Third Party BESS-Flex Asset Optimiser
First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026.
About the Role
Role type: Permanent | Location: Lausanne | Model: Hybrid | Level of travels: n/a
Our Company
Alpiq is one of Switzerland’s leading electricity producers and a key energy services provider across Europe. Headquartered in Lausanne and powered by a strong portfolio of hydropower, nuclear, and renewable energy sources, we’re all about impact, for the climate, for people, and for the security of supply.
More than 1,300 colleagues from nearly 60 nationalities bring their energy to a shared purpose: Together for a better climate and an improved security of supply.
We work in a values-driven culture shaped by trust, curiosity, and respect. Our 4 company values have been co-created with our employees and are embedded in everything we do as a company:
“We are ALP1Q “- reflects our team spirit
“We learn and grow together” - we have courage
“We share the steering wheel” - we take ownership
“We focus on the outcome” - your impact matters
At Alpiq, your energy matters!
Mission
The Third-Party BESS/Flex Asset Optimiser is responsible for the end-to-end operational management and optimisation of Alpiq’s Swiss third-party BESS and flexibility portfolio, including daily pooling operations, onboarding, lifecycle management, compliance, performance monitoring and coordination with key internal and external stakeholders. The role focuses on translating contractual, technical, market and regulatory requirements into clear operating rules and scalable processes, ensuring that the portfolio can be operated reliably, compliantly and profitably as it grows.
By acting as accountable operational owner within Asset Optimisation, the role ensures efficient coordination between Origination, Trading, IT/EDM, Back Office, Quants, asset owners and Swissgrid, while maintaining a strong link between customer needs, market opportunities and operational execution.
Your Main Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end daily operation of the Swiss flex pool (BESS, PV, CHP...) for third-party assets (and potential Alpiq assets)
- Act as accountable owner for BESS pooling operations in Switzerland
- Ensure Swissgrid compliance, prequalification and regulatory adherence
- Lead onboarding and lifecycle management of third-party BESS assets
- Translate contracts, asset constraints and warranties into clear operating rules
- Act as single-point of contact for client’s operational requests
- Act as central interface between Trading, IT/EDM, Back Office, Quants and Origination
- Follow and analyse the PnL and performance of the pool
- Support the implementation of new products
- Drive process simplification, standardisation and scalability of pooling operations
- Regular exchanges with Swissgrid on TSO/DSO coordination
Your Impact
In this role, you ensure that Alpiq’s growing third-party BESS and flexibility portfolio is operated safely, efficiently and profitably. By owning the end-to-end operational management of the pool, ensuring regulatory compliance and continuously improving performance, you directly contribute to value creation for both Alpiq and its customers.
Your work is highly collaborative and business-facing. Acting as the central interface between Origination, Trading, IT/EDM, Back Office, Quants, Swissgrid and asset owners, you bring structure, transparency and scalability to a fast-growing business. Through strong stakeholder coordination and optimisation expertise, you help transform complex flexibility assets into sustainable long-term value
Your Profile
- Degree (Master) in Engineering or related field
- Experience in technical operations, asset management or operational coordination in a complex environment.
- Hands-on and proactive mindset with the ability to take ownership, solve problems pragmatically and drive topics to completion.
- Structured, reliable and calm under operational time pressure
- Comfortable bridging optimization logic and business / client needs.
- Experience in coordinating
- Collaborative mindset with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Reliable, and quality-oriented with willingness to implement processes and quality checks
- Solid understanding of ancillary services (FCR/ aFRR / mFRR) and operational constraints is a plus
- Fluent English; capable of operating professionally in German in business environments. French is a plus.
Disclaimer: Please note that applications submitted by agencies or third-party recruiters will not be considered unless the agency is part of our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).