Director of Project Development and Strategy – High Voltage

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💵 $164.1k - $205.2k / year

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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

• Lead the HV preconstruction team through all phases of estimating and proposal development • Own the preconstruction stage-gate process for the HV business unit • Partner with Business Development to evaluate opportunities, support go/no-go decisions, and shape win strategy and pricing • Direct quantity take-offs, unit pricing, and labor productivity assumptions for HV scope • Lead constructability reviews with Engineering and Operations • Manage subcontractor and major equipment vendor bid solicitation, leveling, and qualification • Develop and present cost estimates, risk registers, and pricing recommendations to executive leadership and ownership • Ensure handoff of awarded projects from preconstruction to project execution teams • Track win rates, estimate-to-actual performance, and productivity/pricing benchmarks • Standardize estimating tools, templates, and historical cost databases • Build and develop the preconstruction team through hiring, mentoring, and succession planning • Support long-lead item identification and early procurement coordination

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in preconstruction, estimating, or engineering roles within high voltage transmission, substation, or heavy electrical/industrial construction • 3+ years in a preconstruction leadership role • Demonstrated experience leading competitive and negotiated pricing efforts for HV/substation EPC or self-perform projects, including hard-bid, design-build, and progressive design-build delivery models • Strong command of substation and transmission scope, major equipment (power transformers, GIS/AIS switchgear, structures, protection & control), and associated cost drivers • Experience building and leading an estimating team, including process standardization across multiple concurrent pursuits • Working knowledge of construction project controls, scheduling, and constructability principles, and how they inform estimate accuracy and risk • Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting pricing and risk recommendations to senior leadership • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field, or equivalent industry experience • Experience estimating for both utility-scale solar/BESS interconnection substations and standalone transmission/substation projects • Familiarity with estimating and take-off platforms (e.g., Accubid or comparable tools) and evaluation of estimating technology upgrades • Experience integrating preconstruction processes following an M&A transaction or multi-entity combination • Existing relationships with major HV equipment manufacturers and specialty subcontractors • PE license or PMP certification a plus, though not required • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Basic life insurance • Disability insurance • 401(k) plan • Vacation pay • Sick pay • Holiday pay