Battery Storage Operator Careers

Updated October 24, 2026

7 employers have 12 open battery storage operator roles on Verde Talent right now. About 17% are advertised as entry level. Below is what those postings ask for, where they are, and what they pay.

12roles open now
7employers hiring
17%entry level
1apprenticeship or internship

What battery storage operator roles involve

Battery Storage Operator roles sit at battery energy storage sites. Operators run the plant day to day - monitoring output, switching and isolating equipment, responding to alarms and faults, and logging performance. Shift work, including nights and weekends, is common at sites that run continuously.

What the postings show today

Employers have 12 open battery storage operator roles listed from 7 companies, the most in California, Nevada and Illinois. Where a posting advertises pay, the median is $66,560 a year. About 17% are advertised as entry level. The skills named most often in these postings are SCADA, NERC and Excel.

Getting into the role

Employers look for process or control-room experience, often from conventional power, industrial plants or the Navy, and train on their own systems. Some postings require NERC certification for grid-connected operations.

What employers are asking for

SCADA
6
NERC
5
Excel
2
inverter
2
OSHA
1

Counted from the skills and certifications named in current postings for this role.

What it pays

$66,560median advertised

Where the roles are

California6
Nevada4
Illinois1
Arizona1

Who is hiring

Redwood Materials3
Recurrent Energy / CSI Energy Storage2
SOLV Energy2
Mortenson2
Invenergy1
Lithion Battery1

What nearby roles pay

Solar Legal$155,000Battery Storage Legal$155,000Wind Legal$155,000Grid Supply Chain & Procurement$152,000Grid Finance & Accounting$138,000

Common questions

What does a battery storage operator do?

Operators run the plant day to day - monitoring output, switching and isolating equipment, responding to alarms and faults, and logging performance. Shift work, including nights and weekends, is common at sites that run continuously.

What does a battery storage operator earn?

Across battery storage operator postings on Verde Talent that advertise pay, the median is $66,560 a year. That is what employers advertise rather than what offers finally settle at, and postings without a published range are not counted.

Do you need experience to get a battery storage operator job?

Employers look for process or control-room experience, often from conventional power, industrial plants or the Navy, and train on their own systems. Some postings require NERC certification for grid-connected operations. About 17% of current postings are advertised as entry level.

Where are most battery storage operator jobs?

Right now the most battery storage operator postings are in California (6), Nevada (4) and Illinois (1), counting open roles listed on Verde Talent today.

Which employers are hiring battery storage operators?

The employers with the most open battery storage operator roles today are Redwood Materials (3), Recurrent Energy / CSI Energy Storage (2) and SOLV Energy (2). The full list, with every open posting, is on the battery storage operator jobs page.

See 12 open rolesFull pay breakdown

Built from live postings on Verde Talent and updated daily. Counts reflect roles open right now, and pay figures are what employers advertise rather than offers made.

Data updated October 24, 2026