Remote Senior Commissioning Engineer: HV Substations & BESS

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Public holidays

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing, energization, and commissioning for utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities. The role involves field operations, travel 20–30%, and serving as the technical authority on commissioning activities across projects.

You will mentor engineers, develop energization procedures, review test reports, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years in testing, commissioning, energization of HV substations, BESS, PV facilities.
• Minimum 5 years leading or acting as primary technical engineer for commissioning on complex projects.
• Minimum 5 years performing high-voltage switching operations.
• Minimum 2 years of engineering leadership or supervision experience.
• Experience with power system protection, relay testing, and power quality analyses.

Responsibilities

• Attend owner, utility, and stakeholder meetings as requested.
• Develop Testing & Commissioning plans aligned with project specs and interconnection requirements.
• Develop Initial Energization Procedures for HV substations, BESS, and PV systems.
• Serve as engineering authority for complex commissioning issues.
• Review protection philosophies, relay settings, and commissioning strategies for readiness.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project leadership

HV switching experience

Power system protection

Root cause analysis

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Protective relays

Relays testing

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Engineer to lead testing, energization, and commissioning for utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and PV facilities. The role involves field operations, travel 20–30%, and serving as the technical authority on commissioning activities across projects.

You will mentor engineers, develop energization procedures, review test reports, and ensure compliance with safety standards.