St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote Solely
$145k–$174k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: Fire protection engineering, Energy infrastructure, Code compliance, Risk mitigation, Project management
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote Solely
$25/hr–$31/hr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: Fleet management, Asset administration, Data entry, Document control, Microsoft Office Suite
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote Solely
$127k–$159k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: High-voltage substations, Battery energy storage systems, Photovoltaic facilities, Commissioning engineering, Initial energization
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote OK
$118k–$147k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: P6 Software, EPC Scheduling, Critical Path Method, Quantity Take-offs, Project Controls
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote OK
$92k–$114k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: P6 Software, Critical Path Method, EPC Scheduling, Quantity Take-offs, Schedule Analysis
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Remote OK
$117k–$146k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Root Cause Analysis, CAPA, Electrical Construction
St. David's, St. George's, Bermuda · Hybrid
$92k–$115k/yr
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 Descriptio…
Skills: HV/MV Switching, Commissioning Management, LOTO Safety Programs, Substation Protection and Control, SCADA Systems
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The Principal Fire Protection Engineer serves as the technical authority for fire and life safety systems across utility-scale energy projects. This role involves establishing engineering standards, managing third-party engineering consultants, and ensuring compliance with national codes and insurance requirements.
Candidates must have at least 10 years of fire protection engineering experience, including 2 years in energy infrastructure. A bachelor's degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a related field is required, with a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license preferred.
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 Principal Fire Protection Engineer serves as the technical authority and strategic lead for fire and life safety systems across utility-scale energy storage, power, and industrial EPC projects. This role ensures that all fire protection systems meet applicable codes, standards, insurance requirements, and client specifications while supporting safe and cost-effective project delivery from conceptual design through commissioning.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:
Technical Subject Matter Expertise (SME)
Provide expert-level guidance on complex fire safety challenges and risk mitigation.
Establish company-wide engineering standards, design criteria, and best practices.
Lead and actively participate in national fire protection code and standards committees, contributing technical expertise to energy storage fire and life safety codes.
Serve as primary technical interface with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), fire marshals, insurers, and independent engineers on fire and life safety topics while leveraging 3rd party EORs as needed. Travel to attend in-person meetings as required.
Project-level oversight of the BESS fire protection system
Develop project-specific basis-of-design documents for fire protection systems.
Develop scopes of work, RFPs, and evaluation criteria for 3rd party fire protection engineers-of-record (EOR) firms and equipment vendors.
Daily management and oversight of fire protection EORs, including design deliverable schedules and engineering budgets.
QA/QC of 3rd party work products (Hazard Mitigation Analysis, Emergency Response Plan, Fire Alarm Design, etc.) to ensure consistency with industry standards, SOLV standards, OEM Requirements, and project requirements.
Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering disciplines (primarily electrical and SCADA) to ensure design consistency and project efficiency.
Support the fire protection design optimization for cost, performance, and constructability.
Provide technical support during fire system testing and commissioning.
Leadership
Lead engagement with Owners as needed to answer relevant questions around fire protection design and strategy.
Provide technical training to the larger SOLV team as needed.
Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:
10+ years of fire protection engineering experience with at least 2 years of energy infrastructure experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Engineering or a closely related discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, or similar) from an accredited institution.
A license (P.E.) in Fire Protection Engineering is preferred.
Proven experience working with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), including fire marshals and code officials, to secure approvals, ensure regulatory compliance, and successfully navigate permitting, design review, and inspection processes for complex fire protection systems.
Advanced understanding of fire protection engineering principles.
Demonstrated experience managing or reviewing work by external engineering consultants, owner’s engineers, or peer review on complex projects.
Working knowledge of applicable building codes (NFPA, IBC, UL 9540/9540A, UL855 etc.), engineering principles, and industry best practices
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment.
Proven ability to work across disciplines and time zones, and to manage multiple consultant contracts and deliverables in parallel.
Commitment to safety
Strong sense of urgency
Strong communication and project coordination skills
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.
$144,963.00 - $173,956.00
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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SOLV Energy is a renewable energy solutions provider for utility solar, energy storage, and high voltage projects in North America. Our passionate teams work seamlessly to drive innovation and deliver performance from build to operations, with safety at the forefront of everything we do. We are here for the long haul, developing lasting relationships with our customers, investing in our communities, and offering opportunities for our employees to build meaningful careers in better energy.
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