Energy Storage Project Manager - Toronto, Canada - DNV

DNV

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Local Unit & Position Description:
Did you know wind and solar are the fastest-growing sources of electricity in the US?

To facilitate the growth of wind and solar, energy storage is increasingly being utilized to manage these intermittent power sources.

We're looking for an

Energy Storage Project Manager who will be able to support the advancement of renewable energy development in North America by leading due diligence on gigawatts of energy storage projects.

DNV's Renewable & Power Grids group is making exciting investments in energy storage and is growing its team in 2023 and beyond.

We know the energy storage markets are growing faster than anyone has predicted; we are committed to supporting this growth with the best data, advice, and expertise on the planet

As an

Energy Storage Project Manager, you will work on a variety of unique energy storage projects that include technologies such as lithium-ion and flow batteries. You will work closely with industry leaders, developers, financiers, and cutting-edge technology companies to build some of the world's largest and most innovative projects.

Our team sits at the engineering nexus between energy storage technology and financing to support transactions that grow the market.

Through client contracts, we work independently as a voice for the industry.

You will be an independent engineer supporting the design, financing, and construction of all types of standalone and renewable-paired storage projects throughout North America.

This position can be based out of our Toronto,CA ,Montreal,CA or Calgary,CA DNV offices. Other locations might be considered.

What You'll Do

Initiating and coordinating the technical review process among internal specialists (including civil and electrical engineering, energy assessment, technology experts, permitting, battery safety, etc.)
Contributing to the review of contracts and technical specifications of energy storage projects and products, including warranties, offtake agreements, supply agreements, service agreements, and financial models
Communicating with clients to provide timely and relevant project updates and deliverables while ensuring milestones are met and expectations are exceeded
Building a business with existing and new clients by demonstrating DNV's value and developing proposals in response to solesourced requests or RFPs
Participating in continuous improvement efforts for the ESE team, including tool development, process refinement, and lessonslearned activities
Developing content for blog posts, industry conferences, and client workshops

Juggling multiple projects and levels of responsibility simultaneously

Converting technical content with vague and incomplete information into wellinformed, riskmitigated conclusions
Collaborating with technical specialists to write and peer review due diligence reports
Coordinating construction and operational monitoring by DNV, including performing site visits, reviewing construction documents, progress reports, schedules, budgets, change orders, and invoices to ensure the project is built as designed to meet performance expectations
Working with a diverse group of fun and talented people
Supporting the mission and vision and have some fun while you do it

Position Qualifications:

What is Required

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or related field
Minimum 3 years of experience in batteries, energy storage, and or solar + storage development in the context of engineering, estimation, construction, development, origination, consulting, finance, or project management
Familiarity with energy industry technology (batteries, inverters, PV modules, PV mounting systems, the balance of system components, etc.)
Experience in being part of the collaborative project team(s) and ability to be customer facing
Comfort with interpreting, analyzing, and synthesizing data in Microsoft Office Suite and presenting findings to customers
Experience managing projects and/or teams
Maintain a customerfocused, consultative approach to projects and customer needs
Work within expected deadlines, while being adaptive to changing scope or customer needs
Willingness and ability to travel up to 1015% of the time
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
We conduct preemployment background check

What is Preferred

Advanced degree in engineering or a related field
Experience interacting with customers directly and building relationships with clients technical writing experience
Project management experience
Capability to model or simulate energy storage operations
Solar and/or storage industry construction and operating contracts, solar project construction, operations/asset management, solar project design/development, module/inverter technology, power marketing/offtake contracting, or energy storage technology and implementation
Experience with energy storage hardware

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