Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Lead - Australia

Fuse Energy, LLC; Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Biannual bonus scheme

Fully expensed tech

Job summary

Fuse Energy, LLC is seeking a Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Lead to drive solar and battery storage projects from early-stage opportunities to energisation. You will assess sites for technical and regulatory fit, and shape grid connection strategies with AEMO and DNSPs, while coordinating permitting and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires strong project leadership, deep understanding of solar PV and storage integration, and familiarity with Australian planning and grid

Qualifications

• Experience leading utility-scale solar, BESS, or large renewable infrastructure projects.
• Strong technical understanding of solar PV, storage integration, and grid interconnection.
• Familiarity with Australian planning frameworks, AEMO processes, and DNSP negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead solar and BESS projects from early-stage opportunity through Ready-to-Build and energisation.
• Assess sites from technical, planning, grid, and infrastructure perspectives.
• Develop grid connection and power export strategies with AEMO, DNSPs, and network service providers.
• Support planning, permitting, and stakeholder engagement processes.
• Identify and mitigate technical and development risks across generation and storage assets.
• Ensure projects are deliverable, scalable, and aligned with construction and commissioning requirements.

Skills

Solar PV

Battery storage

Grid interconnection

AEMO registration

DNSP negotiations

Planning and permitting

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Job description

Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Lead

Description

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy – fast. We're combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $210M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the Co-Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more.

We're creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing renewable generation and grid infrastructure to powering the next generation of AI and compute-intensive industries. But we're not stopping there. We're also building the Energy Network: a decentralised platform of smart devices to electrify our homes, shifting usage to off-peak hours and helping balance the grid. This network strengthens grid stability - a critical foundation for scaling AI data centers and other energy-intensive industries.

As AI drives unprecedented demand for power and data center capacity, the bottleneck is no longer chips – it is energy, grid infrastructure, and the ability to deliver new capacity at speed.

Responsibilities

• Lead solar and BESS projects from early-stage opportunity through Ready-to-Build and energisation
• Assess sites from technical, planning, grid, and infrastructure perspectives
• Develop grid connection and power export strategies with AEMO, DNSPs, and network service providers
• Support planning, permitting, and stakeholder engagement processes
• Identify and mitigate technical and development risks across generation and storage assets
• Ensure projects are deliverable, scalable, and aligned with construction and commissioning requirements

• Experience developing utility-scale solar, BESS, or large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects
• Strong technical understanding of solar PV and battery storage systems, including inverter architecture, storage integration, and grid interconnection, with the ability to evaluate engineering decisions and challenge technical assumptions
• Strong understanding of Australian planning frameworks and grid connection processes, including AEMO registration, DNSP negotiations, and relevant state-level approvals
• Experience taking projects from early-stage development through design, permitting, and delivery readiness
• Highly analytical, self-directed, and comfortable with significant ownership

• Competitive salary
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs