Senior Project Engineer BESS & Hybrid Energy

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to take technical ownership of industrial and utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and hybrid PVBESS projects across the full project lifecycle. This is a senior technical leadership role requiring the ability to lead engineering execution manage complex interfaces engage directly with clients and suppliers and drive projects through commissioning and final acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Take overall technical ownership of BESS and hybrid energy projects from handover through commissioning acceptance and close-out.
• Lead engineering execution strategies and internal technical handover processes.
• Review and validate project scope technical assumptions contractual obligations performance guarantees and engineering requirements.
• Identify assess and manage technical risks deviations design changes and project interfaces.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams and subject matter experts.
• Review approve and manage engineering deliverables including electrical designs drawings technical studies cable plans control architectures and communication systems.
• Ensure all engineering solutions meet contractual performance quality safety and regulatory requirements.
• Lead technical coordination between battery suppliers inverter manufacturers EPC contractors customers utilities and third-party service providers.
• Review and challenge supplier calculations designs drawings and technical submissions.
• Oversee battery sizing load profiles and performance requirements during project execution and application engineering.
• Lead technical discussions with battery manufacturers covering system design technical agreements warranties FAT/SAT and performance guarantees.
• Define and approve FAT and SAT requirements and oversee technical testing and commissioning activities.
• Provide technical leadership around Power Plant Controllers monitoring systems communications metering and Point of Interconnection requirements.
• Manage complex system integration and communication interfaces including signal lists and integration architecture.
• Lead the resolution of technical issues during manufacturing installation commissioning and warranty periods.
• Participate in senior-level customer meetings technical reviews design workshops and contractual clarification discussions.
• Drive technical project close-out including punch-list resolution documentation and final acceptance.
• Support the development and standardisation of engineering methodologies processes and technical standards.
• Contribute to the development of regional engineering capability and provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers.
• Provide application engineering support when required including system sizing and pre-construction design.
• Represent our client professionally with customers suppliers utilities regulators and industry stakeholders.
• Travel extensively to project sites across Southern and East Africa.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering preferably Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 6 - 8 years relevant experience in Project Engineering with strong exposure to Solar PV BESS or hybrid energy systems.
• Proven experience taking technical ownership of complex BESS or renewable energy projects.
• Strong understanding of utility-scale BESS systems electrical integration controls communications and grid interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex technical interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of project execution commissioning FAT/SAT and technical acceptance processes.
• Experience engaging directly with clients EPC contractors OEMs utilities and other senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness with the ability to translate project requirements into executable engineering solutions.
• Excellent technical documentation reporting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong leadership decision-making and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel frequently throughout Southern and East Africa.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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