Materials & Contracting Lead

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:

SOLV Energy’s Operational Technology Solutions (OTS) division provides state-of-the-art OT solutions focused on maximizing energy production of utility-scale renewable generation plants. The OTS Materials & Contracting Operations Lead is responsible for all OTS procurement activities, integrator contracting, and production oversite.

This role is based full time in our office in Bend, OR. 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: 

• Assist in reviews of outgoing estimates as needed. 

• Provide updates to the equipment within the estimating tool as needed.   

• Equipment pricing used within the estimating tool should be reviewed and updated quarterly to ensure the most up to date pricing is being used on all outgoing estimates.  

• Send RFPs to integrators and MET vendors.  

• Compare pricing to how the project was bid and ensure the proposals are within budget. 

• Work with the OTS Project Development Manager to determine which integrator and MET vendor to contract on a per project basis. 

• Oversee subcontracting process for integrators and MET vendors for all active projects.

• Contracting the SCADA design drafters for all active projects, as applicable. 

• Contracting 3rd party SCADA vendors for all applicable active projects.   

• Negotiate and communicate LD caps of 3rd party SCADA provider to the OTS Pre-Construction Project Manager to be captured in prime EPC contract.

• Maintain the master bill of material (BOM) that resides in the Estimating Tool. 

• Build the BOM when a project is kicked off to begin design.

• Participate in a meeting with the assigned PM and/or the Pre-Construction Project Manager, and assigned SCADA Design Engineer to review BOM ahead of design start. 

• Determine equipment lead times and establish drop-dead dates for ordering in order to meet desired equipment on site dates.

• Maintain datasheet repository with the latest equipment in the master BOM. 

• Establish and maintain relationships with material vendors and suppliers.

• Shop for best pricing on required project equipment. 

• Maintain a vender contact list.     

• Order project equipment and ensure it is delivered to the integrator on time. 

• Order equipment to site as directed by the OTS Project Manager (ad hoc orders).  

• Order MET switches as applicable for all SCADA projects managed by SOLV OTS. 

• Maintain production schedule with each integrator, ensure they are on track to complete equipment builds by the desired timeframe. 

• Run bi-weekly meetings with each integrator and communicate any project updates.  

• Participate in weekly meeting with the OTS PMs to communicate production updates and gather feedback.

• Participate in SOW/Exhibit reviews as required by the OTS Pre-Construction Project Manager.   

• Manage the OTS cradle point (net cloud) account and ensure cradle points are in good working order for project deployments. 

• Manage the OTS ATT/Verizon accounts and ensure needed service lines are established and unused services lines are terminated. 

• Manage the OTS Starlink accounts and ensure needed service lines are established and unused services lines are terminated. 

• Work with accounting and finance departments on a monthly basis to update the "Inventory Materials” report.  

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

• College degree is preferred but not required. Related working experience can offset a college degree.
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of utility-scale solar SCADA industry experience, including demonstrated experience in procurement, contracting, or materials management specific to SCADA systems
• Experience in forecasting and purchasing SCADA related materials and services.
• Cost tracking and budget management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft office tools including Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint, Power BI.
• Experience using project management tools including MS Project, P6, or Smartsheet.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and charismatic.

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:

$86,269.00 - $107,836.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

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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.

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Job Number: J14086

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.