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Operations Manager - Renewable Energy Projects

Posted 04 August 2022
Salary Very competitive salary depending on experience & suitability
LocationBelgium
Job type Permanent
Discipline Renewable Energy & InfrastructureEnergy Storage & DSR
ReferenceOMBel040822
Contact NameCory Rogers

Job description

The Green Recruitment Company are delighted to have partnered with an exciting renewable energy investment & development platform, covering a range of international renewables & cleantech projects.

This business are a Joint Venture between a leading, energy trader & global investment firm, with a $108 billion in funds under management.

With their already impressive presence in the green energy space, they seek an Operations Lead to oversee the delivery of Belgium’s largest Li-on BESS project, on behalf of Belgium’s largest energy consumer – in their energy transition & decarbonization mission! This really will be a flagship project for the region!

Responsibilities

  • Empowering a culture of safety, security, and compliance in all aspect of energy storage center activities

  • Leading and managing a team of high-performing individual contributors

  • Managing and overseeing storage center site services, logistics, and deployment

  • Support commissioning activities and review of as-builts/close out documentation

  • Oversee O&M and Service and Availability Agreements. This will include analyzing production operations and initiate corrective actions to ensure operational stability and analyze projects

  • Key performance indicators and continuously review operating metrics to identify and scope optimisation opportunities

  • Manage activities as required under the revenue support agreements

  • Manage contractors and equipment warranties

  • Review and opine on site repairs, incident events and any other site activity

  • Collaborating and coordinating with multiple internal and external stakeholder groups to ensure the successful delivery of service levels

  • Initiate and establish quality standards for the storage center teams and manage those initiatives through to completion

  • Gather and implement a “lessons learned” system

  • Travel as needed – at least weekly- between site locations.

Requirements;

  • Demonstrable experience managing physical operations across energy, industrial or critical environmental infrastructure.

  • Prior experience motivating a diverse, technical team

  • Professional Fluency in English & Flemish

  • Experience working in Battery Energy Storage or wider renewables, highly advantageous