OT Materials & Contracts Lead for Solar & Storage

SOLV Energy, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 86,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking an OTS Materials & Contracting Operations Lead to oversee procurement, contracting, and BOM management for SCADA projects across utility-scale solar and related infrastructure.

The role coordinates with project teams, negotiates with vendors, and ensures on-time equipment delivery and budget compliance. The ideal candidate has 3–4 years in utility-scale SCADA procurement, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office and project management tools.

Qualifications

• College degree is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of utility-scale solar SCADA industry experience, including procurement, contracting, or materials management specific to SCADA systems.
• Experience in forecasting and purchasing SCADA related materials and services.
• Cost tracking and budget management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office tools including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, Power BI.
• Experience using project management tools including MS Project, P6, or Smartsheet.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and charismatic.

Responsibilities

• Assist in reviews of outgoing estimates as needed.
• Provide updates to the equipment within the estimating tool as needed.
• Equipment pricing used within the estimating tool should be reviewed and updated quarterly to ensure the most up to date pricing is being used on all outgoing estimates.
• Send RFPs to integrators and MET vendors.
• Compare pricing to how the project was bid and ensure the proposals are within budget.
• Work with the OTS Project Development Manager to determine which integrator and MET vendor to contract on a per project basis.
• Oversee subcontracting process for integrators and MET vendors for all active projects.
• Contracting the SCADA design drafters for all active projects, as applicable.
• Contracting 3rd party SCADA vendors for all applicable active projects.
• Negotiate and communicate LD caps of 3rd party SCADA provider to the OTS Pre-Construction Project Manager to be captured in prime EPC contract.
• Maintain the master bill of material (BOM) that resides in the Estimating Tool.
• Build the BOM when a project is kicked off to begin design.
• Participate in a meeting with the assigned PM and/or the Pre-Construction Project Manager, and assigned SCADA Design Engineer to review BOM ahead of design start.
• Determine equipment lead times and establish drop-dead dates for ordering in order to meet desired equipment on site dates.
• Maintain datasheet repository with the latest equipment in the master BOM.
• Establish and maintain relationships with material vendors and suppliers.
• Shop for best pricing on required project equipment.
• Maintain a vender contact list.
• Order project equipment and ensure it is delivered to the integrator on time.
• Order equipment to site as directed by the OTS Project Manager (ad hoc orders).
• Order MET switches as applicable for all SCADA projects managed by SOLV OTS.
• Maintain production schedule with each integrator, ensure they are on track to complete equipment builds by the desired timeframe.
• Run bi-weekly meetingswith each integrator and communicate any project updates.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the OTS PMs to communicate production updates and gather feedback.
• Participate in SOW/Exhibit reviews as required by the OTS Pre-Construction Project Manager.
• Manage the OTS cradle point (net cloud) account and ensure cradle points are in good working order for project deployments.
• Manage the OTS ATT/Verizon accounts and ensure needed service lines are established and unused services lines are terminated.
• Manage the OTS Starlink accounts and ensure needed service lines are established and unused services lines are terminated.
• Work with accounting and finance departments on a monthly basis to update the "Inventory Materials” report.

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking an OTS Materials & Contracting Operations Lead to oversee procurement, contracting, and BOM management for SCADA projects across utility-scale solar and related infrastructure.

The role coordinates with project teams, negotiates with vendors, and ensures on-time equipment delivery and budget compliance. The ideal candidate has 3–4 years in utility-scale SCADA procurement, strong communication skills, and proficiency with MS Office and project management tools.