Site Manager

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; Belgique; On-site; EUR 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Vivid Resourcing Ltd is seeking an experienced freelance Site Manager to coordinate a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Brussels, Belgium. This client-side role requires overseeing multiple EPC contractors, ensuring safety, schedule, and quality across the on-site delivery.

You will coordinate commissioning, testing and handover, manage interfaces with site personnel and stakeholders, and provide regular progress reporting for a defined 12-month engagement starting January 2027.

Qualifications

• Electrical background is required.
• Commissioning experience with a strong understanding of commissioning processes.
• Experience coordinating contractors on site.
• Fluent English.
• Eligibility to work in Belgium as a freelancer (EU passport or Belgian residency).
• Availability to work full time on site in Brussels from January 2027.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-side coordination of multiple EPC contractors across the BESS project lifecycle.
• Oversee on-site construction, installation and electrical works safely and efficiently.
• Support and coordinate commissioning activities, testing and project handover.
• Monitor schedule, quality and HSE compliance, proactively reducing risks and delays.
• Manage site personnel and contractor interfaces, ensuring effective stakeholder communication.
• Provide regular progress reporting and manage project documentation.
• Resolve issues as they arise throughout project delivery.

Skills

Electrical background

Commissioning experience

On-site contractor coordination

Fluent English

Eligible to work in Belgium

Availability to work full time on site

Job description

Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contract: Contract
Start date: January 2027
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full time, on site
Rate: Competitive daily rate, depending on experience and qualifications

About the role

Our client is a global clean energy technology business, specialising in energy storage solutions and electric mobility infrastructure. It is looking to appoint an experienced freelance Site Manager to support the delivery of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Brussels, Belgium. The engagement starts in January 2027 and runs for 12 months.

This is a client-side, coordination-focused role. The successful candidate will oversee several EPC contractors across the project lifecycle, keeping construction, installation and electrical works safe, on schedule and to the required quality. The role is not hands-on commissioning, but a strong understanding of commissioning processes is important, as you will support and coordinate commissioning, testing and handover.

You will manage site personnel and contractor interfaces, keep communication clear across all stakeholders, and monitor schedule, quality and HSE compliance, acting early to reduce risks and delays. Regular progress reporting, documentation management and issue resolution are a core part of the role, which is based full time on site in Brussels.

Main responsibilities

• Provide client-side coordination of multiple EPC contractors across the BESS project lifecycle
• Oversee on-site construction, installation and electrical works to make sure they are carried out safely and efficiently
• Support and coordinate commissioning activities, testing and project handover
• Monitor schedule, quality and HSE compliance, and proactively reduce risks and delays
• Manage site personnel and contractor interfaces, keeping communication effective across stakeholders
• Provide regular progress reporting and manage project documentation
• Resolve issues as they arise throughout project delivery

Requirements

Essential

• Eligibility to work in Belgium as a freelancer, with an EU passport or Belgian residency
• Electrical background
• Commissioning experience, with a strong understanding of commissioning processes
• Experience coordinating contractors on site
• Fluent English
• Availability to work full time on site in Brussels from January 2027

Desirable

• BESS or solar project experience (highly beneficial)
• Dutch language skills

The offer

This is a 12-month contract based full time on site in Brussels, starting in January 2027. The rate is a competitive daily rate, depending on experience and qualifications.

It offers the chance to work on a battery energy storage project for a global clean energy business, with responsibility for coordinating delivery across multiple contractors.

If you are an electrically qualified site manager with commissioning experience and the right to work in Belgium as a freelancer, this role offers a defined 12-month project in the energy storage sector.