BESS Project Development Manager / Expert (m/f/d)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Barcelona

Your mission

As a BESS Project Development Manager / Expert, you will play a key role in shaping the future of energy storage by leading the development of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Utility Scale projects. You will be responsible for navigating the technical, regulatory, and commercial landscapes to ensure successful project execution and business growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Development Leadership: Oversee the development of BESS projects from inception to execution, ensuring compliance with regulatory and technical requirements.
Commercial & Technical Feasibility: Assess BESS business cases for both standalone and co-located PV projects, analyzing revenue streams across key European markets.
Energy Modelling & Analysis: Conduct energy modeling studies, evaluate battery degradation impacts, and optimize project economics.
Technology Expertise: Maintain a strong understanding of different battery technologies, market trends, revenue mechanisms, and BESS use cases.
Regulatory & Market Knowledge: Stay up to date with regulatory frameworks, permitting processes, grid connection procedures, and electricity market structures.
Performance & KPI Management: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for BESS project development, ensuring optimal critical route of development from Greenfield up to Ready to Build status.
Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including regulators, utilities, and investors, to drive project success.
Documentation & Reporting: Ensure clear documentation of project developments, technical assessments, and financial models to support decision-making.

Your profile

Experience: Minimum of 5 years in energy storage project development, with a solid understanding of commercial, technical, and regulatory aspects. Experience in European markets is a plus.
Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in engineering. A master’s degree in Renewable Energy or a related field is a plus.
Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of BESS technologies, certifications, warranties, degradation factors, procurement of technical solutions and integration challenges.
Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with permitting, grid connection, and market regulations, will be highly valued.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, with a strong capacity for technical and commercial discussions.
Analytical Skills: Ability to assess financial models, energy simulations, and key KPIs to support strategic decision-making by Investment Committee.
Languages: Proficiency in English is required; any other European language could be considered a strong advantage.
Team Player: Ability to work effectively within a team and manage multiple complex projects involving diverse stakeholders.

What we offer

We are committed to fostering an environment where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth are at the forefront. By joining our team, you will benefit from:

Private Medical Insurance to support your well-being.
Career Growth Opportunities through continuous learning and development programs.
A Collaborative & Innovative Work Environment that encourages fresh ideas and teamwork.
Competitive Salary & Bonus Packages to reward your expertise and contributions.
Employee Well-being Programs designed to support both your professional and personal development.
A Dynamic & Impactful Career Path in one of the most critical areas of the energy transition

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About us

As a constantly growing company, we are looking for committed employees to tackle our demanding projects. We are an international full-service provider for efficient, cost-effective, but above all sustainable large-scale solar power plants. We are the point of contact for companies, farmers, private investors and local authorities. Our offer ranges from advice, analysis, financing and planning to the complete construction and grid connection of the power plants. Our goal is to work together with you to make the world a bit greener by sustainably driving the energy transition forward with CO2-neutral planning and construction of large-scale solar power plants every day.

Our values - integrity, honesty, trust, understanding and mutual support - are firmly anchored in our daily thoughts and actions. Our flat hierarchies, as well as the open and friendly working atmosphere, support the integration of these values in all management levels. In addition, we also offer our employees other benefits depending on the location.

For our constantly growing, international team with a startup mentality, we are looking for reliable personalities in many different areas who enjoy being part of an intercultural team and who work independently and proactively.

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We appreciate your interest in our company. Please fill in the following short form. Should you have any difficulties in uploading your files, please contact us by mail at career@greencells.com.