Senior Preconstruction Project Engineer

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:

Responsible for assisting with coordination of internal-facing preconstruction activities, including schedule updates and coordination with internal stakeholders for utility scale renewable energy projects.
This role is hybrid with regular in-office presence in our San Diego office. 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 

Position Responsibilities and Duties:  

• Preconstruction Project Coordination 

• Collaborate with various teams across the SOLV organization, including Engineering, Estimating, Scheduling, Preconstruction Project Management, Field Operations, and Field Installation teams to coordinate preconstruction efforts for utility-scale solar projects. 

• Coordinate with SOLV Electrical Preconstruction Management and Procurement teams to track and manage preconstruction procurement and design review deadlines.  

• Coordinate with SOLV Preconstruction Management and SOLV Engineering Management teams to track and manage design deliverable deadlines.  

• Coordinate with SOLV Field Teams and Scheduling Team to track and manage schedule updates.  

• Review contract documents to identify any project requirements (SOLV requirements, Project Owner requirements, Contract requirements, and AHJ requirements) that may have an impact on the project’s electrical design while tracking compliance with such requirements.  

• Coordinate with the Engineering, Electrical Preconstruction, and Procurement Teams to ensure the required materials are sourced and procured in a timely manner while ensuring project schedules and budgets are met.  

• Work with Engineering, Preconstruction, and Procurement teams to understand design constraints and material lead-times to ensure long lead procurement items receive LNTP coverage and are released at their appropriate milestones to avoid schedule delays.  

• Assist with preparation and issuance of preconstruction RFIs for EEOR and Project Owner response to support the Electrical Preconstruction Team. 

• Collaboration and Communication 

• Work closely with cross-function teams including internal and external engineers, estimators, field operations, preconstruction project managers, procurement specialists, and construction teams to provide support and resolve project planning related issues. 

• Liaison with the Electrical Preconstruction Management, Procurement, and Engineering teams to track changes that may impact the project schedule and/or budget.  

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements: 

• Minimum (1) Year of project coordination or assistant project manager experience preferred 

• Minimum (1) Year of project scheduling experience preferred 

• Proficient in Oracle Primavera P6  

• Proficient in BlueBeam and Microsoft Excel 

• Effective written and verbal communications skills  

• Detailed oriented and effective organizational skills 

• Strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously 

• High aptitude for problem solving and critical thinking  

• Strong sense of urgency 

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:

$90,468.00 - $113,085.00

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: J13106

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