Remote Senior BESS Construction Engineer

SOLV Energy; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 91,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer, Construction – BESS to provide high-level engineering oversight for battery energy storage system projects, supporting EPC execution, commissioning, and warranty activities. This role acts as a technical authority for BESS scopes and coordinates EORs, vendors, and field teams.

Candidates should have 3–5+ years in electrical engineering or BESS-focused work; strong analytical and communication skills; a PE license is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field required.
• 3-5+ years of progressive electrical engineering, BESS engineering, EPC, utility-scale renewable energy, or energy storage experience with demonstrated advanced technical responsibility.
• Strong understanding of BESS design, integration, commissioning interfaces, battery systems, inverters, BMS, EMS, controls, grid interconnection equipment, and project execution requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate EORs, vendors, consultants, AHJs, owners, and internal project teams to resolve complex engineering issues and drive deliverables to completion.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings, specifications, vendor documentation, commissioning documentation, fire protection-related documentation, and related BESS technical deliverables.
• Working knowledge of NEC, IEEE, IBC, ASCE, NFPA 855, UL 9540, UL 9540A, utility requirements, and related project-specific standards.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred.
• Ability to support field work, travel as required, and manage multiple concurrent complex scopes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a BESS subject matter expert for battery energy storage system engineering scopes including equipment layout, electrical integration, controls, fire protection interfaces, commissioning support, and project execution requirements.
• Coordinate Engineers of Record, vendors, third-party consultants, fire protection engineers, AHJs, owners, and project stakeholders to support timely and accurate BESS engineering deliverables.
• Review BESS drawings, specifications, technical reports, vendor documentation, commissioning documentation, and related integration deliverables for alignment with contract requirements, project requirements, SOLV expectations, and site needs.
• Track BESS engineering action items, review comments, vendor responses, consultant responses, and design revisions through closure across assigned projects.
• Support resolution of technical conflicts, constructability concerns, field questions, vendor coordination issues, and consultant coordination issues involving BESS scope.
• Provide senior-level engineering support during BESS construction, testing, commissioning, energization, and initial operations.
• Support project teams with RFIs, engineering clarifications, field issue resolution, design revisions, and interpretation of EOR or vendor responses.
• Participate in technical discussions with project managers, project engineers, field teams, commissioning teams, owners, independent engineers, AHJs, vendors, and consultants.
• Support technical evaluation of commissioning findings, startup issues, equipment performance concerns, punch list items, and turnover issues involving BESS scope.
• Participate in warranty investigations, root-cause evaluations, and corrective action development related to BESS equipment, installation, integration, or performance issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Engineer, Construction – BESS to provide high-level engineering oversight for battery energy storage system projects, supporting EPC execution, commissioning, and warranty activities. This role acts as a technical authority for BESS scopes and coordinates EORs, vendors, and field teams.

Candidates should have 3–5+ years in electrical engineering or BESS-focused work; strong analytical and communication skills; a PE license is preferred.