Business Development Intern at SOLV Energy in San Diego, CA

Summary: 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. The Business Development Intern will liaise closely with the Business Development team to coordinate SOLV's pursuit of project opportunities, supporting various tasks related to project management and client interactions. Responsibilities: - Be able to understand and summarize key Opportunity parameters in succinct and accurate fashion (i.e. Client, Location, MW capacity, Interconnection Voltage, COD deadline, RFP deadline etc.) - Create Opportunity folders on shared network drive and MS Teams channel - Update and maintain Opportunity folders on shared network drive and MS Teams channel as additional project information issued by Client - Support Business Development team in RFP response by contributing to the Opportunity kick-off meeting, including summarizing of RFP parameters, site-specific information, deliverables, and respective team tasks and deadlines - Support Business Development team in populating and updating the MS Dynamics template with key Opportunity parameters and update MS Dynamics entry with new Opportunity information as needed throughout RFP process - Take accurate meeting minutes and track assigned deliverables - Follow-up with team members regarding assigned tasks and due dates - Assist with scheduling SOLV team and Client meetings - Update status of each assigned project for weekly team meetings - Develop basic working knowledge of renewable energy subject matter (primarily utility-scale solar and battery energy storage systems) to facilitate performance of duties - Follow up with Clients and Prospects on discussed or quoted projects as needed - Follow industry news for project announcements, sales, and transfers - Additional duties and tasks may be assigned to support Business Development efforts Required Qualifications: - Pursuing Bachelors or Masters degree in science or technology - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Detail- and task-oriented - Well-organized - Teamwork ethos - Self-motivated - Comfortable in fast-paced environment - Ability to learn and synthesize new information - Comfortable with math and discussing cost items with Owners - Eagerness to learn and teach - Work well with multiple team members and across disciplines - Online document management - Familiarity with computer programs, such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word processing packages - Interest and ability to quickly learn new subject matter as required to perform tasks effectively - Interest in learning market and client development principles in a professional service industry setting - Ability to interact with external and internal clients professionally - Ability to prioritize and manage many tasks simultaneously - Ability to face and overcome new challenges seen in the course of work - Ability to work and interact with members of staff at various levels in the organization - Ability to quickly arrive at workable decisions and to adapt self to changing working conditions and priorities Preferred Qualifications: - Basic understanding of utility-scale solar design and engineering principles Required Skills: Utility-scale solar knowledge, MS Dynamics Important Skills: PowerPoint, Excel Nice-to-Have Skills: Online document management, Self-motivated