Grid Manager (Battery Storage)

Masdar
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Negotiation","Project management","Stakeholder management","Contract administration","Grid compliance"]

Grid-focused role coordinating end-to-end grid connection processes for UK BESS projects, interfacing with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with G99 and Grid Code, while supporting offshore wind.

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Grid Manager (Battery Storage)

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Job Summary

Grid-focused role coordinating end-to-end grid connection processes for UK BESS projects, interfacing with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with G99 and Grid Code, while supporting offshore wind.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support BESS projects from early development by providing grid related expertise. Analyse connection options, costs, and programme impacts, advising on technical and commercial implications.
  • •Review connection offers, identify reinforcement schemes, and project-specific requirements.
  • •Review curtailment studies and provide grid and power system insights to support commercial business case development.
  • •Maintain clear communication across stakeholders, ensuring grid risks and opportunities are well understood.
  • •Work closely with the construction team in the electrical system design and grid integration of the project.
  • •Ensure the power system design complies with the grid requirements and the connection agreement. Ensure the requirements are clear to the contractors and internal teams.
  • •Review Grid compliance study reports and grid compliance test results.
  • •Be the main point of contact and manage the interface with the grid
  • •Manage Power System data and modelling of the BESS assets. Manage Contractors and Power System consultants to deliver the reports on time and in quality.
  • •Liaise with DNO/TO/NESO regarding the grid compliance process.
  • •Participate in grid-related industry forums, working groups and consultations to contribute ideas, stay informed on emerging best practices, and represent the organisation’s interests in the evolving energy landscape.
  • •Support the tracking and interpretation of key policy and regulatory developments such as the Grid Connection Reform and the REMA to identify potential impacts and opportunities.
  • •Assist in tracking and interpreting changes to transmission planning methodologies and strategic frameworks to inform project development and stakeholder engagement strategies.
  • •Engage and maintain a good relationship with the counterparts from our partners.
  • •Support the wider Offshore team in the Due Diligence activities and JV partners regarding grid connection processes from initial assessment to final agreement.
  • •Support and manage external consultants for any grid related work.
  • •Develop and maintain a network of stakeholders and explore collaborations.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or any other related field
  • •At least 5 to 7 years of experience in the power generation/distribution/transmission industry
  • •Experience in successfully completing Grid Connection and Compliance of renewable energy assets
  • •Experience in management and commercial understanding of the UK Grid market with expertise in DNO connections
  • •Experience of development and execution of large-scale infrastructure projects
  • •In depth knowledge of grid connection process at distribution and transmission voltages of the BESS and renewable energy sector
  • •Solid understanding of the key concepts, regulation and stakeholders of the UK Distribution & Transmission System and associated processes
  • •Solid understanding of the Power system analysis and capabilities of various tools needed to perform the rating and performance studies
  • •Experience in performing studies in RMS and EMT tools, and capability to perform them in house if needed - Load Flow, short circuit, harmonic, flicker, insulation coordination, G99/Grid Code compliance
  • •Ability to review power system analysis reports and test results delivered by consultants (FAT/SAT) to identify any issues in the modelling and control system of the assets
  • •Familiar with various BESS OEMs and BOP contractors and their capabilities
  • •Proactive self-starter committed to adhere to a safe working environment
  • •Exceptional communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic fast paced and diverse environment
  • •Advanced project management and negotiation skills to persuade and influence decision makers to deliver relevant solutions for the business
  • •Contract administration and legal skills
Experience:5-7 yearsRenewablesEnergyPower
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical engineering
Skills:CommunicationNegotiationProject managementStakeholder managementContract administrationGrid compliance
Languages:English
Tech Stack:RMSEMTLoad FlowGrid analysis

Company Brief

Masdar
Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) is a state-owned clean energy developer, investor and operator advancing utility-scale solar, wind, storage and green hydrogen projects globally, targeting 100 GW of capacity by 2030.
Industry: Renewable Energy
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2006
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