Director of BESS Augmentation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +45 more locations.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and operational guidance for BESS augmentation initiatives, Superintendents, and technical teams.

• Establish portfolio priorities, staffing strategies, governance, performance standards, and augmentation plans.

• Oversee safe field execution, outage and resource planning, subcontractor coordination, quality assurance, scheduling, testing, commissioning, and turnover processes.

• Collaborate with project managers on budget management, procurement, contracts, scheduling, forecasting, risk assessment, change control, and project closeout.

• Evaluate portfolio safety, quality, scheduling, cost, margin, technical risk, commissioning readiness, customer commitments, and corrective measures.

• Cultivate leadership and technical skills among personnel through coaching, training, succession planning, and performance management initiatives.

• Coordinate with internal teams, OEMs, integrators, utilities, contractors, and clients to ensure seamless execution and address escalated issues.

• Standardize project controls, reporting mechanisms, installation and commissioning practices, and lessons learned documentation.

• Lead BESS safety planning and compliance efforts, including electrical safe work practices, lockout/tagout procedures, energized work protocols, emergency response, environmental requirements, and OEM guidelines.

• Assist in estimating, scope definition, procurement, and vendor quotations for BESS equipment and associated upgrades.

• Supervise the installation and integration of BESS electrical, mechanical, controls, communications, thermal management, and fire protection systems.

• Provide support to operational sites with augmentation planning, capacity restoration, compatibility assessments, troubleshooting, and execution efforts.

• Spearhead the resolution of battery, OEM, firmware, controls, and balance-of-system challenges.

• Review forecasts, profit and loss statements, estimating accuracy, contingency plans, and margin enhancement strategies.

• Maintain oversight throughout the lifecycle from opportunity qualification and feasibility through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout.

• Identify opportunities for BESS augmentation, optimization, reliability, and lifecycle services.

• Train regional teams to enhance safety, constructability, repeatability, scheduling, cost efficiency, quality, and operational performance.

• Travel a minimum of 30% to support projects, sites, clients, and team development initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field is preferred; equivalent leadership experience in BESS may be considered.

• Progressive leadership experience in utility-scale BESS, power generation, electrical construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, or a similar technical services environment.

• Proven experience in leading managers, Superintendents, field teams, subcontractors, and multiple concurrent BESS augmentation projects.

• In-depth knowledge of BESS governance, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, procurement, contracts, outage planning, risk management, change control, commissioning, and financial performance.

• Strong commercial acumen and experience collaborating with clients, owners, estimating teams, and project management.

• Advanced understanding of battery systems, power conversion, transformers, switchgear, protection and controls, communications, HVAC, and fire detection and suppression systems.

• Ability to interpret BESS electrical, controls, communications, mechanical, fire protection, and site integration diagrams and specifications.

• Understanding of BESS scope, interfaces, acceptance criteria, warranties, turnover obligations, safety hazards, and emergency response procedures.

• Capability to develop accountable teams, resolve escalated issues, train technical staff, prioritize resources, and drive continuous improvement efforts.

• Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and negotiation skills.

• Ability to conduct leadership visits to remote project sites and work safely across varying weather and field conditions.

• Availability for occasional after-hours or weekend emergency support.

• Ability to deliver accurate estimates and proposals while managing OEM, supplier, contractor, testing, and commissioning interfaces.

• Proficient computer skills, organizational abilities, and strong written and verbal communication in English.

• Valid driver's license, a satisfactory driving record, and capability to operate a company vehicle.

• Ability to work independently and safely in field conditions while staying current on necessary safety, technical, OEM, commissioning, and emergency response training.

• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay.

• Fully remote work arrangement.