Remote Senior Commissioning Engineer for HV Substations & BESS

SOLV Energy; North Carolina; On-site; USD 127,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Vacation, sick and holiday pay

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing, commissioning, and energization for HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities. This remote role involves ~20–30% travel and serves as the senior technical authority on commissioning activities across projects.

You will supervise and mentor Commissioning Engineers, develop energization procedures, and ensure safety and compliance with industry and utility standards. Strong leadership and engineering judgment are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (accredited).
• 10+ years in testing, commissioning and energization of HV substations and PV facilities.
• 5+ years leading commissioning teams on complex projects.
• 5+ years HV switching operations experience.
• 2+ years engineering leadership or supervision.
• Expertise in power system protection, relay testing, harmonic analysis.
• Experience developing commissioning plans and energization procedures.
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables and reports.

Responsibilities

• Attend stakeholder and client meetings as requested by the Commissioning Manager.
• Develop Testing & Commissioning plans aligned with project specs and interconnection requirements.
• Create; review and execute energization procedures for HV substations, BESS, PV systems.
• Act as engineering authority for complex commissioning issues and technical evaluation.
• Review protection philosophies, relay settings, and commissioning strategies for readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Power system protection

Relay testing

High voltage switching

Engineering leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power quality analyzers

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing, commissioning, and energization for HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities. This remote role involves ~20–30% travel and serves as the senior technical authority on commissioning activities across projects.

You will supervise and mentor Commissioning Engineers, develop energization procedures, and ensure safety and compliance with industry and utility standards. Strong leadership and engineering judgment are essential.