Design Engineer II, Transmission (Remote)

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 Design Engineer II, Transmission owns the preliminary transmission line design and engineering lifecycle for assigned utility-scale solar, BESS, and related interconnection projects. This role serves as the primary technical owner from BD kickoff through Design-to-Preconstruction handoff, aligning preliminary design, scope, schedule, risk, and technical assumptions before execution begins.

This role is fully remote. 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:

• Preliminary Transmission Line Design and Technical Ownership

• • Own the first-pass preliminary transmission line and gen-tie design approach for assigned pursuits and projects by reviewing all applicable requirements and project-specific inputs to define the design basis, key assumptions, route and point of interconnection requirements, line configuration, conductor and shield wire assumptions, structure and foundation assumptions, clearances, quantities, risks, and open items needed to support the 10% design deliverable.
  • Review client provided documents, technical exhibits, PPAs, interconnection agreements, utility and ISO handbooks, owner standards, and related project information to identify requirements, assumptions, risks, opportunities, and scope outside of SOLV standards.
  • Serve as the primary transmission line subject matter expert for assigned projects and coordinate technical inputs from engineering consultants, survey and geotechnical teams, environmental and permitting teams, land and right-of-way stakeholders, substation design, procurement, estimating, scheduling, utilities, and other specialty subcontractors.
  • Lead development of the 10% transmission line design, including routing, conductor and structure sizing, and related refinements, to support estimating with pricing.

• Estimate and Scope Alignment

• • Coordinate with estimating and scheduling to ensure the preliminary transmission line design, route length, structure quantities, conductor and hardware assumptions, scope narrative, schedule, and commercial assumptions are aligned.
  • Review estimates for technical completeness and identify gaps, exclusions, owner-furnished equipment, allowances, contingencies, route or point of interconnection uncertainty, and scope items that require clarification or escalation.
  • Deliver the owner reviewed preliminary transmission line design to estimating and BD in accordance with the project stage-gate schedule.

• Client and Project Engagement

• • Participate in routine client meetings to review technical exhibits, explain preliminary transmission line design assumptions, identify risks, and clarify route, point of interconnection, utility, and other requirements outside of SOLV standards.
  • Support contractual exhibit reviews, markups, and technical responses needed to facilitate LNTP, while escalating material commitments, non-standard requirements, and significant risk.
  • Communicate transmission line design decisions, open items, risks, and required owner or utility inputs clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

• EOR and Engineering Consultant Coordination

• • Prepare and issue proposal requests to transmission line EORs and engineering subcontractors.
  • Review received proposals for technical scope, deliverables, exclusions, assumptions, and commercial alignment.
  • Align EOR and subcontractor proposals with the project scope, route and point of interconnection assumptions, estimate, schedule, and LNTP requirements, and submit the final proposal information to BD, scheduling, estimating, engineering controls, and other required stakeholders.

• Handoff and Early Execution Readiness

• • Prepare the transmission line engineering scope, proposal information, schedule inputs, EOR or consultant coordination details, route and point of interconnection assumptions, risks, and open items needed for handoff to the Preconstruction Engineering team.
  • Support the handoff process by clearly transferring RFIs, client an…