Job
Mainstream Renewable Power
BESS Solutions Engineer
📍 Cape Town, South Africa
🏷 Governance & Public Policy
🗓 Posted 25 Jun 2026
- Support the delivery of utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and operation phases
- Develop and maintain technical employer's requirements for BESS procurement and EPC tendering, ensuring functional, commercial and compliance alignment
- Lead technology and contractor technical reviews for hybrid PV+BESS and standalone BESS projects, verifying compatibility, cost-effectiveness and regulatory compliance
- Manage contract, warranty and technical specification reviews to ensure BESS performance parameters are appropriately bound and enforced throughout project execution
- Drive quality oversight during construction, including definition of hold-points, review of EPC contractor quality control plans, and witnessing critical inspections of battery systems, thermal management, fire suppression and electrical components
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