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 Engineering Analytics & Optimization Manager is accountable for the integrity, consistency, and adoption of Engineering analytics, KPI framework, and decision-support tools across Engineering. They will partner with Engineering leadership to quantify, analyze, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Engineering delivery across the project lifecycle. The role owns the analytical framework, models, and dashboards that translate engineering activity into actionable insights that directly inform Engineering leadership decisions related to capacity planning, resource allocation, delivery commitments, and engineering investment priorities. By combining technical expertise in solar design and construction with data analytics and business judgment, this role will generate forecasts and analyses that improve efficiency, predictability, and project outcomes.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:
Ownership of Engineering KPI frameworks and executive decision support
Establish and maintain an Engineering Key Performance Indicator (KPI) framework that supports the organizational Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), and aligns with financial and operational outcomes. The framework should be focused on delivery efficiency, capacity, utilization, cycle time, rework, and downstream execution outcomes.
Prepare and present executive-level Engineering operational metric reviews that summarize trends, risks, opportunities, and data-backed recommendations to influence delivery commitments, staffing decisions, and engineering investment trade-offs.
Translate engineering workload, output, and constraints into clear insights that support leadership decisions on staffing, prioritization, and investment.
Serve as Engineering’s analytical interface for leadership discussions and external value messaging.
Ensure consistent use of Engineering analytics, KPI frameworks, and decision-support tools across Engineering.
Engineering capacity and throughput optimization
Model engineering capacity, resourcing, and utilization across disciplines (PV, HV, and BESS) and project phases (Business Development, Precon, and Construction).
Identify bottlenecks, workload imbalances, and sequencing issues that impact delivery predictability.
Support scenario analysis related to hiring, outsourcing, automation, and workload prioritization.
Conduct design efficiency and engineering trade-off analysis
Develop standardized methods to evaluate engineering design trade-offs related to constructability, execution efficiency, and lifecycle value.
Quantify how design decisions impact rework rates, construction productivity, commissioning outcomes, and risk.
Close the feedback loop between engineering assumptions and real-world construction and O&M outcomes.
Provide transparency into Engineering operations and costs
Provide enterprise-level visibility into Engineering capacity, cost drivers, and delivery risk to support cross-functional planning with Operations, Project Controls, and Finance.
Translate engineering activity into meaningful unit metrics (i.e., hours per MW, cost drivers, productivity & efficiency ratios, etc.).
Support engineering budgeting, forecasting, and long-term capacity planning in partnership with Engineering Controls, Project Controls, and Finance.
Develop return-on-investment (ROI) analyses to evaluate and prioritize engineering initiatives (i.e., automation, standards development, acquisition of new tools, process improvements, etc.).
Develop net present value (NPV) models to quantify SOLV’s value engineering efforts, enabling clients to make informed design and capital-allocation decisions.
Manage Engineering data, dashboards, and automation
Design and maintain dashboards tracking engineering throughput, cycle time, utilization, rework, consultant spend, and delivery risk.
Convert fragmented or manual engineering data into automated, repeatable, executive-ready reporting.
Support the development of tools, templates, and workflows that reduce manual effort and improve consistency at scale.
Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline (i.e., Construction Management).
MBA preferred
5+ years of experience in utility-scale solar
Demonstrated experience building engineering metrics, analytical models, dashboards, or planning tools to support senior engineering or operations leaders with analytical inputs used in delivery, staffing, or investment decisions.
Strong financial modeling, data analytics, and quantitative skills.
Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive-level insights.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and business intelligence tools, including Power BI.
Strong understanding of engineering principles and workflows related to the construction of solar generating facilities.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines and time zones.
Commitment to safety
Strong sense of urgency
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
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:
$107,388.00 - $131,551.00
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.
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Job Number: J12787
If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.
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