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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 Director of the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Operations & Maintenance Business Line will launch and lead a new service line within the existing O&M organization, expanding capabilities to support utilityscale energy storage assets. This role is responsible for developing the strategy, service offerings, processes, and talent required to grow BESS O&M into a fully integrated business line that complements the broader O&M portfolio.
The Director will work closely with existing Performance Engineering, Compliance, Safety, OTS, Operations Control Center, and Business Development teams to ensure the BESS business line aligns with enterprise standards, supports companywide goals, and delivers consistent excellence across all storage assets.
This role can be fully remote or hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA, or Sacramento, 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

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

Strategic & Entrepreneurial Leadership

• Establish and grow a new BESS O&M business line within the current O&M structure, including defining vision, objectives, operating models, and service offerings.

• Drive strategic planning for product development, operational capability growth, technology adoption, and longterm expansion of BESS services.

• Develop pricing strategies, value propositions, service scopes, and commercial frameworks aligned with enterprise O&M standards.

• Partner with Business Development to evaluate market opportunities, assess customer needs, and support proposals and negotiations with OEMs and asset owners.

CrossFunctional Integration

• Ensure the BESS service line integrates seamlessly into the broader O&M organization's processes, governance, and performance expectations.

• Collaborate with Performance Engineering on KPI modeling, analytics, and performance optimization specific to BESS assets.

• Work with the Compliance Team to ensure BESSspecific NERC, NFPA, and environmental compliance.

• Partner with the Safety Team to extend enterprise safety programs, JHAs, and field protocols into the storage business line.

• Coordinate with SCADA on data pipeline requirements, alarm strategy, remoteaccess standards, and monitoring capabilities.

• Align with the Control Center to integrate BESS dispatch practices, outage response protocols, and realtime situational awareness.

Operational Leadership & Delivery

• Oversee operational execution of the BESS O&M service line, ensuring high availability, safety performance, and contractual compliance.

• Lead maintenance planning, outage coordination, troubleshooting support, and operational readiness for new BESS sites onboarding into the portfolio.

• Build and standardize BESSspecific operating procedures, commissioning acceptance criteria, and maintenance standards.

Team & Capability Development

• Build and lead a BESS-focused team within the O&M organization, identifying skill needs, recruiting talent, and developing technical competencies.

• Establish training programs, performance expectations, and workforce development pathways for BESS operations team members.

• Foster a culture of innovation, safety leadership, crossfunctional collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Risk, Safety & Compliance Management

• Implement BESSspecific risk management approaches, including failure mode reviews, emergency response protocols, and operational risk dashboards.

• Ensure all BESS activities meet corporate safety expectations and regulatory requirements.

• Lead incident reviews, lessons learned integration, and process improvements across the BESS business line.

Vendor, OEM & Contract Management

• Manage OEM partnerships, longterm service agreements, and warranty structures for BESS assets supported by the O&M organization.

• Evaluate thirdparty service providers and establish performance criteria for BESS maintenance partners.

• Support Business Development and Legal in negotiating scopes, SLAs, warranties, and technical requirements.

Financial & Portfolio Management

• Develop budgets, forecasting models, and financial plans for the BESS business line.

• Coordinate with Asset Management on revenue optimization, warranty claim strategies, degradation analyses, and lifecycle cost planning.

• Provide executivelevel reporting on BESS operational performance, risks, and strategic initiatives.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• 8+ years in utility-scale energy operations with at least 3 years in leadership roles.

• Demonstrated experience starting or scaling a new team, division, or operational function.

• Expertise in BESS technologies, power electronics, SCADA systems, and grid-connected assets.

• Proven track record managing multisite operations and complex technical teams.

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, energy systems, or a related technical field.

• Experience with hybrid renewable + storage assets.

• Background in reliability engineering, asset management, or performance analytics.

• Experience in entrepreneurial environments, startups, or rapid scale operations.

Key Competencies

• Entrepreneurial mindset within a structured organization

• Strategic planning and business line development

• Ability to integrate new capabilities into established operational frameworks

• Crossfunctional collaboration skills

• Deep technical understanding of BESS operations

• Contract negotiation and commercial acumen

• Talent development and leadership

• Risk and compliance governance

• Continuous improvement and operational excellence

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:

$172,025.00 - $215,032.00

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: J12900

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