Overhead view of a battery storage compound showing the grid layout of enclosures and the substation yard. Illustrative visualisation.

BESS development director recruitment

Few appointments shape a storage developer as much as the development director. We search for leaders who decide which projects deserve investment, and who can take them through consent and connection.

  • Briefs built around your pipeline and capital plan
  • Assessment based on decisions, not headline gigawatts
  • Grid and planning literacy tested explicitly
  • Candidates from developers, IPPs, utilities and adjacent sectors
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Illustrative visualisation

One title, several roles

In one business the development director leads origination and landowner relationships. In another, they run planning, grid applications and a team of project managers. In a third, they own the whole pipeline to financial close. We begin every search by agreeing which version of the role your business needs.

The capabilities that matter

Site judgement: knowing which locations are worth pursuing and when to release a project rather than push it forward. Planning literacy: managing consultants, anticipating objections and engaging constructively with communities. Grid literacy: since connections reform, a development leader who cannot engage confidently on connection offers, milestones and readiness evidence will struggle. Leadership: as pipelines grow, development directors spend more time building teams and reporting to boards and investors.

How we assess candidates

Headline pipeline numbers say little on their own. We look at what candidates personally decided, which projects they stopped and why, how many reached construction, and how they protected value through reform and planning change.

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Common questions

Should we hire from inside battery storage only?

Not necessarily. Strong candidates also come from solar, onshore wind and network businesses, provided they have relevant planning and grid experience and the commercial judgement the role needs.

What about head of development roles?

We search for development leadership at director and head of level, depending on the size and structure of the business.

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Tell us about the role and the business. We reply personally within one working day.

  1. A personal reply within one working day.
  2. A first conversation to understand the business and the timing.
  3. A written proposal with scope, approach and terms.

Or email hello@storiqpartners.com

Please do not include confidential candidate information.