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Job Description

The Director of Engineering, Energy Storage leads, mentors, and develops SOLV Energy's Energy Storage Engineering team. Oversees the design of energy storage systems for utility-scale renewable energy projects, ensuring compliance with technical standards, safety regulations, and project requirements. Drives innovation, implements value engineering strategies, and maintains quality and reliability across all energy storage deliverables.

This role can be fully remote or hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA. Up to 50% travel is required. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

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

Department Management/Leadership

• Hire, manage, and mentor a diverse team of engineers, focused on energy storage systems and design.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration between the Energy Storage Engineering group and cross-functional teams, including internal and external engineers, business development managers, project managers, pre-construction managers, procurement specialists, schedulers, estimators, and construction teams.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project deadlines and ensure optimal team utilization.
• Overall management and responsibility of SOLV Energy Storage Engineering team, including establishing and maintaining department goals, budgets, and performance metrics.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with a diverse group of third-party Engineers-of-Record (EORs).
• Represent SOLV Engineering and management in customer and client meetings.

Technical Oversight

• Oversee development of Energy Storage engineering standards and procurement specifications.
• Implement and maintain quality control processes to ensure designs comply with all owner, SOLV, AHJ, and vendor requirements.
• Proactively identify and resolve potential design and construction challenges and coordinate with various stakeholders to develop cost-effective solutions.
• Lead design efforts for interconnection systems, including coordinating utility approvals, ISO and NERC compliance, and energization plans.

Strategic Initiatives

• Drive adoption of new technologies and best practices to optimize system performance, reliability, and cost.
• Develop innovative, customer-centric engineering solutions that address client needs, reduce cost, and enhance project value.
• Represent SOLV Energy team as a technical subject matter expert (SME) during client interviews/meetings as required.
• Stay informed on industry best practices and technological advancements in utility-scale energy storage design.
• Stay informed on relevant regulations, codes, and guidelines that may impact future SOLV project designs.
• Provide SME guidance/consultation to other departments within SOLV, as needed.
• Training and Development
• Identify training and development needs and provide opportunities for skills enhancement and professional growth.
• Develop and mentor staff for career advancement.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in engineering with a focus on Energy Storage, renewables, or power systems in an EPC or Owner/Engineer environment.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in management
• Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time will be needed.
• Proven track record of successfully designing and delivering utility-scale Energy Storage projects.
• Strong technical background in protection and control systems, relay settings, and NERC compliance.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams and working in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical subject matter expert of applicable codes and standards (NEC, IEEE, IBC, ASCE, NESC, NFPA, utility standards) is preferred.
• Extensive experience with grid operations and regulatory requirements (FERC Order 841, IEEE 1547) is preferred.
• Strong understanding of fire protection requirements (UL9540, UL9540A, NFPA855).
• Deep knowledge of EPC engineering workflows, including design deliverables, submittals, document control, and coordination with engineering partners.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to travel extensively throughout the United States, up to 50% of the time.

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 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

$170,074.00 - $226,199.00

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.