BESS Engineer

Mindlance; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead engineering oversight for utility-scale BESS projects, from development through commissioning and handoff to operations. You will coordinate across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams, review design packages, and ensure compliance with standards and project objectives.

This role demands strong electrical expertise, experience with EPCs, utilities, and energy infrastructure, plus strong communication with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• PE license preferred but not required.
• 7 years of overall engineering, project engineering, or project management experience.
• Minimum 3 years supporting utility-scale energy projects (BESS, Utilities, Generation, Transmission, Substations).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for utility-scale BESS and energy infrastructure projects from development through commissioning and handoff to operations.
• Review engineering design packages, technical specifications, calculations, equipment selections, and construction deliverables.
• Coordinate protection and controls reviews and support grid interconnection activities.
• Lead technical discussions with EPCs, OEMs, consultants, utilities, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies to protect schedule and cost.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project leadership

Stakeholder coordination

QA/QC

Interconnection design

Protection & controls

SCADA/EMS integration

EOR review

Technical risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Client is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to support the development, engineering, construction, and commissioning of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects.This role serves as a critical technical leader throughout the project lifecycle, providing engineering oversight, project execution support, quality assurance, and coordination across internal teams and external partners.

The ideal candidate combines strong electrical engineering expertise with project execution experience and can confidently engage with EPC contractors, OEMs, consultants, utilities, and internal stakeholders. Candidates with utility-scale solar, substations, transmission, generation, or other power infrastructure experience will also be considered.

This position offers the opportunity to shape the delivery of strategic energy projects while ensuring technical excellence, compliance, constructability, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Technical Oversight

• Provide technical leadership for utility-scale BESS and energy infrastructure projects from development through commissioning and handoff to operations.
• Review and oversee engineering design packages, technical specifications, calculations, equipment selections, and construction deliverables.
• Challenge and provide oversight to the Engineer of Record (EOR), ensuring design assumptions, methodologies, and project decisions align with client's standards and project objectives.
• Perform QA/QC reviews of engineering designs and project documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, codes, utility requirements, and project specifications.

Project Development & Execution

• Support project development, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Coordinate activities between engineering, construction, regulatory, operations, EPC contractors, and equipment manufacturers.
• Review RFIs, technical submittals, change requests, drawing packages, and construction documentation.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation strategies before field execution impacts schedule or cost.

Power Systems & Interconnection Support

• Review interconnection requirements, point of interconnection (POI) designs, one-line diagrams, utility comments, relay settings, and control interfaces.
• Support integration of:
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Power Conversion Systems (PCS)
• SCADA Systems
• Medium-Voltage (MV) and High-Voltage (HV) infrastructure
• Coordinate protection and controls reviews and support grid integration activities.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Lead technical discussions with EPCs, OEMs, consultants, utilities, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Resolve engineering, procurement, construction, startup, and commissioning challenges.
• Communicate project risks, technical recommendations, and key decisions to management and project teams.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• PE license preferred but not required.

Experience

• 7 years of overall engineering, project engineering, or project management experience.
• Minimum 3 years supporting utility-scale energy projects, including:
• Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
• Utilities
• Generation
• Transmission
• Substations
• Experience supporting projects through construction and commissioning phases strongly preferred.

Technical Knowledge

Strong understanding of:

• Utility-scale power systems
• Electrical infrastructure (MV/HV systems)
• Interconnection and Point of Interconnection (POI) requirements
• Protection and controls
• Relaying and coordination studies
• Inverters and power conversion equipment
• SCADA and EMS integration
• Substations and collector systems
• Power quality and harmonics

Working knowledge of:

• NFPA 855
• UL9540 / UL9540A
• NEC
• IEEE Standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working directly with utilities, EPCs, and major equipment suppliers.
• Familiarity with owner's engineer or EOR review processes.
• Background in project management within energy infrastructure environments.

EEO Statement

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.