Project Director - BESS Construction & Commissioning

Project Director - Battery Storage (BESS) | Construction & Commissioning
Contract | Outside IR35 | UK-based with site travel | Full UK Working Rights Required

Several live battery storage projects. One senior leader to own them end to end.

This is a hands-on delivery role for a Project Director who can run a multi-site BESS construction and commissioning portfolio from mobilisation through to energisation, testing and handover and make sure programme, cost and reporting never slip out of view.

You'll be the senior point of accountability across the portfolio: holding contractors and suppliers to their milestones, challenging slippage before it becomes a problem, and giving the business a clear, honest picture of where every project actually stands versus where it's forecast to land.

What you'll own:

Full delivery accountability across a multi-project BESS construction portfolio programme, commercial performance, quality and safety
Integrated programme control from construction through energisation, commissioning and handover
Commercial oversight: budgets, forecast final cost, variations, contractor claims and cash flow
Senior-level reporting into board, investor and lender stakeholders, cutting through noise to what needs a decision
Direct management of site-based project managers and the interface with principal contractors, BESS suppliers, and grid/DNO counterparties
What you'll bring:

A strong track record delivering complex power, energy or infrastructure projects through construction and commissioning
Proven accountability for multiple concurrent projects or a major multi-workstream programme
Sharp commercial instincts, cost forecasting, change control, contractor claims and delay exposure aren't new territory
Confidence to challenge contractors and internal stakeholders at senior level, backed by evidence
Degree-level qualification in engineering, construction or project management (or equivalent experience); chartered status (APM, PMI, CIOB, ICE, IET or similar) is a plus, not a gate
Bonus points for:

Direct BESS construction/commissioning experience in GB
HV substations, grid connections, DNO/NGET interfaces and energisation
NEC/EPC contract experience and project-financed delivery environments (lender/investor reporting)
If you've delivered through construction, energisation and commissioning before and you're ready to run a portfolio rather than a single site get in touch!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy