BESS Construction Project Lead – Poland (Owner-Side)

Tavion AB; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tavion AB is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead owner-side construction for a portfolio of BESS projects in Poland. You will oversee execution, commissioning, and handover, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and adherence to budget and contractual requirements.

Role requires coordination across civil, electrical, MV, and EMS scopes, with site presence during key phases and regular stakeholder reporting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in construction or project management in power, renewables, substations, BESS, or comparable infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multiple contractors on complex construction projects.
• Good knowledge of construction delivery, HSE, quality, schedule, contract, and risk management.
• Experience with testing, commissioning, and handover of electrical infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of the connection to the grid process (NC RfG code).
• Fluent English required

Responsibilities

• Lead the construction delivery of assigned BESS projects in Poland.
• Ensure projects are executed in line with approved scope, schedule, budget, and company standards.
• Act as the main owner-side construction representative for assigned projects.
• Coordinate project execution from mobilisation through to handover.
• Manage the execution and performance of contracts for each project: Owner’s Engineer, BOP Contractor, BESS and MV Equipment Manufacturer, EMS System Provider.
• Monitor compliance with contractual obligations, milestones, and deliverables.
• Review progress, claims, variations, delays, and corrective action plans.
• Escalate major contract performance issues to the Construction Director.
• Coordinate interfaces across civil, electrical, MV, BESS, controls, communications, and EMS scopes.
• Ensure alignment between contractors on design inputs, site readiness, installation sequencing, testing, and commissioning.
• Identify and resolve scope gaps, overlaps, and interface risks.
• Promote a strong safety culture across all assigned projects.
• Ensure contractors operate in line with HSE requirements and Polish regulations.
• Oversee quality compliance, inspections, defect tracking, and close-out.
• Ensure non-conformances and incidents are managed and escalated appropriately.
• Review and monitor construction schedules and milestone achievement.
• Track project progress against baseline and support recovery actions where required.
• Monitor budget, forecasts, variations, and claims exposure.
• Maintain visibility of project risks, issues, and mitigation measures.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning, energisation, and acceptance activities.
• Ensure readiness for key milestones and statutory or contractual approvals.
• Support handover to Operations, including transfer of final documentation, warranties, and records.
• Provide regular reports covering progress, cost, HSE, quality, risks, and key decisions.
• Lead project meetings, contractor meetings, and interface reviews.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders
• Liaise with external stakeholders as required, including authorities, utilities, advisors, and consultants.

Skills

Project execution

Contractor management

Interface management

Communication and reporting

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Safety and compliance

Education

Degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management

Job description

Tavion AB is seeking a Construction Project Manager to lead owner-side construction for a portfolio of BESS projects in Poland. You will oversee execution, commissioning, and handover, ensuring safety, on-time delivery, and adherence to budget and contractual requirements.

Role requires coordination across civil, electrical, MV, and EMS scopes, with site presence during key phases and regular stakeholder reporting.