Remote Senior Commissioning Portfolio Lead

SOLV Energy; South Carolina; On-site; 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 across SOLV Energy projects. This remote role requires coordinating with HV, BESS/PV leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, safe, and compliant energization and turnover.

You will mentor the Sr. CPM team, standardize processes, and ensure rigorous readiness reviews, dashboards, and reporting, with heavy emphasis on governance and

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 managing multi-project or portfolio workloads.
• Ability to integrate commissioning activities into project schedules, milestones, budgets, and cross-functional delivery plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sr. Commissioning Project Management team with direction, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Establish team goals, workloads, and accountability aligned with objectives.
• Hire, onboard, develop, and mentor staff while supporting succession planning.
• Build a culture of safety, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Standardize the Sr. CPM operating model across regions and project types.
• Maintain portfolio-level visibility of commissioning schedules, readiness, risks, and performance.
• Ensure each project has clear Sr. CPM ownership and integrated commissioning plans.
• Drive early identification and escalation of issues affecting energization and milestones.
• Oversee engagement with PM, Operations, Preconstruction, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Field Testing, Safety, Quality, SCADA, OT Infra.
• Travel as needed to support portfolio needs.

Skills

Portfolio management

P6 scheduling

Dashboards

Contractual interpretation

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Executive reporting

Communication

Safety culture

Cross-functional coordination

Education

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

PMP or other project-management certification

Tools

MS Office

P6 scheduling

Document-control systems

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the Commissioning Project Management function and provide portfolio-level oversight across SOLV Energy projects. This remote role requires coordinating with HV, BESS/PV leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, safe, and compliant energization and turnover.

You will mentor the Sr. CPM team, standardize processes, and ensure rigorous readiness reviews, dashboards, and reporting, with heavy emphasis on governance and