Remote Energy Storage Engineer III: BESS Systems Lead

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Wisconsin; Remote; USD 100,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid vacation

Sick and holiday pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking an Engineer III, Energy Storage to design, implement, and optimize battery energy storage systems (BESS) across projects. This fully remote role requires strong leadership and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver high‑quality, compliant solutions that meet performance and safety targets.

You will mentor engineers, drive procurement oversight, and coordinate with utilities, AHJs, and internal teams to ensure successful delivery from design through commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering is required with advanced degree preferred.
• 3+ years in electrical engineering focused on BESS or power systems.
• Experience with design, integration, and optimization of BESS assets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME for BESS engineering scopes guiding project teams.
• Lead design and engineering of BESS, ensuring contract/utilities/AHJ compliance.
• Review feasibility studies and site assessments to optimize configurations.
• Provide senior technical input across electrical, civil, structural, SCADA, HV scopes.
• Manage Engineers of Record and third-party partners for scope clarity and delivery.
• Coordinate with fire protection engineers and AHJ stakeholders.
• Develop and review specs, drawings, and procurement documentation.
• Provide technical oversight during procurement and vendor reviews.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design, procure, install, and commission BESS.
• Oversee modeling, simulation, and analysis to boost performance and reliability.
• Support construction: field issue resolution, clarifications, and minor redesigns.
• Provide testing, validation, commissioning, energization support.
• Mentor junior engineers and transfer lessons learned on BESS practices.
• Stay current with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Assist business development through technical proposals and consultations.
• Represent SOLV Engineering in meetings; travel as required.

Skills

BESS design

Electrical system design

Project management

Team mentoring

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

PE license preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

PSCAD

PSS/E

Microsoft Office

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking an Engineer III, Energy Storage to design, implement, and optimize battery energy storage systems (BESS) across projects. This fully remote role requires strong leadership and cross‑functional collaboration to deliver high‑quality, compliant solutions that meet performance and safety targets.

You will mentor engineers, drive procurement oversight, and coordinate with utilities, AHJs, and internal teams to ensure successful delivery from design through commissioning.