Sr. Energy Storage Project Development Engineer - REMOTE
Company: ThinkBAC Consulting
Location: New York City
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Sr. Energy Storage Project
Development Engineer - Grid Infrastructure Locations: FULLY REMOTE
(Anywhere in the USA) This is an opportunity to join a trailblazing
BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) company backed by top-tier
private equity, leading the charge in utility-scale energy storage
development, execution, and operations. With a rapidly expanding
national footprint, and double digit GW portfolio including one of
the largest fleets of grid-connected, standalone battery storage
assets in the country. These assets strengthen the grid by storing
excess energy and delivering it during peak demand, storms, or
outages. Fast and flexible, they provide critical grid services
acting like modern power plants to support more reliable, resilient
grid infrastructure systems. The Sr. BESS Project Development
Engineer will be to lead technical feasibility evaluations to
advance domestic and international utility-scale grid
infrastructure project development opportunities through full
life-cycle. This includes managing the transition of projects into
execution across a complex portfolio of standalone utility-scale
battery storage projects. It is critical that Sr. BESS Project
Development Engineer has a proven track record of negotiating
commercial technical terms with Offtakers, EPCs, OEMs, or similar
equipment/service providers for large utility-scale grid
infrastructure, BESS, and/or renewable energy projects. They are
committed to creating more grid infrastructure solutions for the
grid and are offering comprehensive compensation packages to their
employees leading the drive to meet company goals. Other perks
included a competitive base salary, open PTO policy, flex work
hours, health benefits, the opportunity to work with a transparent
Executive Leadership Teamand more. RESPONSIBILITIES: Sr. BESS
Project Development Engineer / Renewable Preconstruction Engineer -
Leads the evaluation of energy storage technology options and site
layouts to meet technical requirements and long-term performance
targets Sr. BESS Project Development Engineer / Renewable
Preconstruction Engineer - Facilitates/manages project design to
maximize value and reduce construction/operations risk Sr. BESS
Project Development Engineer / Renewable Preconstruction Engineer -
Identifies, analyzes, and communicates technical risks and
recommend mitigation solutions Sr. BESS Project Development
Engineer / Renewable Preconstruction Engineer - Develops capex/opex
estimates and milestone schedules to support financial valuation
models Sr. BESS Project Development Engineer / Renewable
Preconstruction Engineer - Lead offtake, procurement, engineering,
and construction contracting to move projects to Notice to Proceed
(NTP) QUALIFICATIONS: 7 years of early stage, preconstruction, or
project development engineering experience supporting grid
infrastructure, BESS, energy storage, or utility-scale renewable
energy electric transmission systems Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering or related discipline Expertise in negotiating
commercial technical terms in EPC, offtake, OEM, and similar
commercial project based procurement agreements AutoCAD experience
- design & review of engineering drawings/specs Expertise in the
development of cost estimates and milestones - intermediate MS
Excel Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across
technical/non-technical teams Strong organization, attention to
detail, and ability to prioritize under ambiguity Clear, concise
writing and presentation skills; proactive and resourceful mindset
Willingness to travel domestically ~20–25% An understanding of
national energy power markets - PJM, ERCOT, SPP, MISO, NYISO,
ISO-NE, and WECC is beneficial Candidates may have held titles such
as: Sr. BESS Early Stage Development Engineer, Lead BESS Project
Engineer, Sr. Energy Storage Preconstruction Engineer, Senior BESS
Pre-Construction Engineer, Sr. BESS Procurement Engineer, Sr.
Applications Engineer, Lead Early-Stage Renewables Project Engineer
or similar *The deadline for applications is 75 days from the
original posting date
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