Hybrid Energy Storage Manager

at Technique Solaire

• Job title: Energy Storage Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Lyon, France

About the role

• Responsible for managing energy storage projects at Technique Solaire, ensuring development and operational success while leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Achieve development targets (in MW/MWh) across the geographies concerned by storage development (France, Spain, the Netherlands and additional countries to come), including: securing land; defining and securing grid connection strategies; and obtaining associated planning permissions.
• Implement storage projects in all their aspects: lead the modelling required for sizing (load profiles, energy consumption, various techno‑economic studies, etc.) and for defining the business plan in collaboration with the Investment Department.
• Define, monitor and optimise project budgets (CAPEX and OPEX) for the storage component in collaboration with Studies and Procurement teams, including leading supplier negotiations and establishing direct contacts with cell manufacturers.
• Negotiate and manage contracts for monetising the constructed assets on energy markets, in coordination with our aggregators.
• Oversee construction and commissioning of assets in collaboration with the project management teams, ensuring adherence to schedules and budgets.
• Monitor and take accountability for asset performance, with support from Asset Management and Operation & Maintenance teams.
• Identify optimisations for existing assets and explore new opportunities in France and internationally, in collaboration with International teams.
• Manage the storage teams and lead support teams on technical matters with various stakeholders (suppliers, technical advisors, consultants, aggregators, market experts, grid operators, PV developers, etc.) during project follow-up before and throughout execution and operation.
• Contribute to development and improvement initiatives while continuing to strengthen the business unit’s competencies: develop new technological solutions and business models; participate in strategic and market positioning studies and in various techno‑economic analyses; conduct regulatory and technology watch on storage solutions (meet suppliers, attend trade shows and industry events); implement storage activity reporting to group bodies (Asset Management, Executive Committee); and contribute to continuous improvement of tools, best practices and internal skills.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, with significant experience in energy storage (developers, renewable energy producers, utilities in particular).
• Proven experience in team management and in developing new business activities, with a global vision and the ability to implement a strategic plan.
• Fluency in English to work in an international environment.
• Curiosity, autonomy and a passion for technical topics and innovation in the energy sector, with an understanding of business challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with senior-level counterparts.
• Strong negotiation skills and mastery of contractual discussions and related issues.

Benefits

• Join a company where people enjoy working: feel free to consult employee reviews on Glassdoor and Happy at Work.
• Play a real role in the company’s development: at our scale, everyone has an impact.
• Share convivial moments with your colleagues, including two annual team events.
• Develop your skills through our internal academy: a quality training offer and thematic career paths.
• Benefit from Teamstarter, a platform where each employee has a monthly budget funded by the group to initiate or support collective and charitable projects (colleague sports, environmental initiatives, donations to associations).
• One to two days of remote work per week.
• Alan health insurance.
• Meal vouchers.
• Gift vouchers.
• Employee savings plan.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Multi-brand discount platform.
• Café Joyeux and fruit baskets...