Chief Executive Officer – Locality Planning Energy (LPE)

Derwent Search; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Derwent Search is seeking a Chief Executive Officer for Locality Planning Energy (LPE) based in Maroochydore, QLD. The CEO will lead growth, scale the business, and work closely with the Board to drive value while remaining customer-focused in a public-listed environment.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strategic execution, and a proven track record in large, complex utilities or energy-related sectors. Australia work rights are required. This is a permanent, full-time appointment.

Qualifications

• Proven P&L leadership at CEO or EGM level.
• Entrepreneurial, decisive and growth-focused leadership with a track record of profitable growth.
• Experience in consumer-facing businesses with an owner’s mindset for cost and customer.
• Experience as a CEO or senior executive of an ASX-listed company or governance capable for listed environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a clear strategic vision for growth.
• Drive growth through acquisitions, geographic expansion and product diversification.
• Strengthen processes and systems to lift performance.
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting and profitability.
• Maintain investor, regulator and stakeholder relationships.
• Ensure compliance with listed company obligations and governance.
• Identify and mitigate market, regulatory and operational risks.

Skills

P&L leadership

Growth-focused leadership

Executive team building

Hands-on leadership

Consumer-facing experience

Job description

Chief Executive Officer – Locality Planning Energy (LPE)

• Lead Locality Planning Energy (LPE, ASX-listed) into its next phase of growth
• One of Australia's largest multi-service utilities, supporting smart communities and focused on M&A

• Lead Locality Planning Energy (LPE, ASX-listed) into its next phase of growth
• One of Australia's largest multi-service utilities, supporting smart communities and focused on M&A
• Maroochydore, QLD based

About Our Client

Locality Planning Energy Holdings Limited (ASX: LPE) is an Australian-owned and operated multi-utility services company, and one of the industry's largest embedded network operators. Headquartered in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, LPE currently serves communities in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

LPE supports communities every day. It buys energy at portfolio scale, operates the embedded networks, manages metering and billing, meets regulatory obligations and supports customer enquiries. It also designs, funds, installs and owns the embedded infrastructure, including metering, centralised hot water, solar, community batteries and EV charging.

The Role

Reporting to the Board, the Chief Executive Officer will lead LPE’s growth, scale the business and build on a strong market position, while remaining close to the day-to-day realities of a customer-facing business. This is a hands-on leadership role in a publicly listed environment, calling for a growth-driven, commercially astute executive who can build a high-performing team and carry the whole organisation with them.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a clear strategic vision, aligning short-term goals with long-term growth objectives.
• Drive growth initiatives, both organically and via acquisition, including customer acquisition, geographic expansion, capital deployment and product diversification.
• Strengthen operational processes and systems to lift business performance.
• Oversee financial planning and budgeting to improve profitability, cash flow and financial stability.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, regulators, developers, strata partners and employees.
• Meet the obligations of a listed company CEO, including continuous disclosure, statutory reporting, the AGM and investor relations.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with market dynamics, regulatory change and operational challenges.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven P&L leadership at CEO or EGM level in a business of similar scale and complexity.
• An entrepreneurial, decisive and growth-focused leadership style, with a track record of profitable growth through customer acquisition, market innovation, partnerships and M&A.
• Experience in consumer-facing businesses, with an owner’s mindset for cost and customer.
• Demonstrated strategy development and execution that creates shareholder value.
• A hands-on leader who has built high-performing executive teams.
• Experience in energy or utilities is strongly preferred, including retailing, behind the meter or energy markets. Property development, land lease communities, telecommunications or another consumer-orientated business will also be highly regarded.
• Experience as a chief executive or senior executive of an ASX-listed company, or the judgement and governance discipline to step into a listed environment with Board support.

This is an opportunity for a growth-oriented chief executive to lead an ASX-listed multi-utility business through its next chapter.

The appointment is permanent and full-time, based in Maroochydore, QLD. Candidates must have unrestricted Australian work rights.

Applications close

Sunday 4 October 2026.