„Der Netzanschluss entscheidet über den Erfolg unserer Speicherprojekte.” — W Power Storage mit Sitz in Heidelberg (Büros in Frankfurt und München) betreibt eine vertikal integrierte Plattform für große Batteriespeichersysteme (BESS) — vom Grundstückserwerb über Genehmigung, Planung und Bau bis zum Betrieb — und sucht zum schnellstmöglichen Zeitpunkt einen technisch versierten, erfahrenen Grid Manager (m/w/d). Du verantwortest die technische Seite der Netzanschlussverfahren — vom Netzanschlussbegehren über Reservierungen bis zur Inbetriebnahme — und bist technische Ansprechperson für ÜNB und VNB, erstellst und prüfst Antragsunterlagen (Übersichtsschaltpläne, Zertifikate, Schutz- und Messkonzepte), stellst die Konformität mit VDE-AR-N 4110/4120/4130 und den TAB sicher und steuerst die Anlagenzertifizierung. Mindestens 2 Jahre Erfahrung im Netzanschluss, in der Netzplanung, Zertifizierung oder im Engineering werden erwartet.
About W Power Storage — Vertikal Integrierte BESS-Plattform Deutschland
Company: W Power Storage — headquartered in Heidelberg with offices in Frankfurt and Munich — operating a vertically integrated platform covering land acquisition, permitting, planning, construction, and operation of large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Germany
Scale & Backing: A multi-gigawatt project pipeline in Germany, the stated goal of becoming a leading independent power producer, and a recently agreed strategic partnership with the ICG European Infrastructure Team — which aims to invest up to €500 million into realising the BESS project pipeline
Role: Grid Manager (m/w/d) — technical responsibility for grid connection procedures from Netzanschlussbegehren and reservations through to commissioning, technical contact person for transmission (ÜNB) and distribution (VNB) system operators, preparation and review of technical application documents, VDE-AR-N conformity, and certification management
Culture: Wertschätzung, Teamgeist, and Offenheit — regular team events to celebrate successes, strong emphasis on developing individual potential and continuous growth, and a shared mission: “Gestalte zusammen mit uns die Energiewende”
Why This Grid Manager Role at W Power Storage Stands Out
Schlüsselrolle im Netzanschluss eines Multi-Gigawatt-Portfolios: In battery storage, the grid connection is what decides whether a project is built, delayed, or lost — and you would hold the technical side of that process across a pipeline measured in gigawatts, with high visibility and real influence on which projects reach commissioning
ICG-Partnerschaft — bis zu 500 Mio. € Rückenwind: A strategic partnership with the ICG European Infrastructure Team targeting up to €500 million of investment into the BESS pipeline — meaning the projects you connect are backed by serious long-term capital rather than speculative development budgets
Technisches Fachgebiet mit Gestaltungsspielraum: A broad technical remit — application documents, protection and metering concepts, certification, grid calculations, supplier steering — with the freedom to build and refine the standards, checklists, and templates the whole company will use going forward
Wettbewerbsfähiges Gehalt + Steuerfreie Benefits + Bonus + Homeoffice: A competitive salary depending on experience, tax-free benefits, a performance-based bonus, flexible working with home office options, and individual development perspectives — plus short decision paths and a pragmatic, no-nonsense way of working
Position Overview
This Grid Manager (m/w/d) at W Power Storage takes technical responsibility for grid connection procedures — from Netzanschlussbegehren and reservations through to commissioning — and serves as technical contact for ÜNB and VNB. The role creates and reviews technical application documents (Übersichtsschaltpläne, Datenblätter, unit and component certificates, protection and metering concepts), ensures conformity with VDE-AR-N 4110/4120/4130 and network operators’ TAB, steers the certification process (Anlagenzertifikat, Konformitätserklärung), evaluates grid connection commitments, technical connection conditions, and grid calculations to derive plant design requirements, steers engineering, experts, certifiers, and manufacturers for substations, transformers, switchgear, inverters, and protection and control technology, conducts technical negotiations with network operators, contributes to the assessment of grid connection contracts and construction cost contributions (Baukostenzuschüsse), and monitors deadlines and milestones across the portfolio while continuing to develop standards, checklists, and templates.
Why This Role Matters: As Grid Manager at W Power Storage, you are the person who turns a promising battery storage site into a connected, certified, energised asset — and in a market where grid capacity is scarce and queues are long, the quality of your technical work with the network operator can decide whether a project goes live on schedule or sits waiting for years. When your Übersichtsschaltplan and protection concept arrive at the VNB complete, consistent, and aligned with the TAB — so the review passes without three rounds of queries — your reading of a Netzanschlusszusage correctly spots a technical condition that would force a different transformer specification and you raise it before equipment is ordered, or your steering of the certifier and the inverter manufacturer closes the gap in the unit certificates ahead of the Anlagenzertifikat deadline rather than after commissioning has already slipped — you are not processing paperwork. You are protecting the schedule, the capital, and the credibility of a multi-gigawatt storage pipeline that Germany’s energy transition increasingly depends on. That is the practical consequence and genuine value of excellent technical grid connection management in the BESS sector.
Key Responsibilities
Netzanschlussverfahren — Technische Verantwortung & ÜNB/VNB-Schnittstelle
- Take responsibility for the technical side of grid connection procedures — from the Netzanschlussbegehren through reservations to commissioning — keeping each project moving through the network operator’s process with technically sound, rule-compliant submissions at every stage
- Act as technical contact person for transmission system operators (ÜNB) and distribution system operators (VNB) — building the working relationships and technical credibility that give W Power Storage access to the right decision-makers at the grid operators, which is often what separates fast connections from slow ones
- Conduct technical coordination and negotiations with network operators — representing technical positions convincingly, and contributing your expertise to the assessment of grid connection contracts and Baukostenzuschüsse
Antragsunterlagen, Konformität & Zertifizierung
- Create and review the technical application documents — Übersichtsschaltpläne, Datenblätter, unit and component certificates, and protection and metering concepts — to the standard that network operators expect for larger storage installations in medium and high voltage
- Ensure conformity with VDE-AR-N 4110, 4120, and 4130 and the individual TAB of each network operator — applying detailed knowledge of the technical connection rules so that designs are compliant before they reach the operator rather than corrected afterwards
- Steer the certification process — including the Anlagenzertifikat and Konformitätserklärung — coordinating certifiers, experts, and manufacturers so documentation is complete and on time
- Evaluate Netzanschlusszusagen, technical connection conditions, and grid calculations — deriving the requirements they place on plant design and feeding them back into engineering early
Engineering-Steuerung, Fristen & Standards
- Steer engineering, experts, certifiers, and manufacturers for substations, transformers, switchgear, inverters, and protection and control technology — acting as the technical link between grid requirements and plant design
- Monitor deadlines and milestones across the portfolio, and identify technical risks early — so that problems surface while there is still time and budget to solve them
- Develop standards, checklists, and templates further — turning project experience into repeatable processes that make the next connection faster and more reliable across the pipeline
- Work closely with Grid Management, Engineering, Project Development, and Legal — the cross-functional collaboration that grid connection projects inevitably require
Qualifications
Essential Requirements
- Completed degree in Elektrotechnik, Energietechnik, or Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (Fachrichtung Elektrotechnik), or a comparable discipline
- At least 2 years of professional experience in Netzanschluss, Netzplanung, Anlagenzertifizierung, or engineering — at a network operator, project developer, engineering office, or certifier
- Proven experience with grid connection procedures for larger generation, storage, or consumption installations in medium and high voltage
- Very good knowledge of VDE-AR-N 4110/4120/4130, the TAB, and plant certification
- Sound technical understanding of substations, transformers, switchgear, inverters, and protection and control technology — ideally with experience in grid calculations
- A structured, independent way of working and the ability to represent technical matters convincingly to network operators
- Strong communication skills, team spirit, and negotiation-level German plus good English
About W Power Storage — Gestalte die Energiewende mit uns
W Power Storage mit Unternehmenssitz in Heidelberg und Büros in Frankfurt und München betreibt eine vertikal integrierte Plattform, die den Erwerb von Grundstücken, die Genehmigungserteilung, die Planung, den Bau und den Betrieb großer Batteriespeichersysteme umfasst. Das Unternehmen hat in Deutschland eine Pipeline mit einer Kapazität von mehreren Gigawatt aufgebaut und strebt an, ein führender IPP zu werden — dafür wurde kürzlich eine strategische Partnerschaft mit dem ICG European Infrastructure Team vereinbart, mit dem Ziel, bis zu 500 Millionen Euro in die Realisierung der BESS-Projektpipeline zu investieren. Die Unternehmenskultur ist geprägt von Wertschätzung, Teamgeist und Offenheit; Erfolge werden regelmäßig mit Teamevents gefeiert, und die Förderung individueller Potenziale hat großen Stellenwert. Wer die Energiewende umsetzen möchte und als Grid Manager die technische Seite des Netzanschlusses übernehmen will, findet hier eine Schlüsselrolle mit großem Gestaltungsspielraum.
Career Excellence: Netzanschlussverfahren, VDE-AR-N 4110/4120/4130, TAB, Anlagenzertifizierung, ÜNB/VNB, BESS Batteriespeicher, Schutz- und Messkonzepte — Grid Manager (m/w/d), W Power Storage, Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg Germany 2026.
Who Should Apply?
- Netzanschluss-Ingenieur:innen — Projektentwickler & Netzbetreiber Germany: With hands-on experience guiding grid connection procedures for larger installations, and detailed knowledge of the technical connection rules — ready to take the technical lead on connections for a multi-gigawatt storage pipeline
- Anlagenzertifizierung & Engineering Specialists — VDE-AR-N Experten: With certification, conformity, or plant engineering experience at a certifier, engineering office, or developer — strong with single-line diagrams, certificates, protection concepts, and grid calculations
- Netzplaner:innen aus VNB & ÜNB — Seitenwechsel zum Projektentwickler: With network planning experience on the operator side who understand how grid connection decisions are really made — and want to apply that insight from the developer’s side of the table
- Energietechnik & Elektrotechnik Ingenieur:innen — Energiewende Karriere: With at least two years of relevant experience and the ambition to move into a key role in the energy transition, in a fast-growing battery storage platform
- Heidelberg / Rhein-Neckar Based Engineers — BESS Platform Career: Seeking a Grid Manager position in Heidelberg — where Netzanschlussverfahren, VDE-AR-N 4110/4120/4130, TAB, Anlagenzertifizierung, ÜNB/VNB collaboration, competitive pay with bonus and tax-free benefits, home office flexibility, and a multi-gigawatt pipeline backed by ICG combine in a genuinely high-impact role
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