Remote Director, BESS Augmentation & Growth

SOLV Energy, Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. seeks a Director of BESS Augmentation to provide strategic and operational leadership for battery energy storage system augmentation projects.

The role directs Superintendents, collaborates with project managers, and ensures safe, profitable delivery of battery capacity additions and system upgrades. The position is fully remote with travel at least 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in utility-scale BESS, power generation, electrical construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, or a related technical-services environment.
• Experience leading managers, Superintendents, field teams, subcontractors, and multiple concurrent BESS augmentation projects.
• Advanced knowledge of battery systems, power conversion, transformers, switchgear, protection and controls, communications, HVAC, and fire detection and suppression.

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.
• Support estimating, scope development, procurement, and vendor quotations for batteries, enclosures, power conversion, transformers, controls, HVAC, fire systems, cabling, and related upgrades.
• Oversee installation and integration of BESS electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, thermal-management, and fire-protection systems.
• Travel at least 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team leadership

Strategic communication

Budgeting & forecasting

Battery systems knowledge

Education

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

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. seeks a Director of BESS Augmentation to provide strategic and operational leadership for battery energy storage system augmentation projects.

The role directs Superintendents, collaborates with project managers, and ensures safe, profitable delivery of battery capacity additions and system upgrades. The position is fully remote with travel at least 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development.