HV Project Manager

🕒 June 11

🌵 Arizona, California, +1 more states – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote 🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote

💵 $110.8k - $138.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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SOLV Energy

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501 - 1000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Logistics • Energy

SOLV Energy is a renewable energy solutions provider for utility solar, energy storage, and high voltage projects in North America. Our passionate teams work seamlessly to drive innovation and deliver performance from build to operations, with safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are here for the long haul, developing lasting relationships with our customers, investing in our communities, and offering opportunities for our employees to build meaningful careers in better energy.

📋 Description

• Execute all responsibilities of a Project Engineer with deep focus on substation design, construction, testing, and energization • Review Power Purchase Agreements, Generator Interconnection Agreements, Utility Interconnection Requirements, Contract Documents, System Impact Studies, Facility Studies, and Owner/Engineer specifications to ensure compliance of substation scope • Oversee LNTP and Early-Stage deliverables for HV and substation-specific workstreams, ensuring alignment with permitting and utility interconnection timelines • Develop, manage, and track the substation budget, including primary equipment procurement, civil sitework, grounding systems, protection & control, SCADA integration, and construction labor • Create detailed subcontractor scopes of work related to substation EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) including testing and commissioning • Lead and manage substation subcontractors—including RFI coordination, billing reviews, change orders, daily reporting, safety performance, and schedule tracking • Monitor and control substation scope changes and associated commercial impacts • Facilitate and participate in Project Kick-Off Meetings, with dedicated discussion on substation milestones and risks • Manage and collect RFIs and submittals with substation relevance, coordinating with engineering and construction teams for resolution • Lead Utility Coordination Meetings focused on relay settings, protection schemes, testing protocols, switching orders, and managing the interconnection process • Participate in Owner Coordination Meetings to communicate substation progress, risks, and technical issues • Engage in SE team meetings to coordinate interdependence between PV, BESS, and substation infrastructure • Oversee material procurement efforts—particularly long-lead substation components such as power transformers, breakers, steel structures, control enclosures, relays, and communication systems • Facilitate construction schedule and scope review meetings, highlighting critical paths for substation construction and energization • Lead site Kick-Off Meetings, Pre-Commissioning Walks, and Energization Readiness Reviews specific to HV equipment • Coordinate PV and substation energization support including relay testing, functional checkouts, and utility witness testing • Manage Final Completion Punchlist for all substation-related work and documentation (redlines, test reports, as-builts, relay settings, etc.) • Ensure a safe work environment and enforce safety practices around energized substations and high-voltage equipment • Maintain flexible availability for substation construction and commissioning events, which may occur outside regular business hours • Regular travel required to project sites, utility offices, and vendor facilities • Support continuous improvement, lessons learned, and standardization efforts across substation projects • Complete additional responsibilities as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in substation design, construction, or commissioning of utility-scale or industrial high-voltage (69kV to 500kV) systems • Experience with working withing the Norh East Region of the country • Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary substation projects through full lifecycle—from kickoff to energization • Familiarity with substation components: transformers, circuit breakers, switchgear, grounding, control buildings, protection & control, relays, SCADA, etc. • Experience managing Transmission Line construction • Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred • NFPA 70E “Qualified Person” preferred; must be familiar with energized work practices and LOTO protocols • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to manage client, utility, and subcontractor interfaces • Ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve project challenges with limited supervision • Working knowledge of utility operations, switching procedures, relay testing, and energization protocols • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; P6 scheduling experience preferred • Experience with CAD, PDF markup tools, and field documentation platforms is a plus.

🏖️ 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. • Employees are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.