Director of BESS Augmentation (Remote)

SOLV Energy•Washington, NV

1d•$159,613 - $212,286•Remote

About The Position

The Director of BESS Augmentation provides strategic and operational leadership for battery energy storage system augmentation projects. The role directs Superintendents and technical teams, partners with project managers, and oversees portfolio-level planning and execution to deliver safe, timely, and profitable battery capacity additions, replacements, system upgrades, integration, testing, commissioning, and turnover for SOLV Energy and third-party clients. This position oversees lifecycle activities from opportunity qualification and feasibility through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, turnover, and closeout. It supports operating sites with augmentation planning, capacity restoration, compatibility assessments, troubleshooting, and execution, and develops augmentation, optimization, reliability, and lifecycle-service opportunities in partnership with Business Development, Asset Management, and project teams. The role is fully remote, with at least 30% travel to projects, sites, clients, and team-development activities. It may require occasional after-hours or weekend executive escalation support for critical incidents, as well as leadership visits to remote project locations and work in varying weather and field conditions.

Requirements

Progressive leadership experience in utility-scale BESS, power generation, electrical construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance, or a related technical-services environment.
Experience leading managers, Superintendents, field teams, subcontractors, and multiple concurrent BESS augmentation projects.
Advanced knowledge of BESS governance, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, procurement, contracts, outage planning, risk, change control, commissioning, and financial performance.
Strong commercial judgment and experience partnering with clients, owners, Estimating, and project management to develop solutions, define executable scopes, and support sound investment and delivery decisions.
Ability to communicate strategy, priorities, performance, and risk effectively to executives, clients, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Advanced knowledge of battery systems, power conversion, transformers, switchgear, protection and controls, communications, HVAC, and fire detection and suppression.
Ability to interpret BESS electrical, controls, communications, mechanical, fire-protection, and site-integration drawings and specifications.
Understanding of BESS scope, interfaces, acceptance criteria, warranties, turnover obligations, safety hazards, and emergency response.
Ability to develop accountable teams, resolve escalated issues, train technical personnel, prioritize resources, and drive continuous improvement.
Advanced written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.
Ability to conduct leadership visits at remote project locations and work safely in varying weather and field conditions.
Availability to provide executive escalation support for critical incidents, including occasional after-hours or weekend events.
Ability to support accurate estimates and proposals with scope, quantities, assumptions, risks, and cost inputs, and to manage OEM, supplier, contractor, testing, and commissioning interfaces.
Advanced computer, organizational, and written and verbal English communication skills.
Valid driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, and ability to operate a company vehicle.
Ability to work independently and safely in field conditions and remain current on required safety, technical, OEM, commissioning, and emergency-response training.
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related discipline is preferred; equivalent BESS leadership experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and operational leadership for BESS augmentation programs, Superintendents, and technical teams in partnership with project managers.
Set portfolio priorities, staffing plans, governance, performance expectations, and augmentation strategies.
Direct safe field execution, outage and resource planning, subcontractor coordination, quality, schedule, testing, commissioning, and turnover.
Partner with project managers on budgets, procurement, contracts, schedules, forecasts, risks, change control, and closeout.
Review portfolio safety, quality, schedule, cost, margin, technical risk, commissioning readiness, customer commitments, and corrective actions.
Develop leaders and technical personnel through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management.
Coordinate with internal teams, OEMs, integrators, utilities, contractors, and clients to align execution and resolve escalated issues.
Standardize project controls, reporting, installation and commissioning practices, and lessons learned to improve consistency and profitability.
Lead BESS safety planning and compliance, including electrical safe work, lockout/tagout, energized work, emergency response, environmental requirements, and OEM procedures.
Support estimating, scope development, procurement, and vendor quotations for batteries, enclosures, power conversion, transformers, controls, HVAC, fire systems, cabling, and related upgrades.
Oversee installation and integration of BESS electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, thermal-management, and fire-protection systems.
Support operating sites with augmentation planning, capacity restoration, compatibility assessments, troubleshooting, and execution.
Lead cross-functional resolution of battery, OEM, firmware, controls, and balance-of-system issues through documented ownership and closure.
Review forecasts, profit and loss, estimating accuracy, contingency, and margin-improvement actions.
Maintain lifecycle oversight from opportunity qualification and feasibility through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
Develop BESS augmentation, optimization, reliability, and lifecycle-service opportunities with Business Development, Asset Management, and project teams.
Train regional teams and improve safety, constructability, repeatability, schedule, cost, quality, and operational performance.
Travel at least 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development.
Maintain relevant professional and technical knowledge.
Complete other responsibilities as assigned.