Remote Senior Commissioning Manager, Portfolio Delivery

SOLV Energy; United States; Remote; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the Commissioning Project Management function and provide portfolio-level oversight for Testing & Commissioning delivery across SOLV Energy projects. This fully remote role partners with HV and BESS/PV leaders to integrate technical scope and field readiness into the overall plan.

The Sr. CPM will own project-level coordination, readiness reviews, and reporting, driving early issue escalation and safe, on-time completion across

Qualifications

• 8+ years in EPC commissioning or project management for utility-scale projects.
• Experience leading multi-project or portfolio delivery.
• Experience integrating commissioning activities into schedules, budgets, and cross-functional plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sr. Commissioning Project Management team with clear direction and development.
• Establish team goals, workload priorities, and accountability across regions.
• Hire, onboard, mentor, and develop staff while supporting succession planning.
• Build a culture of safety, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and standardize the Sr. CPM operating model across regions and project types.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of commissioning schedules, milestones, and risks.
• Ensure each project has clear Sr. CPM ownership and integrated commissioning plans.
• Serve as primary owners for commissioning scope, turnover, and closeout.
• Set expectations for readiness reviews, dashboards, and reporting.
• Balance assignments and workload across portfolio based on risk and priority.
• Drive early issue escalation affecting energization and milestones.
• Support Sr. CPMs in resolving cross-functional challenges.
• Oversee engagement with PM, Operations, Preconstruction, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Field Testing, Safety, Quality, SCADA, OT Infra.
• Partner with HV and BESS/PV field leaders to integrate scope without replacing authority.
• Review staffing needs and resource forecasts; recommend changes.
• Monitor portfolio performance and establish measures for ownership and transparency.
• Standardize PM processes, tools, and templates across the portfolio.
• Ensure safety planning is integrated into commissioning plans.

Skills

EPC commissioning

Portfolio management

P6 scheduling

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Scheduling software (P6)

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the Commissioning Project Management function and provide portfolio-level oversight for Testing & Commissioning delivery across SOLV Energy projects. This fully remote role partners with HV and BESS/PV leaders to integrate technical scope and field readiness into the overall plan.

The Sr. CPM will own project-level coordination, readiness reviews, and reporting, driving early issue escalation and safe, on-time completion across