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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:

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:

• Stresses the importance that safety is the most important function, ensuring that all employees follow safe practices while working
• Assist Service Managers in day-to-day coordination and management of business operational activities.
• Monitor, control and manage business operations to meet client expectations and company goals.
• Liaise between customer and management to ensure smooth operations delivery.
• Coordinate and manage project tasks to ensure project delivery within allotted budget and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and procedures.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationship through regular meetings and communications.
• Lead internal project meetings with various stakeholders and document project meetings (write minutes)
• Schedule and participate in external project meetings and document project meetings
• Manage to completion multiple high priority project issues to a timely completion
• Evaluate current operational performance and provide strategic plan for improvements.
• Provide direction and guidance to internal teams to achieve performance targets.
• Identify problems in operations process and resolve them in quickly and timely manner.
• Follow standard operating procedures for efficient business operations.
• Maintain clear and accurate operations documents/procedures for reference purposes.
• Ability to perform all essential administrative duties
• Set up and maintain project filing system
• Cost code vendor invoices and/or verify correct codes
• Prepare and document extra work orders.
• Notify subcontractors regarding change orders, follow-up on change orders.
• Prepare subcontracts and purchase orders
• Assist Service Managers with monthly job profitability reviews and work with internal teams to meet profitability goals.
• Track CMMS work orders and review for completeness and approve/reject for invoicing
• Create invoices for review and approval by PM prior to submission to Owner
• Assessing and suggest improved processes, collaborate on new technologies, and coordinate with SOLV Energy management regarding the implementation of these improvements
• Champion diversity and inclusion as an unconscious part of SOLV Energy culture.

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Adherence to Company policies and Corporate Procedures Manual
• Current and standardized job-site files
• Timely and accurate preparation of extra work orders, subcontracts, purchase orders, and expediting status
• Customer/Client satisfaction
• Improved personal professional growth and education
• Positive project team attitude

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience dealing with Contracts and Change Order Management
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Basic knowledge of ERP Systems
• Ability to use independent judgment, self-starting
• Foster a spirit of collaboration between teams
• Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined employee-owned company
• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan

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:

$60,632.00 - $75,732.80

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: J13320

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