Sr. Manager or Director , Storage Engineering

Avantus•San Diego, CA

9d•$152,363 - $179,250•Hybrid

About The Position

Avantus is seeking a highly motivated and organized Sr. Manager or Director, Storage Engineering candidate with sound industry knowledge, strong communication, and detail-oriented organizational skills. The position leads technical and commercial work for battery energy storage systems (BESS) supporting utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects. It reports to the Head of Storage Engineering.

Requirements

Extensive experience with BESS technology, performance, guarantees, integration, controls, equipment selection, and design.
Experience with utility-scale battery and EPC contracting from a project buyer or seller perspective.
Experience with BESS contractual guarantee terms, integration, equipment selection, and design.
Experience with BESS subsystem performance, including batteries, inverters, and thermal management.
In-depth knowledge of permitting, particularly NFPA, CFC, and UL certification processes.
Background in utility operations, including dispatch of generators and battery storage controls.
Experience with battery storage performance modeling.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Bachelor of Science in a STEM field, preferably electrical or mechanical engineering.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with FERC, NERC, and CAISO/ERCOT regulation.
Graduate degree in a STEM field or a PE in power system engineering.

Responsibilities

Lead internal and external cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive BESS execution scope meets offtake, M&A buyer, and other project needs.
Work with battery suppliers, EPC contractors, power plant controller providers, and inverter suppliers to estimate BESS component costs and performance for PV-plus-storage projects.
Collaborate with battery suppliers, BESS contractors, and integrators to build investor confidence in new technologies and suppliers and reduce the Levelized Cost of Storage.
Write and negotiate technical contracts for BESS EPC contractors and suppliers that support PPA obligations while minimizing cost and risk.
Specify BESS and power plant controls and SCADA capabilities for integration with onsite PV, interconnection facilities, and utility operations.
Collaborate with PV design subject matter experts to optimize storage facility designs alongside solar PV components.
Help prepare BESS supplier and EPC requests for proposals and technical requirements; coordinate handoff of contracted suppliers and contractors to internal teams and manage engineering, construction, schedule, commissioning, and operations for assigned projects.
Support design, engineering, and technical matters with external project engineering groups, including engineer-of-record teams, owner's engineers, fire safety consultants, and independent engineers.
Review BESS technical deliverables to ensure project needs and correct designs are met.
Lead collaboration among BESS suppliers, contractors, and consultants to assist with the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) BESS permitting process.