Battery storage recruitment

BESS recruitment, from grid connection to energisation.

We recruit the people who develop, build, commission and operate battery energy storage systems across the UK, standalone and co-located, on a permanent or contract basis. Specialists since 2009, working with developers, IPPs, EPCs, asset owners and investors.

Roles we recruit

From first site survey to energisation and beyond.

We cover every stage of a battery storage project's life, from development and grid through construction, HSE and commissioning to operations and asset management.

Development & grid

  • Project development managers
  • Planners
  • Design engineers
  • Grid connection managers
  • Heads of grid

Construction & HSE

  • Construction project managers
  • Senior project managers
  • Commissioning engineers
  • Heads of HSE
  • HSE managers

Operations & commercial

  • Asset managers
  • O&M technicians
  • Senior authorised persons
  • Business development managers
Contract site teams

Experienced people on site, for the life of your build.

We supply construction and site managers, electrical and civils project managers, HSE professionals and commissioning engineers to UK battery storage sites, client-side or contractor-side. Our contractors have helped deliver over 1GW of UK solar and storage, and we stay in touch with experienced professionals as they move between projects, so we can put the right people on site fast.

Client-side or contractor-side
Engaged for the full duration of your project
Payroll and online timesheets managed by us
Fully insured
Why Earth Wind & Hire

We follow the pipeline, so we know who's hiring next.

Every day we track UK battery storage projects as they move through planning, financing, construction and completion. That tells us where hiring pressure is building and when experienced people are about to come free.

Combined with deep sector experience, it means better-timed searches, honest advice on the market and faster access to the right people.

Questions

BESS recruitment FAQs

Also see solar recruitment and our contract site teams.

Do you recruit contract site teams for battery storage projects?

Yes. We supply experienced construction and site managers, electrical and civils project managers, HSE professionals and commissioning engineers, client-side or contractor-side, for the full duration of your build. We manage payroll and online timesheets, and we're fully insured.

Do you recruit permanent roles as well as contract?

Yes. We recruit permanent technical and commercial roles at every level, from graduate engineers to directors, across development, construction, operations and investment.

Which types of company do you work with?

Developers, IPPs, EPCs, asset owners and investors in battery energy storage, standalone and co-located with solar.

Where do you recruit?

We're based in London and recruit across the UK, and we have recruited for clients in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific.