Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SOLV Energy is hiring an Energy Storage Assistant Project Manager, Project Development to coordinate front-end development of utility-scale energy storage projects from RFP through proposal submission and transition to preconstruction. The role coordinates teams across business development, estimating, engineering, scheduling, and preconstruction, and supports technical and commercial deliverables, estimates, schedules, and proposals.
Responsibilities
- Oversee coordination among Business Development, Estimating, Engineering, Scheduling, and Preconstruction throughout the front-end development process
- Schedule meetings, prepare agendas and meeting notes, and track action items across the team
- Review client RFP documents, including preliminary designs, geotechnical reports, milestone schedules, and permitting requirements
- Perform initial review of client EPC contracts and associated technical exhibits, including scope of work documents, technical specifications, and division of responsibility (DOR) exhibits
- Evaluate and respond to client RFIs. Draft and submit RFIs to the client
- Coordinate with early-stage engineering to produce constructable, optimized design packages aligned with site, interconnection, and technology constraints
- Monitor engineering deliverable timelines to ensure Estimating and other stakeholders receive the information needed to meet client RFP due dates
- Manage preliminary engineering efforts through handoff to the Preconstruction team
- Prepare electrical estimates, takeoffs and bill of materials as needed, working alongside the Estimating team
- Negotiate, prepare, and issue subcontract bid packages
- Coordinate with Estimating to ensure pricing reflects current project scope, engineering input, and contract requirements, and that estimating efforts are completed in time to meet client deadlines
- Organize and evaluate historical project and estimating data to improve the accuracy of future estimates. Develop unit rates for key estimating metrics
- Build initial project schedules and cashflow projections for inclusion in client proposals
- Track key schedule deliverables across the front-end development process to ensure deadlines are met
- Organize and assess historical project schedules and estimating schedule data to improve the accuracy of future schedules. Develop unit rates for key schedule metrics
- Assemble proposal packages for submission to the client, ensuring completeness and consistency across technical and commercial content
- Write proposal clarifications, exclusions, assumptions, and scope of work
- Develop site-specific execution, quality, and safety plans
- Review LNTP contracts and associated exhibits
- Develop LNTP scope of work exhibits to support early project milestones (e.g., design and procurement)
- Define and create LNTP pricing, cashflows, and schedules
- Compile handoff documentation and prepare presentations to support a clean, organized transition to the Preconstruction team
- Partner with Preconstruction to update pricing as design advances, tracking design and pricing changes from the initial estimate. Finalize pricing for EPC contract execution
- Convert final estimates into project budgets, aligning cost and category codes for import into enterprise resource planning (ERP) software
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 4+ years of related work experience in EPC or similar construction environments
- 1+ year of estimating and scheduling experience
- Working knowledge of:
- Battery energy storage systems
- Substations and electrical infrastructure
- Electrical construction means, methods, sequencing, and installation practices
- EPC project lifecycle
- Project controls, including estimating, scheduling, cost controls, and forecasting
- Contract administration and project accounting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and industry-standard tools such as Bluebeam Revu, Microsoft Project, and Primavera P6
- Ability to read, interpret, and analyze construction drawings, specifications, and contract documents
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines simultaneously
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and prioritize tasks independently
- Detail-oriented, with strong follow-through and accountability for assigned tasks
- Capable of working both independently and collaboratively in a remote team environment
- Ability to adapt and respond quickly in a fast-paced EPC environment
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future
- Energy Storage experience
- Experience using Trimble Accubid or similar estimating software
- Experience with CMiC or similar construction ERP software
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.
- Employees are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.
- Remote position, with the option to work from a SOLV corporate office.
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