Remote HV Substation Design Engineer II - Solar/BESS

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Maine; Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, basic life & 

401(k) plan

Vacation, sick and holiday pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer II, Substation to own the preliminary substation design and engineering lifecycle for utility-scale solar, BESS, and interconnection projects.

This role serves as the technical owner from BD kickoff through Design-to-Preconstruction handoff, aligning design basis, scope, schedule, risk, and technical assumptions before execution begins. This role is fully remote across the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in electrical substation engineering.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and ETAP.
• Strong understanding of IEEE, NEC, and NESC standards.
• Familiarity with utility interconnection requirements and contract language.

Responsibilities

• Own the first-pass preliminary substation design for assigned pursuits and projects.
• Review client documents, technical exhibits, PPAs, interconnection agreements, and related project information to identify requirements, risks, opportunities, and scope outside SOLV standards.
• Coordinate technical inputs from engineering consultants, procurement, estimating, scheduling, NERC support, revenue metering, security, and other specialty subcontractors.
• Lead development of the 10% substation design, including single-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, equipment sizing, and refinements for estimating with pricing.
• Coordinate with estimating and scheduling to ensure preliminary design, quantities, scope narrative, schedule, and commercial assumptions are aligned.
• Review estimates for technical completeness and identify gaps, exclusions, owner-furnished equipment, allowances, contingencies, and scope items needing clarification.
• Deliver the owner-reviewed preliminary substation design to estimating and BD in accordance with the project stage-gate schedule.
• Prepare the engineering scope, proposal information, schedule inputs, EOR or consultant coordination details, assumptions, risks, and open items for handoff to Preconstruction.
• Support handoff by transferring RFIs, client comments, design risks, procurement constraints, required decisions, and unresolved items to the HV engineering team.
• Review and approve preliminary substation design deliverables for alignment with PPA, IA, utility, ISO, owner, SOLV, AHJ, and vendor requirements.
• Propose cost-effective, reliable, and constructible alternatives and resolve design challenges with internal teams, EORs, consultants, vendors, and clients.
• Maintain accurate documentation of design iterations, decisions, client comments, and handoff materials.
• Assign and coordinate work for substation designers, engineers, interns, and technical staff; review quality and schedule compliance.
• Mentor junior team members and identify training needs in substation design, protection and controls, metering, and project handoff.

Skills

Substation design

AutoCAD

ETAP

Electrical standards

Project coordination

Documentation

Mentoring junior team

Travel up to 10%

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer II, Substation to own the preliminary substation design and engineering lifecycle for utility-scale solar, BESS, and interconnection projects.

This role serves as the technical owner from BD kickoff through Design-to-Preconstruction handoff, aligning design basis, scope, schedule, risk, and technical assumptions before execution begins. This role is fully remote across the United States.