Remote Construction Engineer for Solar & Storage EPC

SOLV Energy; Kentucky; On-site; USD 75,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

This fully remote role involves supporting operations and engineering teams, ensuring compliance with project designs, and leading training for GPS-enabled equipment and drone-based monitoring. Strong CAD/GIS and MS Excel skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Studies, Construction Management, or related field.
• 2–5 years construction-related experience.
• Excellent written communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Aptitude for problem solving, and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Exposure in CAD/GIS and aptitude for proficiency in these and other engineering software.
• Ability to read and understand project drawings, and specifications.
• Field experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Qualified to perform all essential Construction Engineer job responsibilities.
• Facilitate an open flow of communication between operations and engineering partners.
• Be the POC for operations to present engineering concerns, and work with SOLV Engineering, partners, and vendors to understand and communicate reasoning behind design methodology and provide engineered solutions to operation concerns.
• Assist the operation team with engineering related construction RFI’s, internal and external during the construction phase of a project.
• Exhibit urgency in resolving RFI’s, and other operations concerns.
• Know and understand all project specific design requirements (SOLV Energy requirements, client/contract requirements, and permit requirements).
• Develop and maintain good relationships with site teams – Superintendents, Foreman, Project Management, etc.
• Ensure sufficient knowledge of the SOLV EPC Contract to be able to support operations and assist in confirming SOLV is compliant with the EPC Contract.
• Direct the implementation of autonomous pile driving systems to ensure SOLV fully captures material, labor, and schedule savings associated with terrain following racking systems.
• Assist the operation team with more engineering intensive clients (and client’s engineer/independent engineer).
• Guiding project teams through design comments with consultants.
• Assist the warranty team with confirmation of responsibility as it relates to manufacturer failures, compromised design, and installation errors.
• Develop and lead project specific training for project team personnel (Project Management and Field Teams) in the use of GPS enabled pile drivers and associated software and internal proprietary tools where applicable.
• Support SOLV Energy’s development of continuous construction monitoring using drone technology.

Skills

Written communication

Problem solving

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

MS Excel

CAD

GIS

Job description

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

This fully remote role involves supporting operations and engineering teams, ensuring compliance with project designs, and leading training for GPS-enabled equipment and drone-based monitoring. Strong CAD/GIS and MS Excel skills are valued.