Senior Virtual Power Plant Operations Expert (f/m/x)

enspired

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About The Position

The Senior Virtual Power Plant Operations Expert oversees the operational integrity of enspired’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) software, connecting energy-market strategies with the performance of physical assets, particularly Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The role owns the SaaS platform and ensures assets are configured, monitored, and dispatched effectively to meet commercial objectives.

The expert configures platform parameters and logic for commercial products, coordinates with the external software provider on requirements, service levels, and bug resolution, and monitors real-time asset activity to troubleshoot operational issues. The role also manages technical onboarding and end-to-end control testing for new assets, and participates in a rotating on-call schedule supporting trading and dispatch teams, including during non-standard hours.

Candidates must be based in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, or the UK, or be open to relocating to one of these countries and hold the right to work there.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of power markets, including Day-Ahead, Intraday, and Balancing, and the operational processes for delivering power to the grid.
• Hands-on experience with German FCR and aFRR prequalification, product delivery requirements, and settlement.
• Proven experience monitoring or dispatching energy assets.
• Specific BESS experience, including knowledge of State of Charge (SoC) management and cycling constraints; this is a strict requirement.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex B2B SaaS tools, navigate administration interfaces, configure detailed settings, and understand automation logic.
• High attention to detail in a high-stakes grid environment.
• Experience serving as a primary operational contact for external partners or customers, guiding asset owners through technical onboarding, and communicating complex operational issues with a service-oriented approach.
• Must be based in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, or the UK, or be open to relocation to one of these countries and have the right to work there.

Nice To Haves

• Programming skills, such as Python or C#.
• Familiarity with industrial communication standards, including IEC 60870-5-104, Modbus TCP, AMQP, or similar IoT protocols.
• Experience with communication gateways, multiprotocol gateways, or PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Own and configure the VPP software, including system parameters and logic for new commercial products.
• Coordinate with the external software provider, translate operational needs into technical feature requests, monitor performance against SLAs, and drive software bug resolution.
• Monitor real-time asset activity and dispatch accuracy, troubleshoot operational issues, and mitigate revenue loss and grid penalties.
• Manage technical onboarding of new assets, including telemetry configuration, communication protocol validation, and end-to-end control testing.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule and provide operational support to trading and dispatch teams during non-standard hours.

Benefits

• 30 days of vacation.
• 60 days of work from anywhere.
• Flexible working model.
• Learning budget for books, conferences, training, and similar development activities.
• Referral bonus.
• Regular social events in Austria.
• Offsetting of private CO2 emissions.
• Free lunch, fruit, and fair-trade coffee at the office.
• Sustainable enspired merchandise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed