Director, SCADA Engineering

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:

Provide leadership in the design, development, and delivery of our monitoring and controls platform utilized on EPC projects.
This position can be remote, or hybrid based in San Diego, CA or Bend, OR.

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:

• Lead a diverse team of SCADA Engineering Managers and Engineers in the planning, design, and deployment of SOLV Energy’s monitoring and control systems utilized on utility-scale renewable energy generation plants.

• Lead and manage geographically focused teams across North America, ensuring cohesive collaboration and alignment with company objectives across various regions.

• Guide, mentor, and develop management talent within OTS to support a scalable and cohesive team structure

• Provide a clear vision for SCADA technology evolution and drive innovation through the adoption of new technology solutions, ensuring SCADA platforms stay ahead of industry advancements and meet evolving customer needs.

• Identify new SCADA market opportunities and effectively communicate compelling business cases through the leadership review and approval process.

• Lead the implementation of new services and product offerings to support business growth objectives and to meet client needs for added capabilities

• Oversee the forecasting, budgeting and cost management of the department and provide monthly updates to senior management

• Support business planning activities by providing revenue, headcount and budget forecasts based on project workload across our EPC businesses

• Promote the development of design, product quality, reliability, and supportability standards for our SCADA solutions

• Engage with new and existing clients to support business development activities

• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain management with purchasing forecasts, equipment availability updates, and escalate risks that could impact project schedules

• Maintain a SCADA platform development pipeline that aligns with business objectives and committed project requirements

• Support engineering and procurement with new technology assessments including but not limited to; inverter selection, energy storage, trackers, plant controls, analytics

• Support a culture of continuous improvement and look for opportunities to improve processes and manage projects more efficiently

• Support talent recruiting and development

• The Director of SCADA will lead the transformation of SCADA from an internal service supporting EPC projects to an embedded business that services a wider range of client needs beyond the current EPC-only scope.

• Maintain relationships with SOLV Energy suppliers and strategic business partners

• Develop leadership-level relationships with new and prospective clients to identify customer needs and customer satisfaction

• Provide industry awareness of the competitive landscape and communicate to the SOLV Energy leadership team through regular verbal and written updates

• Develop and maintain comprehensive SCADA team job descriptions to align with organizational needs and industry standards

• Implement strategies to enhance employee retention and engagement

• Oversee employee promotion processes, ensuring alignment with performance metrics and career development pathways

• Provide strategic direction for the growth and evolution of SCADA teams

• Manage and advocate for budgetary needs related to SCADA operations

• Serve as a representative of SCADA interests in discussions with executive leadership, ensuring alignment with business objectives

• Apply engineering expertise in the commissioning of utility-scale solar power plants

• Foster a positive and collaborative workplace culture

• Encourage autonomous team operations, providing leadership where beneficial while minimizing unnecessary management bureaucracy

• Collaborate with the existing management team to enhance and build upon established initiatives, ensuring continuity with existing efforts

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Foster a culture of cohesiveness, collaboration, continuous improvement and integrated teams – who constantly develop their skills, talents and technologies to become the best-in-class technology solutions provider.

• Provide day-to-day leadership and direction that reinforces the Operational Technology Solutions (OTS) strategy, mission and core values of SOLV Energy.

• Deliver professional work products with accuracy, integrity and excellence

• Successful project execution – On time and within budget

• Increase project quality by promoting ownership of project scopes within the engineering team

• Customer/client satisfaction and retention

• Employee satisfaction and retention

• Maintain and advance our Intellectual Property

• Maintain resiliency and continuity within our system independent of key knowledge holders

• Promote a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• Engineering degree in electrical or mechanical engineering is preferred.

• Minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience (experience working within renewable energy including; industrial or utility scale PV solar, BESS or Wind desired). Minimum of 4 years of PV solar industry experience (utility-scale experience desired)

• Experience with Energy Management Systems (EMS) desired

• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams

• Experience with applicable technology including; control systems, data collection, software applications, networking and telecommunications, web-based applications

• Experience identifying and vetting new vendors, integrators, or business partners

• Experience with Scope of Work contract reviews

• Customer escalation and conflict resolution skills desirable

• Resource planning and mitigation management

• Cost budget management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proficient use of Microsoft office tools including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Power BI

• Experience using task management tools including but not limited to; MS Teams, Smartsheet, Jira or others.

• Experience working for a diverse multi-disciplined company

• Strong team building and leadership skills

• Energetic, enthusiastic, charismatic

• Strong communication skills to clearly articulate vision into an executable plan

• Entrepreneurial spirit

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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:

$158,412.00 - $210,688.00

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.

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.