BESS Electrical Lead

Roles & Responsibilities :

The Electrical Lead is responsible for leading the electrical design engineering and gridinterface activities for utilityscale and C&I battery energy storage projects. The role ensures that all BESS solutions comply with applicable grid codes safety standards and customer requirements from concept through commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead endtoend electrical design of BESS plants including singleline diagrams cable sizing grounding/earthing protection schemes and equipment specifications (transformers switchgear RMUs UPS etc.).

• Define and validate gridconnection requirements with utilities (voltage levels fault levels protection interfaces metering power quality and gridcode compliance such as frequency/voltage support reactive power and ramprate limits).

• Review and approve integration of PCS/inverters BMS EMS and SCADA from an electrical and protection perspective.

• Perform or supervise loadflow shortcircuit and protection coordination studies and support harmonic and powerquality studies with specialist consultants where required.

• Ensure designs comply with relevant international and local standards (e.g. IEC/IEEE for switchgear transformers protection and storage systems; applicable grid codes; electrical safety regulations).

• Own and maintain internal electrical design standards templates and checklists for BESS and gridconnected systems.

• Define protection philosophies and interlocking schemes for safe energization isolation and maintenance of BESS and gridconnected equipment.

• Drive design reviews (HIRA/HAZID/HAZOP where relevant) focusing on electrical safety arcflash risk and functional safety for critical controls.

Qualifications :

Technical Leadership & Coordination

• Act as electrical technical authority for BESS projects providing guidance to internal teams and external partners (EPCs OEMs consultants).

• Plan and coordinate electrical engineering deliverables ensuring scope quality schedule and cost targets are met.

• Review vendor/OEM documentation for transformers switchgear protection relays converters cabling systems and auxiliary power systems; provide technical clarifications and approvals.

• Support construction FAT/SAT and commissioning teams with procedures test plans and resolving site technical issues (protection settings trips synchronization etc.).

• Lead technical discussions with customers utilities and regulatory bodies on gridconnection studies interconnection requirements protection schemes and compliance evidence.

• Translate customer requirements tender specifications and utility interconnection agreements into clear electrical design inputs and deliverables.

• Provide technical support to sales and bid teams including concept designs BOQs loss calculations and clarifications during tender stages.

Documentation & Quality

• Oversee preparation and approval of electrical deliverables: SLDs GAs schematics cable schedules layouts earthing layouts protection philosophies and test/commissioning procedures.

• Implement and enforce engineering quality processes design reviews and documentation control for all electrical work products.

• Capture lessons learned from projects and feed them back into standard designs and processes for continuous improvement.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time