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Specialist search for utility-scale battery storage leadership in ERCOT
Select Recruitment Services is a search firm that focuses on hiring senior operational and technical leaders in utility-scale battery energy storage (BESS) in the Texas ERCOT market. The firm helps established asset owners, operators, and developers with confidential, important positions in operations, market optimization, and engineering.
Why Select Recruitment Services
Battery storage in ERCOT is not a generic hiring problem — it’s a market-specific one.
Clients work with us because we offer:
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A narrow specialist niche
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Understanding of ERCOT volatility and dispatch realities
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Senior focus
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Direct access to leaders who have built and scaled ERCOT assets before
Search mandates typically include:
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Head of Asset Operations
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Director of Market Operations
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VP Engineering
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EMS and Controls leadership
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Senior grid, performance, and optimization roles
Assignments are selective and senior. They ensure focus, discretion, and agreement with client priorities.
Roles We Recruit
How We Operate
Our Search Approach
Select Recruitment Services uses a market-driven search model tailored for complex energy infrastructure environments. Instead of depending on CV databases or high-volume methods, each assignment is supported by:
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Mapping the market for utility-scale BESS owners and operators across ERCOT
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Role-specific talent mapping to find experienced leaders in the market
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Comparing compensation and availability
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Discreet engagement with senior candidates who are not actively looking
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Creating structured shortlists that align with operational and commercial results
The goal is clarity, not quantity.
Cultural Fit Analysis
We go beyond skills and titles — we learn your company’s values, mission, and work style to match leadership that integrates seamlessly and scales confidently.
Targeted Headhunting
Every search starts with a clear brief, then we go directly to top candidates — not job boards. We build tailored shortlists ensuring confidentiality, and speed.
Partner
We act as a trusted partner — advising on role scope, competitor benchmarking, and onboarding strategies.
Placement Standards
Every placement undergoes stringent standards to ensure excellence in skills, qualifications, and cultural harmony. We will work relentlessly to ensure you get the perfect candidate.
Relationship-Focused Strategy
Our strategy revolves around fostering enduring relationships with clients and candidates, guaranteeing mutual success and satisfaction.
Sector Focus
We focus only on utility-scale battery storage and the ERCOT power market.
This specific focus allows for a deeper understanding of:
- Operational risk and performance drivers
- Market participation and optimization requirements
- EMS, controls, and grid integration challenges
- Leadership profiles needed at scale
This sector specialization supports every search mandate.
Engagement Model
Select Recruitment Services partners with a small number of clients at any
one time, supporting senior, confidential searches where accuracy and
judgement are critical.
The service is not designed for:
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High-volume recruitment
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Contract staffing
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Early-stage or non-energy roles
It is built for organisations seeking precision at leadership level.
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