Remote Senior Commissioning Lead PV, BESS & HV

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Commissioning Manager, Preconstruction, to lead Testing & Commissioning activities for PV, BESS, and HV projects from Business Development through LNTP.

You will own estimates, schedules, and contract exhibits, coordinating with Preconstruction, Engineering, and Field teams. This role can be fully remote or hybrid, with regular in-office presence in the San Diego, CA Office.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in commissioning utility-scale electrical or renewable-energy projects, including responsibility for commissioning planning and technical scope development.
• Experience reviewing EPC contracts, commissioning exhibits, specifications, and acceptance requirements and translating them into executable project commitments.
• Proven experience developing commissioning estimates, schedules, and plans, including coordination of internal teams, testing providers, OEMs, and project stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of PV, BESS, HV, and SCADA commissioning interfaces, supported by practical project execution experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, identify scope gaps and risks, and drive timely decisions across multiple projects or pursuits.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, technical writing, and client-facing communication skills.
• Experience in EPC preconstruction, proposal development, or commissioning contract administration is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Own the commissioning workstream during BD and through contract execution, serving as the primary T&C point of contact and coordinating all required inputs.
• Partner closely with the SOLV Preconstruction teams as well as other SMEs to integrate commissioning scope, estimates, schedules, and deliverables into overall project development and planning.
• Represent Testing & Commissioning during EPC contract reviews focused on commissioning and quality exhibits, specifications, owner requirements, SOW, and vendor scopes to identify commissioning obligations, deliverables, acceptance criteria, milestones, and interfaces.
• Drive and own Commissioning exhibit during contract negotiation process and review commissioning exhibits, scope language, assumptions, clarifications, and exclusions; coordinate revisions and resolution of conflicting requirements.
• Lead the development and presentation of SOLV’s standard commissioning requirements to clients; communicate the technical basis, align expectations, and resolve project-specific deviations.
• Evaluate feasibility and cost and schedule implications of proposed testing, energization, performance, reliability, witness, turnover, and warranty-related commissioning requirements.
• Maintain a commissioning requirements register linking contractual obligations to deliverables, responsible parties, due dates, and required evidence of completion.
• Own commissioning estimate templates and the documented basis of estimate, including internal labor, subcontracted testing, OEM support, equipment, travel, and risk allowances.
• Obtain and evaluate commissioning and testing proposals, validate scope coverage and exclusions, and provide technical and commercial recommendations.
• Own early commissioning schedule templates and milestone logic, integrating construction readiness, dependencies, energization, testing sequences, and resources.
• Write, review, and maintain project-specific commissioning plans and DOR during BD and LNTP; coordinate technical review with HV, BESS/PV, Field Testing, Engineering, SCADA, OT Infra, Safety, Quality, and Performance Engineering.
• Ensure commissioning plans define scope, responsibilities, readiness gates, testing approach, documentation, acceptance criteria, and turnover requirements.
• Lead commissioning scope and risk reviews with clients, document decisions, track open items, and accelerate unresolved commitments.
• Lead client communication on commissioning scope, requirements, assumptions, risks, and commitments; document agreed decisions and follow-up actions.
• Assess changes during BD and LNTP and update commissioning scope, estimates, schedules, and plans.
• Lead a documented handoff to CPM & Portfolio Delivery and technical leaders with contracts requirements and open items.
• Support execution teams in interpreting obligations, checking alignment of deliverables, and evaluating potential scope changes after handoff.
• Standardize commissioning exhibits, estimating methods, planning templates, review checklists, and handoff requirements.
• Establish priorities and accountability for the commissioning preconstruction function and drive cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

PV/BESS/SCADA commissioning

Contract requirements interpretation

Scheduling & planning

Stakeholder management

Documentation & reporting

MS Office / scheduling tools

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

P6 scheduling

Document control platforms

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. in the United States seeks a Senior Commissioning Manager, Preconstruction, to lead Testing & Commissioning activities for PV, BESS, and HV projects from Business Development through LNTP.

You will own estimates, schedules, and contract exhibits, coordinating with Preconstruction, Engineering, and Field teams. This role can be fully remote or hybrid, with regular in-office presence in the San Diego, CA Office.