HV Project Manager

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Responsible for the full lifecycle management of Utility-Scale High Voltage Substation Projects (typically 69kV–500kV) executed under EPC or construction-only contracts.

• Serves as the primary commercial and operational lead, managing scope, cost, schedule, quality, safety, subcontractors, vendors, and client/utility relationships.

• Review and coordinate, Generator Interconnection Agreements, Utility Interconnection requirements, Contract requirements, System Impact Studies, Facility Studies, and Customer/Owner Engineer requirements to ensure Project compliance.

• Coordinate closely with engineering teams to ensure design aligns with contract scope, budget, and constructability

• Work with Engineering team to ensure procurement and material deliveries are aligned with the P6 schedule

• Review LNTP/Early-Stage Deliverables

• Develop, manage, and forecast EPC substation budgets

• Track cost performance and maintain accurate cost-to-complete forecasts

• Generate monthly pacing reports to ensure project pacing is on track with budget.

• Develop subcontractor scopes of work and support subcontracting efforts to execute subcontracts

• Manage HV subcontractors (billings, RFIs, status reports, risk, etc.)

• Lead HV scope management and negotiate change orders with owners and subcontractors

• Schedule and Participate in Project Kick-Off Meeting (On Site)

• Participating in Utility Coordination Meetings

• Participate in Owner Coordination Meetings

• Participating in Material Procurement Review

• Hold Construction Schedule & Scope Review Meeting

• Lead coordination efforts with SCADA resources

• Coordinate station process Energization Support/Initial Synchronization Manage

• Oversee testing and commissioning activities in coordination with field and commissioning teams

• Assemble Final Completion Punchlist to support project closeout

• Manage final completion punch list and turnover documentation

• Ensure compliance with all energization and safety protocols

• Manage APM’s (Assistant Project Managers) to ensure compliance and Performance.

• Mentor Project Engineers, Project Admins, and other junior level employees.

• Demonstrate and maintain a safe work environment, and direct safe work practices in energized substations

• Maintain flexibility in availability due to 24/7 operations

• Regular travel (local and inter-state) required to support project execution

• Complete other responsibilities as assigned

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Adherence to Company policies and Corporate Procedures and Electrical Safety Manual

• Work within SE’s business processes and ensure an efficient working environment

• Project profitability

• Project completed on schedule

• Quality control; integrity and excellence of completed project

• Customer/Client Satisfaction

• Business Development Plan implemented

• Positive project team attitude

• Improved personal professional growth and education

• Staff development and training

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of work-related experience in design and/or construction of Utility Scale Substation ranging from 69kv -500kv

• Licensed Professional Engineer, PMP certification, or directly relevant industry experience preferred NFPA 70e “Qualified Person” preferred, skilled with knowledge related to the construction and operation of the electrical equipment and installation and has received safety training on the hazards involved

• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to work with others under all situations

• Ability to work, analyze, troubleshoot and prioritize problems independently

• Strong knowledge of dispatching methods, techniques, and practices

• Effective written and verbal English communication skills

• Proficiency and knowledgeable in office practices, procedures and equipment

• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and coordinate

• P6 scheduling experience preferred

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

• Requires frequent stooping, bending, crouching, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting 20 or more lbs

• Constant finger dexterity and ability to see details at close range and at a distance, hear, talk, and possess depth perception

• Occasional climbing and carrying, proximity to moving mechanical parts, working in high exposed places

• Occasional exposure to environmental conditions

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$110,837.00 - $138,547.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J12832

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.