[Remote] Director Of Field Operations (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 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. They are seeking a proven leader to build, scale, and lead a high-performing field operations organization supporting utility-scale solar and energy storage assets, responsible for driving safety, operational accountability, and service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own performance and execution of a nationwide field service organization consisting of Regional Managers, District Managers, and hundreds of technicians
• Drive accountability and performance across all levels of the field organization
• Ensure consistent, high-quality execution of preventative and corrective maintenance across all sites
• Establish clear operating rhythms, expectations, and performance standards
• Lead from the front in building and sustaining a best-in-class safety culture
• Ensure absolute compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, and all company and client safety requirements
• Implement scalable safety programs, training, and accountability mechanisms across all regions
• Own incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective action to prevent recurrence
• Drive measurable improvement in leading and lagging safety indicators
• Design, implement, and enforce standardized processes and SOPs across all field activities
• Eliminate variability in execution by driving consistency in maintenance, troubleshooting, and reporting
• Scale systems, tools, and workflows to support rapid portfolio and organizational growth
• Lead adoption of CMMS, digital field tools, and data-driven decision-making
• Own key performance metrics including safety, uptime, response time, productivity, and quality
• Identify gaps quickly and execute with urgency to resolve issues and improve performance
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives that materially impact reliability and cost efficiency
• Ensure high-quality field data and reporting to support operational and executive decision-making
• Recruit, develop, and retain top-tier field leaders and technicians
• Establish clear career paths, training programs, and performance expectations
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous development
• Align workforce planning and resource allocation with business needs across a national footprint
• Ensure rapid, effective response to outages and service events in line with SLAs
• Maintain strong client relationships through consistent execution and transparency
• Drive a service mindset across the organization with a focus on reliability and customer outcomes
• Work cross-functionally with Performance Engineering, Project Management, Safety, and Quality to remove barriers and improve performance
• Align field operations with broader company strategy, growth, and financial objectives
• Provide clear, data-driven updates to executive leadership

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience leading field operations, service, or O&M organizations within energy, utilities, or industrial sectors
• Utility-scale solar experience strongly preferred; experience in adjacent energy sectors (wind, T&D, conventional generation, or industrial electrical services) is highly valued
• Demonstrated success leading large, geographically dispersed teams (100+ personnel preferred)
• Proven ability to scale and professionalize field service organizations
• Relentless focus on safety, execution, and accountability
• Strong operational instincts with the ability to quickly diagnose and solve problems
• Experience implementing standardized processes across multiple regions
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels
• High ownership mindset with a bias for action
• Willingness to travel up to 50% across the United States
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future

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
• Are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

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