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Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Attend Owner, Utility, and stakeholder meetings as requested by theCommissioningManager (PM).

• Develop Testing & Commissioning (T&C) Plans aligned with project specifications, utility interconnection requirements, and industry standards.

• Develop, review, and execute detailedInitialEnergization Procedures for HV substations, BESSAuxiliary powerdistributionsystemsandBESSandPVAC Powercollection systems.

• Serve as the engineering authority for complex commissioning issues requiring technical evaluation and engineering judgment.

• Review protection and control philosophies, relay settings, and commissioning strategies toidentifycommissioning risks and verify readiness for safe system energization.

• Support the development and review of switching procedures, LOTO, Permit to Work, Red Rope, and System Under Test (SUT) programs.

• Lead and support initial substation energization activities, including readiness verification and field coordination.

• Performhigh voltageswitching operationsas required forinitialenergization and commissioning activities.

• Review and approve completed commissioning and acceptance test reports, verifying that test results, data, and findings conform to project specifications, and contractual acceptance criteria.Identifynon-conformances, direct corrective retesting or documentation revisions, and provide final engineering sign-off before release to the client.

• Perform or coordinate harmonic measurements and power quality assessments during commissioning and post-energization.

• Develop substation operations and training documentation and deliver onsite training to Owner and Operations personnel.

• Provide post-energization technical support, including system monitoring, troubleshooting, and commissioning closeout activities.

• Provide on-call technical supportfor site events, including system trips and abnormal operating conditions.

• Lead post-trip and equipment failure investigations. Direct the analytical approach and assign investigative tasks to the commissioning team.

• Document root cause findings using structured methodologies (5-Why, fishbone, fault tree analysis); prepare and formally release RCA reports for internal and client distribution.

• Identify, analyze, and recommend corrective actions.

• Track corrective action implementation to closure; verify effectiveness through post-repair functional testing and system return-to-service sign-off.

• Contribute lessons learned to commissioning procedures, design standards, and O&M documentation to prevent recurrence across the portfolio; leadcross-project dissemination of findings.

• Serve as the final technical reviewer and approver for Testing & Commissioning deliverables, including commissioning documentation, energization procedures, technical reports, test documentation, and turnover packages prior to client release.

• Review EPC contract exhibits and project documentation to define Testing & Commissioning scope of work and division of responsibility (DOR).

• Serve as the senior technical resource and engineering authority for the Commissioning Engineering team, providing guidance on complex technical issues, commissioning strategies, and engineering best practices.

• Conduct performance evaluations,establishdevelopment goals, provide regular coaching and feedback, and support career development for assigned engineering staff.

• Assign, prioritize, and coordinate engineering workload for Commissioning Engineers to ensuretimelydelivery of engineering deliverables across multiple projects.

• Provides engineering leadership and technical authority for utility-scale HV, BESS, and PV commissioning activities.

• Supervises and develops Commissioning Engineers while ensuring consistent engineering execution and technical quality.

• Exercises independent engineering judgment in support of safe and successful project energization.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineeringfrom an accredited university. Equivalentexperiencemay be considered.

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in testing, commissioning, and initial energization of utility-scale HV substations, BESS, and/or utility-scale PV facilities.

• Minimum of 5 years leading or serving as the primary technical engineer for commissioning and energization activities on complex utility-scale projects.

• Minimum of 5 yearsperforming and directing high-voltage switching operations and supporting energized electrical systems.

• Minimum of 2 years of engineering leadership or supervisory experiencerequired.

• Demonstratedexpertisein power system protection, control systems, relay testing, electrical system analysis, power quality, harmonic analysis, and utility interconnection requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve complex technical issues requiring engineering analysis and sound engineering judgment.

• Demonstrated experiencedeveloping commissioning plans, initial energization procedures, switching procedures, and technical work instructions.

• Experience reviewing and approving engineering deliverables, commissioning reports, and technical documentation.

• Experience leading technical investigations and root cause analyses for complex electrical system failures.

• Experience mentoring, supervising, or providing technical leadership to engineering staff.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability tointerface effectively withOwners, Utilities, and internal stakeholders.

• Proven commitment to safety,demonstratedby an excellent safety record, consistent compliance with company and client safety programs, and adherence to applicable OSHA, NFPA 70E, and utility switching and clearance procedures, including work in energized and high-risk electrical environments.

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain.

• High voltage switching experience

• NETA Certification (Level II, III, or IV)

• Experience with harmonic analyzers and power quality monitoring equipment.

• Experience supporting post-energization operations or warranty periods.

• Experience reviewing protection coordination studies and relay settings.

• Experience with SEL, GE, ABB, Schweitzer, or comparable protection systems.

• Experience with utility interconnection and NERC/FERC compliance requirements.

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:

$142,603.00 - $178,254.00

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.

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Job Number: J13753