Senior BESS Project Leader (100MW+) | Hybrid & Growth

Vopak; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 105,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus opportunity

Travel allowance / mobility

Hybrid working schedule

Attractive pension scheme

Investment in personal growth

Job summary

Green Energy Storage B.V. seeks a seasoned Sr Project Manager to assume end responsibility for a flagship 100 MW+ BESS project in the Netherlands, based at Breda.

You will lead an integrated team with multiple Work Package PMs, a construction manager, and contracts and controls professionals, aligning BoP, high-voltage, and grid interfaces. The role requires 10+ years in project management for large, complex energy/infrastructure projects, strong commercial acumen, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience in energy, infrastructure, or industrial CapEx projects, including end responsibility for the construction of a project of EUR 100 million or more.
• Proven track record of leading large multidisciplinary project teams, including managing project managers, in a multi-contract or EPC environment.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen, with experience in major contractor negotiations, claims, and reporting to investors. Experience with battery storage, high-voltage or grid infrastructure, or renewable energy is a strong advantage.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Fluent in English. Command of other languages are naturally a plus.
• Willingness to travel between sites, suppliers and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach the project team, including the Work Package Project Managers, and build a culture of ownership, openness, and safe working.
• Own the overall project baseline: integrated schedule, budget, contingency, and forecast. Steer on critical path and cost at completion, and decide on changes within your mandate.
• Manage the interfaces between work packages and contractors, so that gaps, overlaps, and risks are resolved at project level before they cause delays on site.
• Carry end responsibility for HSE and quality on the project, and ensure compliance with permits, grid connection requirements, and contractual obligations.
• Act as the senior counterpart to our contractors and lead escalations, major variations, and claims together with the contracts manager.
• Report to and advise management and investors on progress, risks, and key decisions.
• Deliver commissioning and handover to operations, close out the project, and translate lessons learned into the project delivery standards for our next flagship projects.

Skills

10+ years project management

Leadership of large teams

Commercial and contractual acumen

Fluent English

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering/Construction/PM

Job description

Green Energy Storage B.V. seeks a seasoned Sr Project Manager to assume end responsibility for a flagship 100 MW+ BESS project in the Netherlands, based at Breda.

You will lead an integrated team with multiple Work Package PMs, a construction manager, and contracts and controls professionals, aligning BoP, high-voltage, and grid interfaces. The role requires 10+ years in project management for large, complex energy/infrastructure projects, strong commercial acumen, and fluency in English.