BESS Project Manager

About the Role

• This role leads the delivery of utility‑scale BESS EPC projects from early development through construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring outcomes meet programme, budget, quality, and safety requirements. It combines project leadership with technical oversight, covering technology selection, design coordination, procurement support, grid compliance, and site delivery while proactively managing risks and reporting progress to senior stakeholders.
• Acting as the primary technical and project interface, the role manages relationships with clients, EPC contractors, vendors, DNOs, and consultants to ensure alignment with contractual and performance requirements.

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of utility‑scale BESS EPC projects from early development through commissioning and handover.
• Lead and manage internal project teams and external contractors, ensuring performance aligns with programme, budget, and quality targets.
• Develop and maintain detailed project execution plans covering technical, commercial, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project milestones and contractual commitments.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and resolve technical or programme issues proactively.
• Report project status to senior management and Contract Managers, escalating risks and implementing corrective actions where required.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate BESS technologies, system architectures, and configurations based on project requirements (capacity, duration, grid requirements, site constraints, environmental conditions).
• Develop preliminary system designs aligned with UK grid codes, performance objectives, and planning constraints.
• Coordinate early‑stage grid compliance and feasibility assessments with DNOs, TSOs, and grid consultants.
• Contribute to technical risk assessments, lifecycle cost analysis, and project bankability reviews.
• Coordinate with the technical team to develop detailed technical specifications for BESS systems, SCADA/EMS platforms, HV/MV infrastructure, and Balance of Plant (BoP).
• Lead technical work streams during EPC contractor and vendor selection, including bid evaluation, compliance assessments, and clarifications.
• Negotiate technical scope, warranties, performance guarantees, and degradation assumptions with suppliers.
• Manage contractor and supplier relationships to ensure best value, quality, and programme adherence.
• Oversee technical delivery during site installation, commissioning, and energisation phases.
• Ensure compliance with design intent, contractual requirements, and performance criteria.
• Support and oversee Acceptance Tests (SAT) and grid compliance tests.
• Act as the primary technical and project interface for clients, EPCs, BESS vendors, DNOs, consultants, and regulatory bodies.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, or related engineering discipline (Master's preferred).
• Proven experience delivering large‑scale EPC projects in an engineering or energy environment.
• Strong technical background in BESS, power systems, and grid integration.
• Solid understanding of UK grid codes, DNO/TSO processes, and connection agreements.
• Experience working with construction contracts such as FIDIC, NEC, and JCT.
• Strong budget, cost control, and commercial management experience.
• Experience managing EPCs, OEMs, system integrators, and subcontractors.