Remote Senior Commissioning Portfolio Lead

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the Commissioning Project Management function and provide portfolio-level oversight for Testing & Commissioning across projects.

Fully remote with location details discussed during interview. Responsibilities include establishing team goals, mentoring staff, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to ensure safe, on-schedule project delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in EPC commissioning, project management, construction management, or delivery of utility-scale electrical or renewable-energy projects.
• Experience leading employees and multi-project workloads.
• Ability to integrate commissioning activities into schedules, milestones, budgets, and cross-functional plans.
• Understanding of utility-scale solar, battery storage, and high-voltage commissioning interfaces.
• Ability to identify and resolve project risks and drive cross-functional resolution.
• Experience mentoring project-management personnel.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with scheduling, controls, reporting, dashboards, and document-control systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; PMP or equivalent preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sr. Commissioning Project Management team with direction, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Establish goals, workload priorities, and accountability aligned with company objectives.
• Hire, onboard, develop, and mentor staff; support succession planning.
• Foster a culture of safety, ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Standardize the Sr. CPM operating model across regions, units, and project types.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of schedules, milestones, risks, and performance.
• Ensure each project has clear Sr. CPM ownership and integrated commissioning plans.
• Oversee ownership of commissioning scope, communications, and turnover.
• Set expectations for readiness reviews, dashboards, and reporting.
• Balance assignments and workload across regions and projects.
• Escalate issues affecting energization, milestones, and customer commitments.
• Assist Sr. CPMs in resolving cross-functional challenges.

Skills

Portfolio management

Leadership

Scheduling

Contractual understanding

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Safety awareness

Executive reporting

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

PMP or PM certification

Tools

P6 scheduling

Dashboards

Document-control systems

MS Office

Job description

SOLV Energy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the Commissioning Project Management function and provide portfolio-level oversight for Testing & Commissioning across projects.

Fully remote with location details discussed during interview. Responsibilities include establishing team goals, mentoring staff, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to ensure safe, on-schedule project delivery.