Senior Project Manager – BESS, EMS/PPC & Grid Integration

Aurora Engineering AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 850,000 - 1,150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Engineering AB is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Feature Leader to drive the design, integration and deployment of a grid-connected Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with EMS, PPC, industrial networks, DSO interfaces and aggregator platforms.

You will lead the project lifecycle from requirements through testing, commissioning and handover, coordinate diverse stakeholders, ensure cyber and grid compliance, and deliver complete operational handover with documentation and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in project management for power, automation, energy, or control-system projects.
• Proven expertise with grid-connected BESS, EMS/PPC, PCS/inverters, BMS, metering, and protection.
• Experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder energy projects with DSOs, TSOs or aggregators.

Responsibilities

• Lead project lifecycle from requirements and design through testing, commissioning and handover.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, governance, reporting and change control.
• Coordinate stakeholders across BESS, EMS/PPC, cybersecurity, industrial networks, DSO and aggregator platforms.
• Oversee interface management between BMS, PCS/inverters, EMS/PPC, DSO systems and metering.
• Lead requirements breakdown, traceability, acceptance criteria, design reviews and technical decisions.
• Coordinate EMS/PPC functionality including state-of-charge, power control, frequency response and ramp limits.
• Coordinate DSO and aggregator submissions, witness testing, trials, approvals and issue resolution.
• Oversee industrial network implementation including VLANs, routing, firewalls and secure remote access.
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, grid-compliance and cybersecurity testing; ensure documentation and handover.
• Ensure complete operational handover with procedures, configurations, backups, documentation and training materials.

Skills

Project management

Energy storage systems

Grid integration

Stakeholder management

Requirements management

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager / Feature Leader to lead the implementation and integration of a grid-connected Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), including Energy Management Systems (EMS), Power Plant Controllers (PPC), industrial networks, DSO interfaces, and aggregator platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the project lifecycle from requirements and design through implementation, testing, commissioning, acceptance, and handover.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, governance, reporting, and change control.
• Coordinate stakeholders across BESS, EMS/PPC, cybersecurity, industrial networks, DSO, aggregator, and site operations.
• Manage technical interfaces between BMS, PCS/inverters, EMS/PPC, DSO systems, metering, and aggregator platforms.
• Lead requirements breakdown, traceability, acceptance criteria, design reviews, and technical decision‑making.
• Coordinate EMS/PPC functionality covering state‑of‑charge management, active/reactive power control, frequency response, ramp‑rate limits, curtailment, alarms, and fallback behavior.
• Coordinate DSO and aggregator submissions, witness testing, operational trials, approvals, and issue resolution.
• Oversee industrial network implementation, including VLANs, routing, redundancy, firewalls, time synchronization, and secure remote access.
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, grid‑compliance, cybersecurity, integrated, and performance testing.
• Manage deviations, defects, corrective actions, retesting, documentation, and final acceptance.
• Ensure complete operational handover, including procedures, configurations, backups, documentation, and training materials.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of relevant professional experience, with recognized expertise in the discipline.
• Strong experience managing complex power, automation, energy, or control‑system projects.
• Practical knowledge of grid‑connected BESS, EMS/PPC, PCS/inverters, BMS, metering, protection, power quality, and grid‑support functions.
• Proven experience with requirements management, verification, validation, testing, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Experience working with a DSO, TSO, utility, grid owner, aggregator, flexibility provider, or energy‑market platform.
• Experience with end‑to‑end integration involving cloud platforms, industrial networks, firewalls, EMS/PPC, BESS, and grid interfaces.
• Strong understanding of operating limits, setpoint priorities, response times, communication‑loss behavior, availability, and cybersecurity.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary suppliers and technical stakeholders.

Advantageous

Knowledge or experience within ancillary services, flexibility markets, reserve services, balancing markets, or energy trading platforms is highly valued.