Hybrid HV Substation & BESS Commissioning Lead

SOLV Energy, Inc.; South Dakota; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning of HV substation and BESS projects nationwide. You will own the commissioning scope across multiple concurrent projects, develop execution plans, and coordinate with owners, utilities, OEMs, and field teams to deliver safe, compliant, and on-time turnover.

Responsibilities include readiness reviews, test planning, witness coordination, and daily/weekly reporting, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in commissioning, startup, testing, construction, operations, or project delivery for utility-scale facilities.
• Experience with HV substations or BESS projects.
• Ability to read contracts, scopes, IFC drawings, diagrams, and interconnection requirements.
• Valid driver's license and ability to access project sites.

Responsibilities

• Own the 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

5+ years experience

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

PMP / CCM / NETA certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Commissioning Project Manager to lead the commissioning of HV substation and BESS projects nationwide. You will own the commissioning scope across multiple concurrent projects, develop execution plans, and coordinate with owners, utilities, OEMs, and field teams to deliver safe, compliant, and on-time turnover.

Responsibilities include readiness reviews, test planning, witness coordination, and daily/weekly reporting, with a strong emphasis on safety, quality, and