Remote BESS Augmentation Lead

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Rhode Island; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Director of BESS Augmentation to lead strategic and operational efforts for battery energy storage system augmentation projects.

You will supervise Superintendents, work with project managers, and drive portfolio planning, execution, and profitability for SOLV and client projects. The role emphasizes safety, schedule adherence, and cost control while delivering high-quality, scalable BESS upgrades, replacements, and integrations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering, construction management, business, or related field.
• Progressive leadership experience in utility-scale BESS, power generation, electrical construction, commissioning, O&M, or related services.
• Strong governance, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, procurement, and contracts knowledge.
• Ability to communicate strategy, priorities, and risk to executives, clients, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for BESS augmentation programs, Superintendents, and technical teams in partnership with project managers.
• Set portfolio priorities, staffing plans, governance, performance expectations, and augmentation strategies.
• Direct safe field execution, outage and resource planning, subcontractor coordination, quality, schedule, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Partner with project managers on budgets, procurement, contracts, schedules, forecasts, risks, change control, and closeout.
• Review portfolio safety, quality, schedule, cost, margin, technical risk, commissioning readiness, customer commitments, and corrective actions.
• Develop leaders and technical personnel through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management.
• Coordinate with internal teams, OEMs, integrators, utilities, contractors, and clients to align execution and resolve escalated issues.
• Standardize project controls, reporting, installation and commissioning practices, and lessons learned to improve consistency and profitability.
• Lead BESS safety planning and compliance, including electrical safe work, lockout/tagout, energized work, emergency response, environmental requirements, and OEM procedures.
• Travel at least 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development.
• Maintain relevant professional and technical knowledge.

Skills

Leadership

BESS knowledge

Budgeting

Scheduling

Risk management

Client engagement

Education

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

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Director of BESS Augmentation to lead strategic and operational efforts for battery energy storage system augmentation projects.

You will supervise Superintendents, work with project managers, and drive portfolio planning, execution, and profitability for SOLV and client projects. The role emphasizes safety, schedule adherence, and cost control while delivering high-quality, scalable BESS upgrades, replacements, and integrations.