Senior Engineering and Permitting Manager (Remote - Midwest Region)

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 (Midwest Region) is responsible for providing overall engineering management of all projects in the Midwest 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