Section Engineering Director, Energy Storage
Mint Selection is partnered with one of the UK’s leading Independent Power Producers who build, own and operate one of Europe’s largest grid flexibility and energy storage portfolios.
Reporting to the Group Engineering Director, the Section Engineering Director will perform a dual role both as the second-in-command driving quality, value and on-time delivery across the Engineering Department, as well as taking hands-on responsibility for ensuring delivery of a portfolio of flexible generation projects (Battery Energy Storage Systems, gas peaking, and hydrogen electrolysis).
Working with a dynamic team, this role will play a key role in building cutting-edge grid scale generation plants. The successful candidate will gain extremely relevant real-world project experience and opportunities for learning, development and career progression within a high performance, fast growth environment.
Key Role Responsibilities:
Provide engineering direction across a portfolio of flexible generation projects:
Ensure engineering team deliver on time, on budget and to a high level of quality
Ensure engineering team have the correct tools and training to deliver the projects
Ensure resourcing is sufficient to allow successful project delivery
Provide interface with project management, commercial, development and other departments across portfolio
Co-ordinate design decisions across projects to ensure consistency and transfer of knowledge between projects
Provide input to the Pre-FID design and budgeting process of a portfolio of projects
Technical expert for prime movers
Lead technical decision making on selection of prime movers for a portfolio of flexible generation plants
Provide guidance to PM and commercial team on commercial selection of prime movers
Quality
Assist in the development and implementation of quality and safety standards across the engineering department
Ensure quality in design and on site across a portfolio of projects
Engineering Management
Subject to resourcing and experience, act as engineering manager on one of the portfolio of projects
Desired Skills & Experience:
10+ years’ career experience within a construction and design environment for gas peaking plants and BESS
Knowledge of gas peaking and/or BESS plant construction
Understanding of plant design and construction
Understanding of industry standard contracts and project management methods as they pertain to engineering
Experience in the commercial and technical evaluation of prime mover plant
Track record of delivering commercially viable projects
Understanding of the commercial and project management drivers and how they impact engineering
Strong written and verbal communication, with high attention to detail
Management and leadership experience within an engineering function, and capable of building close relationships with both office-based and site-based teams
MEng in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Process or Electrical Engineering or equivalent
Chartered Engineer status or equivalent
This is a London-based position, requiring 4 days a week in the office or on project site.
Click to apply if you have an up-to-date CV or alternatively, email r.fraser@mintselection.com to arrange a confidential, exploratory chat.