Remote Substation Design Engineer II – HV Projects

SOLV Energy, Inc.; Yorktown (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

SOLV Energy is seeking a Design Engineer II, Substation to own early design for utility-scale solar, BESS and interconnections. This fully remote role collaborates with BD, estimating, and engineering teams to define design basis, equipment needs, and schedules for 10% design deliverables.

You will coordinate with consultants and vendors, review client documents, lead 10% design development, and ensure alignment of technical assumptions, scope, and risk before handoff to Preconstruction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience in electrical substation engineering.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, ETAP, or similar electrical design software.
• Strong understanding of substation design principles, protection schemes, and industry standards (IEEE, NEC, NESC).
• Familiarity with utility interconnection requirements and contract language.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Own the first-pass preliminary substation design approach for assigned pursuits and projects by reviewing all applicable requirements and project-specific inputs to define the design basis, key assumptions, equipment requirements, layouts, quantities, risks, and open items needed to support the 10% design deliverable.
• Review client provided documents, technical exhibits, PPAs, interconnection agreements, utility and ISO handbooks, owner standards, and related project information to identify requirements, assumptions, risks, opportunities, and scope outside of SOLV standards.
• Serve as the primary substation design subject matter expert for assigned projects and coordinate technical inputs from engineering consultants, procurement, estimating, scheduling, NERC support, revenue metering, security, and other specialty subcontractors.
• Lead development of the 10% substation design, including single-line diagrams, general arrangement drawings, equipment sizing, and related refinements, to support estimating with pricing.
• Coordinate with estimating and scheduling to ensure the preliminary design, quantities, scope narrative, schedule, and commercial assumptions are aligned.
• Review estimates for technical completeness and identify gaps, exclusions, owner-furnished equipment, allowances, contingencies, and scope items that require clarification or escalation.
• Deliver the owner reviewed preliminary substation design to estimating and BD in accordance with the project stage-gate schedule.

Skills

Substation design

Electrical engineering

Project coordination

Vendor management

AutoCAD

ETAP

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

ETAP

Job description

SOLV Energy is seeking a Design Engineer II, Substation to own early design for utility-scale solar, BESS and interconnections. This fully remote role collaborates with BD, estimating, and engineering teams to define design basis, equipment needs, and schedules for 10% design deliverables.

You will coordinate with consultants and vendors, review client documents, lead 10% design development, and ensure alignment of technical assumptions, scope, and risk before handoff to Preconstruction