BESS Field Service Engineer

Discipline: Project Delivery
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Holly Higginson

Contact email: h.higginson@mintselection.com
Job ref: 270933
Published: 11 days ago

BESS Field Service Engineer - Energy Storage (O&M)


We’re looking for BESS Field Service Engineers to join one of the UK’s leading BESS O&M providers. This is a field-based role supporting a growing portfolio of BESS assets across the UK, reporting into the O&M Manager. With over 17 projects in the pipeline, this is a long-term, secure platform within a high-growth environment.


As a Field Service Engineer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and optimising BESS assets, ensuring high availability and performance. You’ll carry out planned and reactive maintenance, support commissioning activities and act as a key technical resource across operational sites.


BESS Field Service Engineer - Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver planned preventative and reactive maintenance on BESS assets
  • Diagnose and resolve electrical and system faults across HV/LV equipment
  • Carry out inspections, testing and annual capacity checks
  • Monitor system performance and analyse operational data
  • Support firmware and software upgrades across systems
  • Identify and implement reliability and performance improvements
  • Provide remote diagnostics and phone support where required
  • Support commissioning and handover of new BESS sites
  • Work closely with internal engineering teams to resolve complex issues
  • Operate in line with UK safety standards and site procedures
  • Conduct risk assessments and ensure safe systems of work
  • Maintain accurate service records, reports and documentation
  • Manage spare parts and inventory at site level
  • Feed back field issues to support system and process improvements


BESS Field Service Engineer - Requirements

  • Qualification in Electrical or Electro-mechanical Engineering
  • Experience in maintenance within power generation, renewables or industrial environments
  • Strong fault-finding capability across electrical systems
  • Basic IT skills (Excel, Outlook, diagnostics tools, networking fundamentals)
  • Willingness to travel across UK sites, with occasional overnight stays


Desirable:

  • Experience working on BESS or power electronics (inverters, converters, transformers)
  • HV/LV authorisation or experience working on high-voltage systems
  • Understanding of networking (IP, VLANs, Modbus/TCP)
  • 18th Edition / BS7671, Test & Inspect (2391) or similar
  • HVAC / F-Gas knowledge


Why Apply?


They can offer you a permanent, secure future with a company due to deliver 15+ projects over the next 5-10 years. They have offices throughout the UK, with great benefits including annual bonus up, private healthcare, life assurance and a competitive base salary dependent on experience. Beyond package, they do a lot socially and it's a tight knit team. Culture is mission driven / hard working. Anyone working here will be at the forefront of the energy transition and making an impact.


If this peaks your interest, reach out today to have a confidential discussion and find out more about this opportunity!


Submit your CV or contact Holly Higginson (h.higginson@mintselection.com) to see if this could be the next step in your career.


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