The Head of Centre of Excellence/ BESS Market Readiness role is a Central BESS Market & Implementation Readiness Expert ensuring that Alpiq’s BESS projects can be originated, onboarded, and operated compliantly, reliably, and at scale across European markets.
The role acts as a central watchdog, integrator, and risk-prevention function, translating market rules, TSO requirements, regulatory constraints, and project-specific architectures into clear readiness criteria and risk visibility, while preserving country ownership of execution.
The role does not act as a delivery project manager nor as a local execution owner. Overall market readiness accountability remains with Country Heads of Energy Solutions.
The role sits within the Business Technology Transformation team and reports into the Head of BTT.
The role covers all current and future BESS markets and projects, including wholesale power markets, ancillary services, capacity mechanisms, TSO platforms, regulatory requirements, and client- or vendor-specific architectures.
The scope applies to both Alpiq-owned and third-party BESS projects, recognizing that each project is inherently different and cannot be fully standardized.
Market Readiness & Onboarding
Market Rules & Regulatory Watch
Origination Project Support
TSO Readiness Oversight
Go-Live Support
IT & Day-2 Prioritization
Overall market readiness accountability remains with Country Heads of Energy Solutions. The role ensures transparency, consistency, and early risk detection across markets.
This role is not a country execution role, not a delivery project manager, and not an IT implementation owner. It is a central market readiness, coordination, and risk-prevention function.
Alpiq is a leading Swiss electricity producer and energy service provider and is active throughout Europe. We offer our customers comprehensive and efficient services in the fields of energy generation, marketing and energy optimisation.
At Alpiq, business is always conducted based on our purpose “together for a better climate and an improved security of supply” and this purpose, together with our values and ethical standards, is engrained in our culture as a company. We pursue a sustainable, financially stable and risk-adjusted business model.
Alpiq has a strong asset base of hydro and thermal plants, nuclear and renewable assets. This low-carbon and flexible asset portfolio is operated and optimised in the best possible way. Our core business also comprises energy trading through electricity, gas and other energy products in many European countries. A sustainable and cost-effective energy procurement strategy is an important aspect of any business. Our Sales & Origination team supports industrial and business customers with sustainable energy management and a wide range of energy solutions and services.
We have about 1’200 employees and have our headquarter in Lausanne.
More about Alpiq: www.alpiq.com
