SOLV Energy

Senior Scheduler, Business Development

San Diego CA Renewable Group Full time

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 Business Development Senior Scheduler I will develop and maintain integrated EPC schedules during the business development phase. The Sr.
Scheduler I will closely collaborate with other schedulers and stakeholders to coordinate work between PV, battery storage, high voltage, services business units. In addition, this position may provide oversight to schedulers with less experience. Position requires travel to jobsites to gain understanding of means and methods, and build rapport.

This role is based full-time in our office in San Diego, CA. 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:

Scheduler Lead Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor assigned schedulers, supporting their personal and career development.

  • Contribute to training curriculum development for company-wide schedule management.

  • Participate in company onboarding to align with project controls objectives.

Project Scheduling & Analysis

  • Develop and maintain realistic EPC project schedules using P6 software during business development.

  • Analyze project documents (drawings, contracts) to form the basis of EPC schedules.

  • Perform quantity take-offs to establish accurate activity durations.

  • Consult with internal teams (engineering, procurement, project management, field) for feedback.

  • Seek feedback from external stakeholders (owners, consultants) to enhance schedule accuracy and buy-in.

  • Ensure schedules adhere to CPM best practices with sound logic and realistic durations.

  • Attend project meetings (business development, coordination, owner) to gather updates and address schedule issues.

  • Update schedules bi-monthly, incorporating actuals and monitoring critical path deviations.

  • Propose corrective actions to the project team based on schedule analysis.

  • Communicate schedule updates to the project teams, scheduling manager.

  • Perform "what-if" analysis for changing conditions, on integrated multiple schedules.

  • Lead internal and external meetings, analyzing all scopes for schedule mitigation, propose solutions.

  • Maintain comprehensive delay logs.

Training & Data Management

  • Train other personnel in scheduling procedures.

  • Assist business development, owners in analyzing and improving project schedules.

  • Visit job sites to build rapport and understand site-specific details.

  • Support the maintenance of the P6 database (project/activity codes, file management, comments, notebooks).

  • Assist with reporting efforts, ensuring core schedule structure and activity codes are maintained.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:

  • Engineering, Construction Management, or Architectural degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

  • Minimum 5 years construction scheduling experience.

  • Prior Scheduling experience in an EPC environment is required.

  • High proficiency and experience using P6 Software required.

  • Strong ability to read and understand plans and specifications.

  • Thorough knowledge of construction methods and processes.

  • Solid understanding of construction-related Critical Path Method scheduling.

  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point).

  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including business writing skills, and professional telephone manner.

  • Reliability, dependability and flexibility.

  • Ability to travel to jobsites.

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:

$117,840.00 - $147,300.00

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.

Job Number: J12237

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