HV Regional Manager, Western Region

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 HV Regional Manager: Western is responsible for the oversight and management of multiple high-voltage substation, transmission, and interconnection construction projects within the Western region, covering the California ISO (CAISO) market, plus non-ISO Northwest and Southwest utility markets within WECC. The role is a core position in the HV business unit's 2027 leadership build-out and typically spans project sites across Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.

This role is remote to start. 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:
Project Management

- Ensure that HV substation, transmission, and interconnection projects across the Western region are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards, safety regulations, and utility/NERC requirements.

- Monitor project progress and schedule risk across the regional portfolio, with particular attention to engineering, procurement, and utility milestones, which are the leading drivers of HV schedule slip, and address issues or delays promptly.

- Participate in the go/no-go review for regional pursuits, screening opportunities on contract terms, schedule realism, and self-perform fit before they are chased.

Team Leadership & Career Development

- Supervise and provide leadership to Project Executives, Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Superintendents within the region.

- Foster a collaborative, high-performance field organization and a consistent, repeatable way of working across all projects in the region.

- Conduct regular team meetings and daily/weekly PODs to communicate goals, expectations, and project updates.

- Support career pathing for regional staff (Intern → Project Engineer → Assistant Project Manager → Project Manager → Project Executive) with defined competencies and qualifications at each step.

Safety & Qualification

- Hold Qualified Electrical Worker (QEW) certification and maintain it as a condition of the role; enforce QEW qualification for all field supervision in the region before anyone is allowed on a site.

- Complete personal safety audits on a regular cadence and ensure Superintendents, General Foremen, Foremen, Project Managers, and Project Engineers meet the region's minimum audit requirements.

- Hold approval authority over energized work permits and stop-work calls within the region; drive DART performance toward the region's zero-incident target.

- Own the quality of near-miss and incident reporting within the region, ensuring root cause (not just a description of what happened) is captured and acted on.

Client Relations & Business Development

- Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and, where applicable, target utilities within the Western region.

- Build and maintain strong client and utility relationships, addressing concerns and ensuring satisfaction.

- Collaborate with Business Development and Preconstruction to secure new projects, support utility Approved Vendor List (AVL) qualification pursuits, and provide early field input into bids.

Budgeting and Cost Control

- Develop and manage budgets for regional construction projects and own the regional financial rollup.

- Monitor project costs, margin performance, and change order/claim discipline; identify cost-saving opportunities and keep the regional portfolio within budget.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

- Ensure regional projects meet SOLV and utilit