Energy Project Manager - Market Delivery & Implementation

The energy transition is changing the electricity system at unprecedented speed. As more wind and solar enter the system, large-scale battery storage becomes essential to keeping electricity available when it is needed and the grid in balance.

At GIGA Storage, we develop, invest in and operate large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) across the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Our batteries store electricity when there is plenty available and make it available again when the system needs it. By 2030, we aim to manage 1.5 to 2 GW of operational BESS assets, enough power capacity to serve millions of households at a given moment.

As our portfolio grows, getting each battery connected to the right markets and commercially operational becomes increasingly important. That is where you come in.

Once a commercial contract with a Route-to-Market partner is signed, your work starts. As Energy Project Manager, you take ownership of the day-to-day implementation and make sure a battery asset moves from signed contract to fully operational and revenue ready.

At the heart of the role is keeping the entire onboarding process moving. You bring together our Energy Desk, Portfolio management and other internal stakeholders, including Asset Management, IT, Finance and Legal teams, as well as our external counterparties. You translate the implementation plan into clear actions, establish responsibilities through RACI models, maintain project schedules and risk registers, and make sure actions are actually completed.

In practice, that could mean coordinating the connectivity required for a partner to control and optimise a battery. If the proposed technical solution does not meet our security requirements, your role is to bring IT, Operations, Security and the partner together and drive an alternative solution. Another project might involve preparing a new battery for participation in balancing markets, making sure market qualifications, connectivity and operational processes are ready before go-live.

The challenges are not always technical. One partner may invoice on a different schedule from another, for example. Who validates the data? Who approves the invoice? How does settlement work? You identify what needs to be arranged, assign ownership and turn the outcome into a clear and repeatable process.

This does not mean solving every problem yourself. The key is understanding what needs to happen, breaking complex challenges into manageable pieces, involving the right people and keeping momentum until the asset is ready to enter the market.