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Senior Engineering and Permitting Manager (Western Region) (Finance)



SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:
The Senior Engineering and Permitting Manager (Western Region) is responsible for providing overall engineering management of all projects in the western region for all SOLV Energy projects.

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:

  • Qualified to perform all essential Engineering & Permitting Manager job responsibilities
  • Train and Manage individual contributors (1-3) as needed to support projects in the West Region
  • Coordinate all deliverables within team to maintain a consistent output
  • Provide management of engineering consultants including:
    • Electrical Engineers
    • Structural Engineers
    • Civil Engineers
    • Geotechnical Engineers
    • Project Surveyors
  • Provide QA/QC of individual work products prepared by consultants as well as the entire integrated design
    • Develop and propose value engineering solutions to enhance fee and reduce risk
  • Manage constructability reviews with field teams to implement specific design preferences, lessons learned, and install means and methods.
  • Coordinate, attend, and lead preconstruction site walks during the project design phase.
  • Coordinate with product manufacturers to ensure that major equipment is in compliance with project/contract requirements and fully coordinated with all engineering disciplines.
  • Know and understand all project design requirements (SOLV requirements, owner/contract requirements, and permit requirements).
  • Manage all engineering and permitting deliverables for all projects in the western regtion
  • Manage design consultant schedule and budget all projects in the western region
  • Represent SOLV engineering and permitting team during owner meetings
    • Advocate on behalf of the Project/Owner
    • Ensure project team personnel (Project Manager + Field Teams) are aware of (and follow) all project specific engineering and permitting requirements
  • Ensure coordination between consultants.
  • Review consultant proposals and scope of work documents.
  • Identify and track engineering and permitting changes that would impact project budget or schedule.
  • Manage development of energy production model (contract model) and ensure final design conforms to contract modeling assumptions as well as the final IFC drawings.
  • Manage all owner/independent engineering comments and SOLV consultant comment responses
  • Know and understand all AHJ (Federal, State, and Local) requirements for assigned projects
    • Provide guidance to owners, contract team, design teams, and field teams of AHJ requirements
    • Develop EPC contract exhibits related to owner/contractor obtained permits
    • Provide due diligence review during RFP stage (review CUPs, ESAs, EIRs, wetland permits, etc.)
  • Develop close working relationships with AHJs
  • Develop close working relationships with SOLV Regional manager and superintendent of the western region
  • Manage overall permitting process
  • Attend meetings with AHJs as needed
  • Oversee coordination between design team (internal SOLV team and outside consultants) and AHJ
  • Oversee Permitting schedules for assigned projects

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:
  • Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering
  • Minimum 10 years experience in Solar Engineering or Solar Management
  • Minimum 5 years experience in Solar in this region
  • Minimum 8 years experience in managing a team
  • Engineer in Training (EIT) Certification; Professional Engineer (PE) license for a state in the region
  • Working knowledge of applicable building codes and requirements
  • Ability to read and understand civil/electrical/structural plans and geotechnical reports
  • Basic CAD knowledge, Civil 3D preferred
  • Be able to effectively manage individual projects and manage individual team members simultaneously
  • Effective organizational skills
  • Ability in problem-solving
  • Strong sense of urgency

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:

$126,837.00 - $168,693.00

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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