BESS Project Manager

Astute’s Renewable Energy Team is proudly partnering with a key player in the large scale BESS industry who are looking for a BESS Project Manager to join the team. We’re looking for a dynamic, driven Project Manager who can take BESS projects from early development through to construction, commissioning and into operations.

This BESS Project Manager role comes with a great salary up to £100,000 and potential to work internationally, in time, too.

Whilst this role is advertised in Birmingham, this can be based anywhere in the country and is a remote role with the usual site travel for business need.

If you’re a Battery Storage Project Manager with grid scale experience and are looking to work for a key player in the market, please apply below and I’d recommend to proactively call Astute to discuss too.

Responsibilities and duties of the BESS Project Manager role

Reporting to the CTO you will:

• Take responsibility for the successful delivery of grid scale BESS projects
• Lead and manager internal project teams
• Ensure that project timelines and budgets are closely monitored and that the programme of works is adhered to
• Develop and maintain project execution plans covering technical, commercial, construction and commissioning
• Assist with the evaluation and recommendations of appropriate BESS technologies and configurations
• Coordinate with the technical teams to develop detailed specs for the systems
• Be on site for construction and management of the projects, solving problems when necessary
• Manage all contractual obligations across the projects
• Full job spec available on application and when speaking with Astute

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

• Experience in grid scale BESS project management
• Degree qualified in electrical engineering, energy systems or something related
• Strong technical understanding of BESS and DNO/TSO processes
• Experience working with construction contracts – FIDIC, NEC and JCT

Personal skills

The BESS Project Manager role would suit someone who is:

• A strong communicator
• Excellent organisational skills
• Someone proactive and solutions-focussed

Salary and benefits of the BESS Project Manager role

• Up to £100,000 basic salary
• Company pension
• Team building and incentive programmes
• 33 days holiday inc BH

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