Albuquerque Site Ops Lead — Fusion Energy

Fuse; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Relocation assistance

Flexible time off

PTO 2 weeks end of year

Leave policies for new parents

Job summary

Fuse is seeking an entrepreneurial Site Operations Lead for our Albuquerque, NM facility. You will own the site end to end — people, schedule, facility, safety, and customer coordination — driving readiness and performance.

You will build operating cadences, manage staffing, budget, vendors, and compliance, working across technical and business teams with customers and government partners. Relocation to Albuquerque is required for non-locals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building or running operations in startups or similarly complex environments.
• Demonstrated ability to create people, processes, and systems for ambiguous or underbuilt operations.
• Entrepreneurial operating mindset with hands-on decision-making in uncertain situations.
• Experience hiring, developing, and holding teams accountable for results.
• Strong judgment and prioritization when multiple high-stakes problems compete for attention.
• High personal accountability and disciplined operating mindset.
• Calm, decisive under pressure with strong cross-team communication.
• Willingness to be based in Albuquerque, NM full-time.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for day-to-day operations and performance of the Albuquerque site.
• Build the operating cadence, processes, and team needed to scale the site.
• Coordinate shot campaign scheduling across technical and business teams and remove obstacles that risk execution.
• Manage site staffing, budget, vendors, contractors, maintenance, and facility needs.
• Identify problems early and drive to resolution without waiting for direction.
• Serve as primary contact for customers, site visits, audits, inspections, and external stakeholders.
• Support Fuse Federal contract execution and government activity at the site.
• Manage risks across safety, schedule, budget, and staffing with clear mitigation recommendations.

Skills

Operational leadership

Project coordination

Safety compliance

Stakeholder management

Decision making under uncertainty

People management

Communication skills

Relocation willingness

Job description

Fuse is seeking an entrepreneurial Site Operations Lead for our Albuquerque, NM facility. You will own the site end to end — people, schedule, facility, safety, and customer coordination — driving readiness and performance.

You will build operating cadences, manage staffing, budget, vendors, and compliance, working across technical and business teams with customers and government partners. Relocation to Albuquerque is required for non-locals.