Solar Superintendent

Actalent; United States; Remote; USD 143,270,000 - 157,046,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

PTO / Vacation or Sick Leave

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Solar Superintendent to coordinate and manage contractor work at sites, ensuring safety, schedule, and quality align with design requirements. The role involves approving payments, validating completed work, and coordinating with EPC and site engineering to drive on-time turnover.

Travel-heavy, this contract role will require leadership of Supervisors and a focus on field commissioning, with remote work possibilities and a focus on safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Power Generation, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Fifteen years of experience in power plant commissioning with EPC contractors and suppliers.
• Ability to follow company rules and build relationships with EPC and others on site.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic commissioning frameworks and corporate-wide standards.
• Manage enterprise-level commissioning projects and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee long-term planning and high-value contractual agreements.
• Advise executives on commissioning and operations strategy.
• Drive innovation and process optimization across multiple project sites.
• Provide leadership and coaching to Construction Supervisors and supplemental workforce.
• Communicate goals and validate performers' impact toward those goals.
• Bridge field operations and customer leadership; align crews and stakeholders.
• Address logistical challenges, resolve conflicts, keep activities on track.
• Observe SHE practices; coach, direct, and take corrective action as needed.

Skills

Power plant commissioning

SCADA

Electrical testing

Team collaboration

Progress reporting

QC photography

RFI coordination

Equipment inspection

Field turnover

Education

Bachelor's or Associate in Engineering

Tools

Unifier

Job description

Job Title: Solar Superintendent

Job Description

Responsible for coordinating and managing construction work performed by contractors and vendors at the project site. The role entails assessing productivity, schedule compliance, work quality, and safety performance on the project. Additionally, the position involves managing walk downs of planned work, validating acceptance of completed work to design requirements, approving contractor payment requests, verifying constructability, ensuring proper resource allocations, assessing field status, and resolving issues as needed.

Responsibilities

• Define strategic commissioning frameworks and corporate-wide standards.
• Manage enterprise-level commissioning projects and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee long-term planning and high-value contractual agreements.
• Act as a key advisor for executive leadership on commissioning and operations strategy.
• Drive innovation and process optimization across multiple project sites.
• Provide leadership and coaching to Construction Supervisors and supplemental workforce.
• Communicate departmental, station, and division goals, validating each performer's ability to impact those goals.
• Bridge field operations and customer leadership, ensuring alignment among construction crews and project stakeholders.
• Address logistical challenges, resolve conflicts, and ensure construction activities stay on track.
• Survey and observe contractor Safety Health and Environment (SHE) practices, providing coaching, direction, and corrective action as needed.

Essential Skills

• Strong understanding of engineering principles related to power plant commissioning.
• Understanding of SCADA and fiber optics.
• Understanding of electrical and fiber testing, including TTR, VLF, ODTR, Fall of Potential, VOCs, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively with EPC, sub-contractors, operations teams, and other site personnel.
• Experience in reporting progress, quality control, and safety on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Proficiency in using Unifier to record, name, and upload electrical installation QC photographs.
• Facilitate the Request for Information (RFI) process with EPC and site engineering.
• Perform inspections of equipment installations to verify compliance with scope of work and specifications.
• Help facilitate field commissioning and turnover.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Power Generation, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15 years of experience in power plant commissioning working with EPC Contractors, engineering firms, and equipment suppliers.
• Ability to understand and follow all company rules and policies.
• Proven ability to create good relationships with EPC and others on site.

Work Environment

This is a traveling role where the individual will sit remote and travel to various project sites. Safety is the number one priority on all sites, and the role requires understanding and compliance with all company rules and policies.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Juno Beach, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $55.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

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