BESS LEAD

BESS Lead

Minimum Experience: +10 -15 years
Reports To: Program Director

Overview

Provide programme-level governance for BESS delivery, integration and performance readiness, ensuring battery safety, OEM interfaces and grid services are addressed through disciplined oversight.

Accountability Boundary

Provides governance and escalation; does not operate BESS systems, undertake OEM commissioning or replace BESS site surveillance and test witnessing duties.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

• Review BESS progress, risks and recovery actions covering battery containers, PCS, MV systems, auxiliaries, FSS, EMS/BMS/SCADA control interfaces monitored by the BESS Electrical Engineer, and grid interfaces.
• Provide technical escalation support on battery safety, OEM compliance, warranty, performance tests and availability requirements.
• Coordinate integration dependencies with Solar/Wind generation, grid connectivity, communication networks and energisation plans.
• Review commissioning strategy, performance test criteria and HOTO readiness recommendations from the BESS Site Team Leader.
• Support risk-based decisions for delivery, storage, preservation, installation and energised operations.
• Present consolidated BESS decision requirements to the Program Director and Client.

Principal Client-Facing Outputs

• BESS risk and integration governance report.
• Performance-test/readiness recommendation.
• Critical OEM/warranty/interface decision note.