations or BESS.
• Ability to read and interpret contracts, scopes of work, specifications, IFC drawings, electrical one-lines, schematics, control narratives, relay and protection documents, OEM manuals, and interconnection requirements.
• Knowledge of HV and MV electrical systems, switching and grounding concepts, LOTO and energized-work controls, protection and control, SCADA/communications, and electrical test methods.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent projects or complex workstreams and leading cross-functional field teams without direct reporting relationships.
• 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 escalating 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

Written communication

Problem solving

Planning

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/construction management/project management

PMP

Certified Construction Manager

NETA certification

Electrical license

Tools

Microsoft Office

Primavera P6

Project management systems

Job description

Solve Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning phase for utility-scale solar, battery storage, and HV substation projects nationwide. You will coordinate with owners, EPC teams, and vendors to ensure compliance with contracts, drawings, and interconnection requirements.

Hybrid role with on-site presence at job sites and some remote work. You will develop execution plans, manage schedules, witness tests, and deliver turnover packages to client satisfaction while