Engineer 3

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:
The Engineer 3 will act as a technical Subject Matter Expert focused on value engineering, QA/QC, and independent technical judgment across utility-scale EPC projects.

This role is hybrid with regular in office presence 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

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

General Duties


* Be able to perform all essential Engineer II responsibilities


* Document meeting minutes for engineering and permitting-related meetings and distribute action items.

Pursuit & Preliminary Design Support


* Review technical RFP documents and provide engineering and permitting input to the estimating team.


* Represent SOLV engineering and permitting teams during pursuit and early-phase coordination meetings.

Multi-Discipline Engineering Coordination


* Ensure coordination of design deliverables prepared by internal and external stakeholders responsible for the project scope of work.


* Develop working knowledge of project-specific design requirements, including SOLV standards, owner/contract requirements, and permitting conditions.


* Review consultant deliverables for alignment with project-specific requirements and flag deviations or risks for escalation.


* Track and manage engineering and permitting deliverable schedules in coordination with project management.


* Act as a single point of contact for all engineering disciplines to internal and external stakeholders


* Review and approve consultant proposals, scopes of work, schedules, and budgets.


* Provide QA/QC oversight of individual consultant work products as well as the fully integrated, multi-discipline design.


* Share lessons learned and best practices across projects to improve future execution.

Owner, IE & Consultant Interface


* Manage Owner, Owner's Engineer, and Independent Engineer submittals


* Coordinate review comments with consultants and track responses to closure.


* Assist in responding to Owner and IE comments and clarifications.


* Represent the engineering and permitting team during Owner and consultant meetings as assigned.

Permitting & AHJ Coordination


* Support permitting efforts by coordinating with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) at the federal, state, and local levels.


* Attend in-person AHJ meetings as needed


* Act as a coordination point between internal engineering teams, external consultants, and AHJs.


* Track engineering and permitting changes that may impact project scope, cost, or schedule ...