SOLV Energy is an engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and solar services provider for utility solar, high voltage substation and energy storage markets across North America.

Job Description Summary:
The BESS Engineering Intern is responsible for overall design of BESS projects/operation resulting in successful project execution.

Summer 2025 Internship. This position will be in office full time in Raleigh, NC.

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:

• Review electrical BESS, including layout, equipment selection, fire alarm design, network infrastructure and equipment specifications in accordance with project requirements and industry standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including protection engineering, control systems specialists, PV engineering, and HV engineering to ensure the seamless integration of BESS into the overall power grid.
• Assist with development of engineering guidance documents with supervision.
• Assist with Material Specifications with supervision
• Assist with detailed BOM with supervision.
• Assist with Vendor selection at Procurement (Verifying Specs are met and make recommendations)

• Assist with Vendor Approval Drawings
• Assist with Functional Testing Witness
• Support energization and initial synchronization on site if applicable

• Participate in team meetings/calls on a regular basis, and take meeting minutes.
• Assist in the development of standards, procedures, and guidelines for BESS engineering activities.
• Demonstrate and maintain a safe work environment and direct safe work practices in energized substations.
• Maintain flexibility in availability due to 24/7 operations.
• Regular travel (local and inter-state) required.
• Complete other responsibilities as assigned.
• Work with subject matter experts to develop skills to be able to perform the above functions independently.

Objectives or Goals to Measure Performance:

• Adherence to Company policies and Corporate Procedures Manual
• Work within SRE's business processes and ensure an efficient working environment
• Project profitability
• Project completed on schedule
• Customer/Client Satisfaction

• Positive project team attitude
• Improved personal professional growth and education

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Strong computer and organizational skills
• Communicate effectively with diverse populations
• Enrolled in college and working towards a bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Ability to work, analyze, troubleshoot and prioritize problems independently
• Strong knowledge of dispatching methods, techniques, and practices
• Effective written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize and coordinate
• Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted or modified as required by the organization

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

• Requires frequent stooping, bending, crouching, reaching, handling, sitting, standing, walking, and lifting 20 or more lbs
• Constant finger dexterity and ability to see details at close range and at a distance, hear, talk, and possess depth perception.
• Occasional climbing and carrying, proximity to moving mechanical parts, working in high exposed places
• Occasional exposure to dust and fumes, electric shock, radiation, toxic/caustic chemicals

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.

Compensation Range:

$20.00 - $22.00

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

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.

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