BESS Engineering Manager

Gülermak Renewables; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Career growth

Challenging international projects

Dynamic workplace culture

Job summary

Gülermak Renewables is seeking an experienced BESS Engineering Manager to lead engineering development across projects from early development to operations. The role covers development, pre-construction, construction, handover and operations with a focus on electrical engineering, BESS technologies and grid connections.

You will coordinate with procurement, finance and project teams, manage lender technical due diligence, and ensure integration with SCADA/AM systems while supporting asset

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years proven experience as a project engineer, consultant or Engineering Manager in grid-scale BESS projects.
• Strong technical understanding of BESS systems, including battery technologies and design, PCS, modular and integrated systems, LV systems, auxiliaries.
• Familiarity with BESS control and communicating systems (BMS, EMS, etc).
• Proven knowledge of BESS safety system and related standards.
• Familiarity with grid-connection requirements.
• Awareness of route-to-market considerations for BESS assets
• Experience with O&M requirements and asset life-cycle requirements highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Development: support site selection and evaluation, constraints and constructability assessment; review grid connection offers; provide input to planning, land transactions, and consenting; lead technical due diligence for development or RTB BESS projects and coordinate external advisors.

Skills

5+ years experience

Electrical engineering

BESS systems knowledge

Grid connections familiarity

O&M awareness

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Gülermak Renewables is looking for another BESS Engineering Manager to provide engineering expertise and lead on management of the engineering development of BESS systems throughout the various phases of the projects, from early development to operations.

We're a developer and operator of renewable energy system including stand alone and co-located, grid‑scale BESS systems.

What you’ll be doing:

Development

• Support development activities: site selection and evaluation, constraints and constructability assessment in the light of the commercial requirements.
• Review and opine on grid connection offers.
• Provide technical input to planning, land transaction and consenting processes.
• Lead Technical Due Diligence activities for acquisition of development or RTB BESS projects and coordination of external advisors.

Pre‑construction and Construction

• Equipment selection support. Coordinate the definition of employer requirements and other commercial requirements such as Q/A and warranty requirements.
• Support financial teams by owning economic assumptions in the financial model, including CAPEX and OPEX assumptions.
• Lead on lender‑side technical due diligence. Coordinate with the Financial team to provide the required technical input.
• Own the definition of employer requirements in coordination with OEs or external consultants.
• Support procurement in the definition of the EPC, supply and O&M agreements.
• Identify and address and mitigate project technical risks.
• Coordinate with Owner Engineers and contractor the design development process of BESS systems in line with Engineering processes.
• Coordinate with commercial teams to into the agreements commercial and compliance requirements to assure suitability of the technical solution.
• Assure the integration of the BESS projects into the SCADA and AM systems.

Handover

• Support Technical Asset Management (TAM) on Q/A and commissioning related matter including control systems.

Operations

• Support TAM with technical expertise on performance related issues, RCAs, repowering etc.
• Disseminate lessons learned and technical commercial information on BESS related matters to wider Engineering Team and other business functions.

What you’ll need:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years proven experience as a project engineer, consultant or Engineering Manager in grid scale BESS projects.
• Strong technical understanding of BESS systems, including battery technologies and design, PCS, modular and integrated systems, LV systems, auxiliaries.
• Familiarity with BESS control and communicating systems (BMS, EMS, etc).
• Proven knowledge of BESS safety system and related standards.
• Familiarity with grid‑connection requirements.
• Awareness of route‑to‑market considerations for BESS assets
• Experience with O&M requirements and asset life‑cycle requirements highly desirable.

What We’ll Offer You

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Hybrid working environment
• Supportive and dynamic workplace culture
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Opportunity to work on challenging, large‑scale international projects