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Technical Onboarding Project Manager
€55k - 70k per year
Energy Storage
Europe
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Permanent
Hybrid

Role: Onboarding Project Manager – BESS

Location: Milan, Italy

Working Pattern: Full-time

Salary: €70,000

About the Opportunity

Piper Maddox are partnered with a fast-growing, energy technology business in the energy storage sector who are looking to appoint an Onboarding Project Manager to lead the technical integration of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) into its energy trading platform.

Working across engineering, software and commercial teams, you'll play a key role in connecting new assets and ensuring they are ready for market participation.

The Role

You'll manage the end-to-end onboarding of utility-scale BESS projects, coordinating technical integration from planning through to commissioning and go-live.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the technical onboarding of utility-scale BESS assets.
  • Coordinate integration between EMS, SCADA, control systems and trading platforms.
  • Ensure compliance with Italian grid codes and market requirements.
  • Support registrations, certifications and acceptance testing.
  • Collaborate with engineering, software and product teams to optimise data flows.
  • Act as the technical interface between customers, EPCs, TSOs, DSOs and internal stakeholders.

About You

You'll be a proactive engineer or technical project manager with experience delivering complex renewable energy or BESS projects.

You will ideally have:

  • A degree in Engineering, Energy Systems, Automation or a related discipline.
  • 3+ years' experience in technical project management, BESS or renewable energy integration.
  • Experience with API integrations, SCADA, EMS or real-time control systems.
  • Knowledge of Italian grid regulations and energy markets.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Fluent Italian and professional English.
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