Electrical Engineer BESS

European Energy is a green company in exponential growth. During 2024, we have welcomed 280 new colleagues and are now more than 860 colleagues globally. We develop, construct, and operate projects within solar, wind and Power-to-X globally. Our core values are the foundation of everything we do: In it together, Trust and courage, Ambition, Excitement, Inclusion, and Agility.  

 

Your new team

You will be part of our Electrical Engineering team within the EPC department, which consists of fifteen people. The team manages all Electrical Engineering activities within our Danish building program and acts as technical advisors for our international building programs.

The team´s main responsibilities are to design our electrical infrastructure from Point of Connection through sub- and transformer stations to LV distribution networks. We navigate between in-house design, and subcontractors design including a multi-contracting approach where sub-contractor management is a big part of the daily routines.

Your new role

As an Electrical Engineer specializing in Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), you will play a pivotal role in designing and maintaining innovative, scalable solutions for BESS tie-in to our solar projects built on in-house technology. You will oversee the seamless execution of these projects across various markets, ensuring smooth transitions from design to implementation.

 

Your key day-to-day tasks will include

• System Design & Development: Investigate and develop tailored system architectures and concepts for battery storage solutions, aligning them with the specific needs of our projects.
• Regulatory Optimization: Explore and integrate regulatory standards to optimize system designs, ensuring compliance and performance.
• Engineering Documentation: Prepare detailed engineering documentation or verification processes based on EPC architecture, maintaining high standards for project accuracy and quality.
• Process Streamlining: Act as a business developer, optimizing and streamlining internal BESS processes to enhance efficiency.
• Market Implementation: Ensure seamless implementation of BESS solutions across all markets, supporting smooth execution and adherence to timelines.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with Project Managers and the Product Development team to drive the BESS development across all countries, and work alongside the procurement team to ensure project success.
• Execution Phase Management: Oversee the BESS setup during the execution phase, providing in-depth engineering support, including site visits and troubleshooting as needed.

We imagine you have the following competencies

• 5+ years of experience in Medium Voltage design
•  A B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (preferred)
•  Experience with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) or a strong interest in the field
• An entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work well in a team
• Technical expertise and experience with solar projects is a plus
• Fluency in English at a professional level is required
• Proficient in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office Suite

We seek a highly motivated, proactive, curious, and problem-solving personality, who thrives in working in a high-paced and multidisciplinary environment. It is crucial that you possess high coordinating capabilities and can manage stakeholder relations in the complex environment of the design office and construction sites.

 

With us you get

• You will be part of a rapidly growing company within the green transition and on the forefront of developing a new baseline for our internal BESS solutions
• We have an entrepreneurial approach to our work. In daily life, it means there’s not far from thought to action, and you will have trusted responsibilities no matter your seniority.
• You will have a high impact on internal processes that will get streamlined for the future.
• We have mutual respect, for each other's time, and ideas.
• Your new team practices a high level of collaboration without competition in an open culture. We help each other and take time for sharing and celebration.

The Company

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004. We operate from the development, construction, operation, and selling of wind- and photovoltaic (PV) farms on land as well as offshore globally. Further, we work with the development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts of the process.

We now have more than 800 employees with 43 nationalities represented in 22 countries and 30 offices. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative company within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.  

Read more about our work here or follow us on LinkedIn

 

Apply now

Workplace: Søborg, Copenhagen

Travel: Occasional Business travel is required

Manager: Director, Head of Electrical Engineering, Søren Zdrinka Nannestad.

Apply: Send your CV including your motivation for the job via the link to the right. We invite for conversations continuously, so please send your application as soon as possible.

Contact person: Kerstin Wöller, Talent Acquisition Partner, [email protected] or Søren Zdrinka Nannestad, Head of Electrical Engineering, [email protected]