Assistant Vice President - Operations & Maintenance - BESS

Organization Name: Equentia Energy

Job Title: Assistant Vice President - Operations and Maintenance - BESS

Employment: Permanent

Relevant Commissioning Exp: 5 to 8 years

Location: Mumbai

Job Summary:

Grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) will be one of the most important pillars of India's energy transition over the next decade. At Equentia Energy, we are building utility-scale storage assets and are looking to bring on board a Lead - Operations & Maintenance to ensure the long-term reliability, safety, and performance of our BESS assets.

This role is ideal for professionals currently working in power generation, renewable energy plants, grid infrastructure companies, or EPC organizations who want to step into a leadership-track role in the fast-emerging BESS sector.

The candidate should have worked on projects > 500 MW, delivered in the RE sector in India and regional markets. The applicant should have work experience with DISCOMS, GENCO, GRIDCO, IPP and Developers.

Key Responsibilities:1. Monitoring:

• Monitoring BESS plant performance across AC-DC and at each interconnection point (Battery systems, PCS, EMS/SCADA, transformers, and balance-of-plant). Implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

2. Maintenance:

• Anchor routine inspections, manage battery performance, adherence to degradation curves through optimized charging/discharging and augmentation strategies. Monitor State of Health (SoH) to manage degradation and trigger warranty claims if performance falls below contracted levels.

3. Operations strategy for utility-scale BESS assets:

• Preventive Maintenance (PM): Ensuring adherence to safety protocols, battery management standards, and grid compliance requirements.

• Breakdown Maintenance: Coordination with OEMs, EPC contractors, and grid operators for system optimization and issue resolution.

• Performance analysis, availability tracking, and lifecycle management of BESS assets.

• Scheduling Energy Management Systems (EMS) to automate dispatch based on predefined schedules (day-ahead).

• Grid Management: Ensure seamless power evacuation and coordinate with SLDC (State Load Despatch Centre) for scheduling and forecasting (Q&F) to avoid DSM (Deviation Settlement Mechanism) penalties.

• Spares Management: Maintain an optimum inventory of Critical Spares to ensure high Plant Availability without locking up excessive capital.

4. Regulatory Knowledge & Safety standards:

• Deep understanding of CEA (Central Electricity Authority) safety regulations and state-specific SERC (State Electricity Regulatory Commission) norms.

• Deep understanding and working knowledge of safety and certification standards: NFPA855-2023, NFPA68-2018, NFPA69-2019, NPPA720-2015, NFPA2010-2020, UL864-2020, UL268-2016, UL521-2019, UL464-2023, UL1638-2023, UL1203-2020, UL507-2020, UL9540, IEC62933-5-2.

Why join Equentia Energy:

• Work on frontline grid-scale energy storage projects in India.

• Direct exposure to asset operations, system performance optimization, and grid-scale storage management.

• A chance to help build the operations backbone of a high-growth renewable platform.

• Work closely with leadership shaping the next phase of India's clean energy infrastructure.

Qualification:

• Education: B.E/B.Tech/M.Tech/MS in Electronics / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering/Environmental Science or Renewable Energy from a premier institute.

• Added Value: A Post Graduate Diploma from NICMAR or a Certified Energy Auditor license from the BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency).

Competencies:

• Strong technical knowledge of power infrastructure and Battery energy storage systems.

• Strong leadership and multi-site management capability.

• Problem-solving and data-driven decision-making skills.