BESS Project Manager

Join a dynamic team dedicated to renewable energy as a BESS Project Manager. You will play a crucial role in the Utility Scale Energy Storage team, managing battery augmentation projects from conception through execution. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to best-in-class energy storage solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple high-volume battery augmentation projects from conception through execution.
• Lead early-stage project efforts, including storage sizing, scope of work definition, and schedule creation.
• Coordinate financial feasibility analysis, engineering/design review, resource analysis, legal/tax review, and contracting.
• Lead efforts in brownfield permitting, interconnection agreement modification, and construction RFPs.
• Support energy storage strategies through technical and market analysis.
• Develop models and dashboards to improve project management and enhance team collaboration.
• Support contractual arrangements for project development.
• Negotiate agreements with consultants and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements.
• Support detailed design engineering of major components for augmentation projects.
• Influence project teams in engineering aspects of technical work.
• Collaborate with suppliers to integrate major equipment.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams for problem-solving, process improvement, and system integration.
• Identify value engineering opportunities and emerging technologies prospects.

Essential Skills:

• Expertise in substation or utility scale energy storage design/project management.
• Experience with power electronics, battery storage system design, substation design, or generation tie design.
• Management of large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders, including schedule, budget, and resource plans.
• Experience managing technical and financial aspects of large-scale fleets.
• Hands-on knowledge of construction methods including foundations, trenching, and electrical terminations.
• Strong knowledge of energy storage technologies including varying battery chemistries and power conversion units.
• Familiarity with lithium-ion battery storage safety standards such as UL1973, UL9540, NFPA 855, NFPA 70E, NEC.
• Familiarity with interconnection studies and GIA material modification processes in WECC and CAISO.
• Experience in construction permitting and contracting.
• Experience creating and managing PowerBI dashboards.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in project management, battery storage, BESS, and construction.
• Familiarity with renewable energy, project coordination, project engineering, and estimation.
• Experience with renewable energy technologies such as solar battery storage.

Job Type & Location:

This is a Contract position based out of Juno Beach, FL.

Pay and Benefits:

The pay range for this position is $65.00 - $70.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type:

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline:

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 5, 2025.

About Actalent:

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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