Project Manager BESS

With the joining forces between Vopak and battery developer Green Energy Storage we are accelerating the energy transition by realizing large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the Netherlands and abroad.

In this position, you will be directly employed by Green Energy Storage BV (GES) and you work from our BESS headquarters in Breda.

To strengthen our Project Management team, we are looking for an experienced Project ManagerAre you ready to lead large-scale BESS projects, from the start of construction through to commissioning and handover? And do you enjoy taking responsibility for safety, planning, budget, and quality? Then we would like to get to know you!

What are you going to do?

As a Project Manager, you lead large and complex components of our BESS projects, from the moment they are construction-ready through execution, commissioning, handover, and final completion. This includes two of the largest battery storage projects currently being built in the Netherlands.

Where necessary, you will be involved earlier, during the development phase, to ensure that the project scope, contract strategy, budget, schedule, and risk profile are sufficiently elaborated before execution begins.

You are responsible for the safety, planning, budget, and quality of your projects.

You are part of a multidisciplinary project team and ensure effective collaboration with leading BESS integrators, Balance of Plant (BoP) contractors, high-voltage specialists, grid operators, government bodies, and investors. In doing so, you ensure that complex projects are realized safely, on time, and within budget.

You make decisions, resolve bottlenecks before they lead to delays, and scale up in a timely manner when necessary.

What does your workday look like?

You work closely with colleagues from Engineering, Contracts & Procurement, and execution teams at our project locations.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Project planning and progress
  You draw up the Project Management Plan and ensure its execution. You monitor the schedule, project milestones, and the critical path, and actively monitor progress against the establishedgescounted initial planning.
• Budget management and changes
  You manage the project budget, financial forecasts, and commitments. In addition, you ensure gesStructured change management, from assessing the impact to the approval and communication of changes.
• Coordination and risk management
  You coordinate the technical, commercial, and contractual alignment between contractors, suppliers, grid operators, and internal teams. You identify risks and bottlenecks at an early stage and take measures to manage them.
• Safety and quality
  You promote a strong safety culture at the project site and oversee compliance with HSE and quality requirements, permits, and contractual obligations.
• Stakeholder management and reporting
  You keep management, investors, and other stakeholders informed with clear reports.ges about the progress, risks, decisions, and results of the project.
• Commissioning and delivery
  You coordinate testing, commissioning, and handover to the operational organization. You ensure the full completion of the project, including as-built documentation and warranties. Additionally, you translate acquired experience into improved project management standards for future projects.

Do you recognize yourself in this?

I bent een gesStructured organizer and a natural leader who derives energy from the actual realization of energy and infrastructure projects.

You maintain an overview without losing sight of the details, know how to connect diverse interests, and remain calm and pragmatic when things get busy at the project site.

In addition, you bring the following:

• At least 5 years of demonstrable practical experience in project management within the energy, infrastructure, construction sector, or capital-intensive industrial projects (CapEx), where you have been responsible for planning, budget, and quality from start to finish.
• Demonstrable experience with the realization of multidisciplinary projects, including planning, cost control, risk management, and stakeholder management. Experience with EPC projects, battery storage, grid infrastructure, or sustainable energy is a strong advantage.
• Commercial and contractual insight, with experience in contract management and supporting tenders and contractor selection.
• A completed higher professional or university degree in a technical field, Construction Management, Project Management, or a similar program.
• Excellent command of the English language. Knowledge of other languages ​​is, of course, an advantage.
• Willingness to travel between project locations, suppliers, and contractors.

Do you not meet all the requirements? No problem! If this position energizes you and you think you fit well within our culture, we warmly invite you to apply anyway.

Why work with us?

• You are part of an ambitious and entrepreneurial team.
• A salary between €80.000 and €115.000 gross per year, depending on your knowledge and experience.
• Opportunity for an annual bonus.
• Travel allowance or mobility scheme.
• Hybrid working, with our BESS headquarters right next to Breda Central station.
• An attractive pension plan.
• We continuously invest in your personal development and future career opportunities.