System Design Engineer BESS

My client is investing in scalable utility-scale solutions that strengthen grid stability and accelerate decarbonisation. They are looking for a System Design Engineer BESS, to sit at the heart of their mission: shaping early-stage technical design for large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems across Europe, turning standards into buildable concepts, and ensuring designs are safe, consistent, and permit-ready.

The opportunity:
This is a high-impact design role focused on the front-end technical definition of BESS projects - where the biggest decisions get made. You’ll influence quality, cost, constructability, compliance, and delivery outcomes before projects hit procurement and construction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead early-stage technical design for utility-scale BESS projects across Europe
• Create/review key engineering outputs (e.g., single-line diagrams, mechanical layouts, authority-facing technical descriptions)
• Coordinate and quality-assure external engineering partners across multiple jurisdictions
• Optimise concepts for safety, compliance, cost, and constructability, enabling standardised delivery
• Prepare permit-ready documentation and support grid/authority interactions
• Align scope, risks, assumptions, and timelines with developers, engineering, and management
• Build a “technology hub” approach: capture lessons learned; standardise templates/specs/workflows
• Support handover into procurement/construction with ongoing technical input

Must-have skills and level of experience:

• Degree in Electrical / Mechanical / Energy Engineering (or equivalent technical engineering background)
• Strong, hands-on understanding of BESS technology and early design trade-offs (tech vs. cost vs. schedule vs. permitting)
• Proven ability to manage/assure quality of external engineering in multi-country environments
• Structured documentation habits; proactive, independent working style
• Fluent English and strong stakeholder communication skills and German at B2 level or higher

If you are open to an exploratory conversation to discuss further, please apply or reach out directly to Oliver.fallows@pangea-ts.com