Project Director

Who are GridBeyond?

GridBeyond are a green tech energy scale-up company, with big plans to disrupt the energy sector on a relentless course to achieve our vision of delivering a global zero carbon future. With well-established roots in the demand response space, we have expanded our commercial strategical targets to BESS, EMS, Optimization to break new global market barriers.

How does GridBeyond do this?

We do this by living our Mission, leveraging AI to innovate and collaborate with our customers creating optimal value from renewable energy generation, demand and storage to deliver a zero-carbon future.

What’s business and culture like?

Over the last 24 months, we have expanded our business operations over an international landscape. With people working in Ireland, UK, US, Canada, Japan and Australia-we are company that understands the importance of connection and thrive on the purpose of our work. We are proud to contribute to a greener, cleaner world for everyone to live in.

What’s this role about?

As the Deployment Project Manager, you will be in charge of delivering a successful customer roll out for Demand Response (DR) and BESS projects, as well as other related energy implementations as they come up (such as VPPs, etc.). You will be sitting at the intersection of multiple different teams within the company, including Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, Network Operation Center (NOC), Controls, Engineering and Business Development.

A project manager is responsible for planning, organizing, and leading teams to successfully complete projects on time, within budget, and meeting quality standards. They allocate resources, manage risks, communicate with stakeholders, monitor progress, and adapt to changes throughout the project lifecycle. Their role is crucial in ensuring project success through effective coordination, leadership, and problem-solving. Their responsibilities typically include:

1. Project Planning, Monitoring and Reporting
2. Communication between all stakeholders concerned in the project, including internal and external
3. Lead coordinator in the commissioning element of the project
4. Resource Management of customer/contractors & all stakeholders
5. Engage and lead new product deployments in terms of documentation & technical understanding
6. Quality Management: Help develop and maintain quality processes to ensure high standard of project delivery.
7. Lead weekly internal updates calls
8. Provide monthly reporting

What will I be doing?

Major Accountabilities:

• Develop understanding of customer sites, assets, processes, and developing a flexibility strategy.
• Planning, communicating and project managing plans to fully onboard new and existing customers that are ready to go live in service or with additional products.
• Engaging with stakeholders internally and externally (customers / Internal auditor / third parties like Mad Dash etc.) to manage and plan resources and deliver projects to target timelines.
• Creating a partnership approach with all stakeholders in the process of implementation.
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are captured and completed within the project’s timelines.
• Ensure all financial details are captured and passed on to the finance team.
• Responsible for all re-onboarding sites for services that have been upsold to a new service
• Create, document and implement robust processes for all types of US onboarding projects.
• Carry out testing of customers to meet grid requirements and report as required internally and externally to get customers to live in service.
• Reporting project progress to management.
• Continue to evolve practices and procedures to continually improve as additional new products/services are rolled out to customers.
• Carrying out energy analysis on customer data to understand site energy usage issues and additional potential client opportunities.
• Provide feedback to the development team on tools and services to assist with onboarding new sites.
• Other activities and new service offerings that may arise as the role develops.
• Deliver projects in the timeframe allocated and within scope and budget.
• Be able to assist in developing scope & success criteria for new products.
• Communicate project status, issues, and risks to relevant stakeholders
• Identify and assess potential risks to project delivery.
• Define and monitor project quality standards.
• Ensure that the project adheres to relevant laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

What do I need to be a good technical fit for this role?

• Degree in a technical field, electrical engineering, automation engineering, energy engineering or similar desirable not essential
• 1-3 years postgrad working experience including some Project Management Experience in the Demand Response and BESS Industry
• Background or working knowledge experience of industrial systems (SCADA, BMS, PLC) would be beneficial
• IT skills including networking, database queries, troubleshooting would be of benefit
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Produce presentations and reports to a professional standard
• Willingness to take the lead and engage with issues that arise
• Demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative without immediate hands-on support
• Organized, energetic and self-motivated
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite of software tools
• Highly numerate, good attention to detail
• Project management certification (Prince 2, Scrum or otherwise) not essential.
• On-Site experience beneficial
• Be adaptable to changes and uncertainties in the project.
• Provide direction, guidance, and support to team members.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.

Other good to have experience:

Knowledge of different demand response programs, ancillary services and/or markets for one or multiple of the following grids/ISOs in the USA, including:

• PJM
• ERCOT
• MISO

Experience with project management tools such as Monday.com or similar:

• Status reporting
• Automations
• Dashboards
• Integrations

What behaviors are rewarded at GridBeyond?

• Customer Centric
  • We keep our customers at the forefront of every decision we make.
• Relentless - We push beyond boundaries and overcome obstacles. We refuse to give up and will never settle for less than world class.
• Integrit y
  • We are committed to conducting ourselves with honesty, ethics, and transparency. We foster trust and respect with our colleagues, customers, and partners.
• Agility - We value agility and the willingness to embrace new ideas and technologies.
• Collaboration
  • We foster a culture of cooperation, communication, and shared knowledge.

Can you tell me about the benefits?

• Excellent salary/ compensation to experience
• X% performance based annual bonus (if relevant)
• 30/31 paid days off per year (including holidays)
• 401K with generous employer contribution
• Access to company share scheme upon completion of introduction period (if relevant)
• Paid market leading medical insurance cover
• Self-development funding
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Flexible and hybrid working model
• Work from anywhere once a year