Business Development Intern

SOLV Energy

3d•$20 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

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 Business Development Intern will liaise closely with Business Development team to coordinate SOLV pursuit of project Opportunities. Summer 2026 Internship. This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego, 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

Requirements

Pursuing Bachelors or Masters degree in science or technology
Excellent written and oral communication skills required
Detail- and task-oriented
Well-organized
Teamwork ethos
Self-motivated
Comfortable in fast-paced environment
Ability to learn and synthesize new information
Comfortable with math and discussing cost items with Owners
Eagerness to learn and teach
Work well with multiple team members and across disciplines
Online document management
Familiarity with computer programs, such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word processing packages
Interest and ability to quickly learn new subject matter as required to perform tasks effectively.
Interest in learning market and client development principles in a professional service industry setting
Ability to interact with external and internal clients professionally
Ability to prioritize and manage many tasks simultaneously
Ability to face and overcome new challenges seen in the course of work
Ability to work and interact with members of staff at various levels in the organization
Ability to quickly arrive at workable decisions and to adapt self to changing working conditions and priorities

Nice To Haves

Basic understanding of utility-scale solar design and engineering principles preferred

Responsibilities

Be able to understand and summarize key Opportunity parameters in succinct and accurate fashion (i.e. Client, Location, MW capacity, Interconnection Voltage, COD deadline, RFP deadline etc.).
Create Opportunity folders on shared network drive and MS Teams channel.
Update and maintain Opportunity folders on shared network drive and MS Teams channel as additional project information issued by Client.
Support Business Development team in RFP response by contributing to the Opportunity kick-off meeting, including summarizing of RFP parameters, site-specific information, deliverables, and respective team tasks and deadlines.
Support Business Development team in populating and updating the MS Dynamics template with key Opportunity parameters and update MS Dynamics entry with new Opportunity information as needed throughout RFP process.
Take accurate meeting minutes and track assigned deliverables.
Follow-up with team members regarding assigned tasks and due dates.
Assist with scheduling SOLV team and Client meetings.
Update status of each assigned project for weekly team meetings.
Develop basic working knowledge of renewable energy subject matter (primarily utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems) to facilitate performance of duties.
Follow up with Clients and Prospects on discussed or quoted projects as needed
Follow industry news for project announcements, sales, and transfers
Additional duties and tasks may be assigned to support Business Development efforts.