BESS Projects Lead — Energy Storage Solutions

Black & Veatch; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Adoption reimbursement

Vendor discounts

Referral program

AD&D insurance

Job summary

Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a BESS Services Project Manager to lead end-to-end engineering, permitting, procurement, RFPs and turnover for Battery Energy Storage System projects. You will staff projects, manage risk to cost and schedule, and drive client satisfaction across multi-discipline teams.

The role covers stand-alone BESS, hybrid, or co-located storage with other assets, requiring energy storage experience and a strategic, technically driven approach to project delivery.

Qualifications

• Typically 5 years experience of Project Management experience.
• Prior energy storage experience with BESS for Front of the Meter (FTM) and Behind the Meter (BTM).
• Ability to develop and guide Black & Veatch professionals across the global organization.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manages services (non-construction) projects with varying degree of complexity. Anticipated project revenues may vary between $5O,OOO and $1OM.
• Expected to manage few clients and/or projects at any given time.
• Acts as Seller-Doer and obtains new/repeat business from targeted clients.
• Leads proposal process and works with the Proposal Manager and Engineering Manager to provide scope write ups and prepare budget estimation in response to the requested scope of work specified in the client's RFP.
• Develops and maintains relationships with key energy storage industry technology leaders.
• Works independently and with teams to develop business and technology solutions for current and future client needs.
• Stays up to date on technology development within the industry through investigations, evaluations, conferences, and relationships with clients, peers, industry entities, national labs, technology developers, andoriginalequipmentmanufacturers(OEMs).
• Supports marketing and sales efforts as an industry-facing technical expert by developing Black & Veatch brand awareness through thought leadership activities (industry-wide conferences, presentations, papers, webinars, etc.).

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering (PE) License

Job description

Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a BESS Services Project Manager to lead end-to-end engineering, permitting, procurement, RFPs and turnover for Battery Energy Storage System projects. You will staff projects, manage risk to cost and schedule, and drive client satisfaction across multi-discipline teams.

The role covers stand-alone BESS, hybrid, or co-located storage with other assets, requiring energy storage experience and a strategic, technically driven approach to project delivery.