The BESS Technical Asset Manager role comes with a competitive salary up to £80,000, private healthcare, life assurance, and the opportunity to gain direct exposure to one of the UK's leading battery energy storage portfolios.
If you're an Asset Manager with strong technical and operational experience and are looking to play a key role in the UK's energy transition, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and Duties:
Reporting to the Lead Technical Asset Manager, you will:
Be accountable for the performance and uptime of a portfolio of utility-scale battery storage assets
Ensure assets operate in line with all contractual, regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements
Oversee third-party O&M contractors, ensuring maintenance activities and service delivery meet agreed standards
Coordinate external suppliers and support wider technical projects across the portfolio
Analyse operational data to identify performance trends and drive improvements in asset efficiency and reliability
Use monitoring platforms such as SCADA and market data systems to track and report on asset performance
Provide hands-on technical input where required, including site visits and engagement with external technical advisors
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maximise portfolio performance and support continuous improvement initiative
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
Around 4-6 years' experience within the energy sector, ideally across renewables, utilities, or power generation
A background in managing or supporting operational battery energy storage assets, with exposure to performance and maintenance activities
Experience overseeing service providers and working with operational or maintenance-related contracts
Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret data and translate findings into actionable insights
A degree or relevant background in engineering, science, or another numerically focused discipline is advantageous
Familiarity with asset monitoring and Programming tools (e.g. SCADA, Python, SQL or similar)
Personal skills
We are looking for someone with the following:
Highly analytical with strong attention to detail
Proactive, accountable, and solutions-driven
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving market
A strong communicator, able to engage with a broad range of stakeholders
Collaborative and confident in cross-functional environments
Motivated by contributing to the energy transition
Salary and benefits of the BESS Technical Asset Manager role
Salary up to £80k depending on experience
London based office (Mon-Thur with Fridays flexible)
Pension Scheme
Discretionary Performance related Bonus
Private Healthcare
Life Assurance
25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
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Salary description
£70000.00 - £80000.00 per year