BESS Project Manager

Leap29; Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Leap29 seeks an experienced BESS Project Manager to lead projects across the full lifecycle—from origination, M&A, and development through permitting, grid connection, engineering, procurement and construction to commissioning and operation. The role requires strong project management skills and deep knowledge of BESS technology, energy infrastructure, and regional markets.

You will coordinate with co-development partners, landowners, utilities and investors to drive high-value energy storage

Qualifications

• Proven experience (5 years minimum) managing BESS, energy storage, renewable energy, substations or complex electrical infrastructure projects.
• Experience across project development and project delivery.
• Experience with planning, permitting, consenting and stakeholder engagement for energy infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting and leading M&A, acquisitions, investments, due diligence or development partnerships within energy or infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of BESS technology, grid connection and electrical infrastructure.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, consultants, OEMs and EPC contractors.

Responsabilités

• Lead BESS projects from initial opportunity identification and site assessment through development, investment decision and construction.
• Assess new sites and development opportunities from technical, commercial, grid, planning and delivery perspectives.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of BESS development opportunities.
• Identify, establish and manage relationships with co-development partners, landowners, developers, utilities, investors and strategic partners.
• Structure and manage co-development arrangements from initial discussions through to development agreements, investment decisions and project delivery.
• Identify, screen and access potential BESS acquisition, development and partnership opportunities.
• Support M&A transactions from initial opportunity assessment through due diligence, valuation, investment approval and transaction close.
• Lead the planning, permitting and consenting strategy for BESS projects.
• Manage planning consultants and coordinate planning applications and supporting technical studies.
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across BESS projects.
• Manage concept, feasibility, and detailed design through to construction and commissioning.

Connaissances

BESS project management

Energy storage

Stakeholder engagement

M&A support

Grid connection knowledge

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Description du poste

BESS Project Manager- Development & Delivery

BESS Project Manager- Development & Delivery Leap29 are looking for an experienced BESS Project Manager to lead BESS Projects acrosss the full product lifecycle- from Origination, M&A, and development through permitting, grid connection, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. Responsible for identifying and developing new BESS opportunities, managing relationships with co-development partners and landowners, progressing planning and permitting strategies, supporting acquisitions and investments, and taking projects through construction and into operation. Candidates should have a combination of strong project management skills and a detailed understanding of BESS Technology, energy infrastructure, development processes and their regions energy market.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead Bess projects from initial opportunity identification and site assessment through development, investment decision and construction
• Assess new sites and development opportunities from technical, commercial, grid, planning and delivery perspectives
• Build and maintain a pipeline of BESS development opportunities
• Identify, establish and manage relationships with co-development partners, landowners, developers, utilities, investors and strategic partners.
• Structure and manage co-development arrangements from initial discussions through to development agreements, investment decisions and project delivery.
• Identify, screen and access potential BESS acquisition, development and partnership opportunities
• Support M&A transactions from initial opportunity assessment through due diligence, valuation, investment approval and transaction close
• Lead the planning, permitting and consenting strategy for BESS projects.
• Manage planning consultants and coordinate planning applications and supporting technical studies
• Lead and coordinate engineering activities across BESS projects
• Manage concept, feasibility, and detailed design through to construction an commissioning

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience(5 years minimum) managing BESS, energy storage, renewable energy, substations or complex electrical infrastructure projects
• Experience across project development and project delivery
• Experience with planning, permitting, consenting and stakeholder engagement for energy infrastructure projects
• Experience supporting and leading M&A, acquisitions, investments, due diligence or development partnerships within energy or infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of BESS technology, grid connection and electrical infrastructure
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams, consultants, OEMs and EPC contractors

Opportunity for you:

This is an amazing opportunity to play a key role across the complete BESS investment, development and delivery lifecycle- from origination and co-development through M&A, permitting, grid connection and engineering to construction and operation. You will work at the intersection of energy infrastructure, BESS Development, M&A, , and construction with significant responsibility for creating and delivering high-value energy storage projects.