Remote Senior Commissioning Portfolio Leader

SOLV Energy; New Jersey; On-site; USD 134,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, delivering utility-scale solar, battery storage and high voltage projects. The Senior Commissioning Manager leads the Commissioning Project Management function and oversees portfolio delivery across SOLV Energy projects.

Fully remote, with location details discussed in interviews. The role emphasizes ownership of commissioning plans, milestone management, cross-functional coordination, and escalation from early

Qualifications

• 8+ years in EPC commissioning, project management, construction management, or utility-scale delivery.
• Experience leading multi-project or portfolio workloads.
• Able to integrate commissioning into schedules, milestones, budgets, and cross-functional plans.
• Understanding of solar, battery storage, and HV commissioning interfaces.
• Ability to identify risks, balance priorities, and drive cross-functional resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sr. CPM team with direction, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Establish goals, workloads, and accountability aligned with company objectives.
• Hire, onboard, mentor, and develop staff; support succession growth.
• Foster safety, ownership, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Standardize the CPM operating model across regions and project types.
• Maintain portfolio visibility of schedules, milestones, readiness, risks, resources, and performance.
• Ensure each project has clear ownership, integrated plans, and coordination cadence.
• Oversee engagement with PM, Operations, Preconstruction, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Field Testing, Safety, Quality, SCADA, OT Infrastructure.

Skills

Portfolio management

Commissioning lifecycle

Contractual requirements

Scheduling & planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive reporting

Education

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

PMP or PM certification (preferred)

Tools

P6 scheduling

Dashboards & reporting tools

MS Office suite

Job description

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, delivering utility-scale solar, battery storage and high voltage projects. The Senior Commissioning Manager leads the Commissioning Project Management function and oversees portfolio delivery across SOLV Energy projects.

Fully remote, with location details discussed in interviews. The role emphasizes ownership of commissioning plans, milestone management, cross-functional coordination, and escalation from early