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:The Engineering Manager is responsible for providing overall management of the engineering scope of work for SOLV Energy projects. This role is hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.Job Description:*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.<div>Position Responsibilities and Duties:General Duties<ul><li>Support engineering efforts and generate deliverables using AutoCAD, KMZ, and SOLV proprietary software</li><li>Document meeting minutes for engineering-related meetings and, as needed, permitting coordination meetings; distribute engineering action items.</li></ul>Engineering &amp; Leadership<ul><li>Support selected business development pursuits and EPC bids</li><li>Review Owner and client technical documents and synthesize key requirements, risks, and assumptions for estimating and proposal teams.</li><li>Represent SOLV’s engineering organization during selected project pursuits, pricing reviews, and bid strategy discussions, coordinating with the permitting team as needed.</li></ul>Contract &amp; Due Diligence Support<ul><li>Coordinate with the permitting team to review EPC contract exhibits related to owner- and contractor-obtained permits and flag engineering interfaces, issues, or inconsistencies.</li><li>Review EPC contract exhibits for value engineering opportunities and compliance with SOLV standards</li></ul>Project Execution &amp; Controls<ul><li>Own delivery of all engineering deliverables for assigned projects and direct reports, coordinating required interfaces with the permitting team.</li><li>Manage design internal and external consultant schedules and budgets, tracking performance and addressing deviations for contracted scope of work.</li><li>Coordinate review comments with consultants and track responses to closure.</li><li>Assist in responding to Owner and IE comments and clarifications.</li><li>Identify, assess, and track engineering changes that may impact project cost, schedule, or risk profile; coordinate with the permitting team on permitting changes that affect engineering scope or design.</li><li>Ensure Project Managers and Field Teams understand and adhere to all project-specific engineering requirements; coordinate with the permitting team regarding permitting requirements that interface with design or construction.</li><li>Advocate on behalf of the Project and Owner to drive timely decisions and technical alignment.</li><li>Manage development of the contract energy production model and ensure final designs align with contractual modeling assumptions and Issued-For-Construction (IFC) drawings.</li></ul>Consultant Management &amp; Design Governance<ul><li>Assess and define consultant proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and budgets.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring lessons learned and standard updates are appropriately integrated into QA/QC process and workflow</li><li>Maintain deep understanding of project-specific design requirements, including SOLV standards, Owner/contract requirements, and permitting conditions communicated by the permitting team.</li><li>Have working knowledge of all regionally specific constraints</li></ul>Permitting Team Coordination<ul><li>Partner closely with the permitting team to support alignment among engineering, project teams, consultants, and AHJs (federal, state, and local); attend permitting or AHJ meetings as needed to address engineering questions and interfaces.</li><li>Coordinate with the permitting team to understand permitting changes or conditions that may affect design scope, cost, schedule, or compliance, and communicate resulting engineering impacts to project stakeholders.</li><li>Support permitting due diligence by providing engineering input and technical documentation as requested. The permitting team retains responsibility for permit strategy, application preparation, QA/QC, submissions, and AHJ management.</li></ul>Management &amp; Communication<ul><li>Onboard and Train a direct report to meet SOLV role and standards</li><li>Be able to provide guidance and feedback to team members requiring assistance</li><li>Establish relationship with regional field leadership to ensure efficiencies across a group of projects</li><li>Set standards for internal managers to ensure clear alignment between departments</li><li>Be able to set for a department and generate high quality work from reports</li></ul>Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:<ul><li>8+ years of progressive engineering experience in EPC, renewable energy, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects.</li><li>Minimum 3+ years managing direct reports</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering</li><li>Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, IBC, ASCE, NESC, NFPA, utility standards).</li><li>Engineer-in-Training (F.E.)</li><li>Professional Engineering License (P.E.) preferred</li><li>Proficiency in AutoCAD.</li><li>Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or similar scheduling tools.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in parallel.</li><li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.</li><li>Ability to adapt and respond quickly in a fast-paced EPC environment.</li><li>Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability.</li><li>Clear written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Ability to travel up to 20% to project sites or partner offices and work in active construction environments, with reasonable accommodation </li></ul>Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt 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:$121,628.00 - $152,035.00Pay Rate Type:SalarySOLV 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: J13856</div>If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.

SOLV Energy is a solar services provider for utility solar, high-voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America. We believe that good energy has a ripple effect. That&rsquo;s why we only take on projects that provide cleaner power, better jobs, greater education and a brighter future for our communities. Backed by a powerful legacy, we&rsquo;ve branched out to focus solely on renewable energy initiatives. Recognized as an industry-leading solar contractor and O&amp;M services provider, our team has built and manages over 10 GW of solar capacity in more than 25 states.

Engineering 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:The Engineering Manager is responsible for providing overall management of the engineering scope of work for SOLV Energy projects. This role is hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.Job Description:*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.<div>Position Responsibilities and Duties:General Duties<ul><li>Support engineering efforts and generate deliverables using AutoCAD, KMZ, and SOLV proprietary software</li><li>Document meeting minutes for engineering-related meetings and, as needed, permitting coordination meetings; distribute engineering action items.</li></ul>Engineering &amp; Leadership<ul><li>Support selected business development pursuits and EPC bids</li><li>Review Owner and client technical documents and synthesize key requirements, risks, and assumptions for estimating and proposal teams.</li><li>Represent SOLV’s engineering organization during selected project pursuits, pricing reviews, and bid strategy discussions, coordinating with the permitting team as needed.</li></ul>Contract &amp; Due Diligence Support<ul><li>Coordinate with the permitting team to review EPC contract exhibits related to owner- and contractor-obtained permits and flag engineering interfaces, issues, or inconsistencies.</li><li>Review EPC contract exhibits for value engineering opportunities and compliance with SOLV standards</li></ul>Project Execution &amp; Controls<ul><li>Own delivery of all engineering deliverables for assigned projects and direct reports, coordinating required interfaces with the permitting team.</li><li>Manage design internal and external consultant schedules and budgets, tracking performance and addressing deviations for contracted scope of work.</li><li>Coordinate review comments with consultants and track responses to closure.</li><li>Assist in responding to Owner and IE comments and clarifications.</li><li>Identify, assess, and track engineering changes that may impact project cost, schedule, or risk profile; coordinate with the permitting team on permitting changes that affect engineering scope or design.</li><li>Ensure Project Managers and Field Teams understand and adhere to all project-specific engineering requirements; coordinate with the permitting team regarding permitting requirements that interface with design or construction.</li><li>Advocate on behalf of the Project and Owner to drive timely decisions and technical alignment.</li><li>Manage development of the contract energy production model and ensure final designs align with contractual modeling assumptions and Issued-For-Construction (IFC) drawings.</li></ul>Consultant Management &amp; Design Governance<ul><li>Assess and define consultant proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and budgets.</li><li>Responsible for ensuring lessons learned and standard updates are appropriately integrated into QA/QC process and workflow</li><li>Maintain deep understanding of project-specific design requirements, including SOLV standards, Owner/contract requirements, and permitting conditions communicated by the permitting team.</li><li>Have working knowledge of all regionally specific constraints</li></ul>Permitting Team Coordination<ul><li>Partner closely with the permitting team to support alignment among engineering, project teams, consultants, and AHJs (federal, state, and local); attend permitting or AHJ meetings as needed to address engineering questions and interfaces.</li><li>Coordinate with the permitting team to understand permitting changes or conditions that may affect design scope, cost, schedule, or compliance, and communicate resulting engineering impacts to project stakeholders.</li><li>Support permitting due diligence by providing engineering input and technical documentation as requested. The permitting team retains responsibility for permit strategy, application preparation, QA/QC, submissions, and AHJ management.</li></ul>Management &amp; Communication<ul><li>Onboard and Train a direct report to meet SOLV role and standards</li><li>Be able to provide guidance and feedback to team members requiring assistance</li><li>Establish relationship with regional field leadership to ensure efficiencies across a group of projects</li><li>Set standards for internal managers to ensure clear alignment between departments</li><li>Be able to set for a department and generate high quality work from reports</li></ul>Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:<ul><li>8+ years of progressive engineering experience in EPC, renewable energy, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects.</li><li>Minimum 3+ years managing direct reports</li><li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering</li><li>Strong working knowledge of applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, IBC, ASCE, NESC, NFPA, utility standards).</li><li>Engineer-in-Training (F.E.)</li><li>Professional Engineering License (P.E.) preferred</li><li>Proficiency in AutoCAD.</li><li>Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or similar scheduling tools.</li><li>Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in parallel.</li><li>Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.</li><li>Ability to adapt and respond quickly in a fast-paced EPC environment.</li><li>Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability.</li><li>Clear written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Ability to travel up to 20% to project sites or partner offices and work in active construction environments, with reasonable accommodation </li></ul>Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAt 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:$121,628.00 - $152,035.00Pay Rate Type:SalarySOLV 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: J13856</div>If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.

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