Local Technical Partner & Site Lead — Israel

Local Technical Partner & Site Lead — Israel

Renewable Energy Commissioning & O&M | BESS Experience Preferred

Location: Israel, with travel to project sites

Cooperation: Long-term partnership; commercial terms to be agreed

BESS SERVICE, part of Energy Planet, is an independent renewable energy technical services provider with its European base in the Netherlands. We support equipment manufacturers, project owners and EPC contractors with installation, commissioning, maintenance and technical support.

We are looking for an experienced engineer based in Israel to become our Local Technical Partner & Site Lead. This is an opportunity to take a leading role in delivering local projects and progressively build and manage our engineering and service team in Israel.

Your responsibilities

• Lead on-site commissioning: Plan and carry out commissioning activities for renewable energy equipment and systems, with a particular focus on battery energy storage projects. Coordinate site readiness, testing, fault resolution and handover with manufacturers, EPC contractors and customers.
• Manage ongoing O&M: Organise preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, corrective maintenance and service visits. Track outstanding issues through to resolution and maintain clear service records.
• Act as the local technical contact: Communicate with customers, site teams and our international engineering team. Provide timely updates on progress, technical issues, resource needs and project risks.
• Build and lead the local team: Identify, assess and recruit engineers, electricians and service partners as project demand grows. Organise training, allocate work and supervise delivery quality.
• Maintain safe and professional delivery: Coordinate site safety requirements, work procedures, tools, spare parts and documentation within your scope of responsibility.
• Support local business development: Contribute technical input to site assessments, project scoping, resource planning and service quotations.

What we are looking for

• Substantial hands-on experience commissioning renewable energy equipment, such as solar PV inverters, power conversion systems or associated electrical systems.
• Battery energy storage experience is strongly preferred, particularly commissioning, maintenance or troubleshooting involving batteries, PCS, BMS, EMS or SCADA.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills and the ability to interpret electrical drawings, technical manuals and commissioning procedures.
• The ability to independently organise site work, make sound technical decisions and communicate clearly with customers and equipment manufacturers.
• Previous experience supervising engineers, electricians or subcontractors is an advantage.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Hebrew, including technical discussions and written reporting.
• Mandarin Chinese is a strong advantage, particularly for communication with Chinese equipment manufacturers and engineering teams.
• Based in Israel, with the ability to work locally and travel to project sites. Relevant electrical qualifications and site certifications are valued.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, a strong sense of responsibility and a willingness to help build a local operation over the long term.

The opportunity

You will combine practical engineering work with increasing responsibility for local project delivery and team development. You will work with our international team and Chinese renewable energy equipment manufacturers, with the opportunity to develop a long-term technical partnership.

Compensation, project incentives and the partnership structure will be discussed based on your experience, availability, responsibilities and contribution.

Interested?

Please send us ([email protected]) your CV and a short introduction covering:

• Your location and language skills.
• Your commissioning and O&M experience, including equipment brands and representative projects.
• Any experience leading teams or managing subcontractors.
• Your availability and preferred cooperation model.

We welcome experienced individual engineers as well as technical professionals who already lead a small local engineering or service team.