Project Director - BESS Construction & Commissioning


Company:	Carbon60
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	GU11 1AA
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	11 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Project Director - Battery Storage (BESS) | Construction & Commissioning

Contract | Outside IR35 | UK-based with site travel | Full UK Working Rights Required

Several live battery storage projects. One senior leader to own them end to end.

This is a hands-on delivery role for a Project Director who can run a multi-site BESS construction and commissioning portfolio from mobilisation through to energisation, testing and handover and make sure programme, cost and reporting never slip out of view.

You'll be the senior point of accountability across the portfolio: holding contractors and suppliers to their milestones, challenging slippage before it becomes a problem, and giving the business a clear, honest picture of where every project actually stands versus where it's forecast to land.

What you'll own:

Full delivery accountability across a multi-project BESS construction portfolio programme, commercial performance, quality and safety

Integrated programme control from construction through energisation, commissioning and handover

Commercial oversight: budgets, forecast final cost, variations, contractor claims and cash flow

Senior-level reporting into board, investor and lender stakeholders, cutting through noise to what needs a decision

Direct management of site-based project managers and the interface with principal contractors, BESS suppliers, and grid/DNO counterparties

What you'll bring:

A strong track record delivering complex power, energy or infrastructure projects through construction and commissioning

Proven accountability for multiple concurrent projects or a major multi-workstream programme

Sharp commercial instincts, cost forecasting, change control, contractor claims and delay exposure aren't new territory

Confidence to challenge contractors and internal stakeholders at senior level, backed by evidence

Degree-level qualification in engineering, construction or project management (or equivalent experience); chartered status (APM, PMI, CIOB, ICE, IET or similar) is a plus, not a gate

Bonus points for:

Direct BESS construction/commissioning experience in GB

HV substations, grid connections, DNO/NGET interfaces and energisation

NEC/EPC contract experience and project-financed delivery environments (lender/investor reporting)

If you've delivered through construction, energisation and commissioning before and you're ready to run a portfolio rather than a single site get in touch!

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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