Facilities Architect (f/m/d)

Focused Energy LLC; Delaware; On-site; USD 135,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Focused Energy is seeking a Facility Development Lead to own the integrated development plan for its Biblis facility in Germany. You will translate technical requirements into coordinated facility, utility, planning, and permitting workstreams, aligning engineering teams with site partners and external design firms.

You will drive priorities, dependencies, and decisions so the project progresses with a clear, realistic plan, managing external architects and consultants while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex facility or technical site development in Germany.
• Working knowledge of German building, planning, permitting, and compliance processes.
• Ability to translate engineering needs into facility requirements.
• Ability to manage external architects, planners, consultants, or engineers.
• Strong stakeholder interface experience with site owners, authorities, landlords, utilities, or senior external partners.
• Professional German and English language capability.

Responsibilities

• Define the facility development direction by translating technical requirements into a phased, executable site/building/infrastructure plan.
• Lead the RWE/site-owner interface on planning, infrastructure constraints, utilities, and long-term site expansion, coordinating with the Senior Construction Project Manager.
• Translate engineering needs into facility requirements across lasers, targetry, diagnostics, controls, cleanrooms, electrical systems, safety and operations.
• Drive design and permitting strategy by identifying required approvals, regulatory constraints, fire protection requirements, and risk assessment.
• Coordinate external architects, planners, consultants and utilities partners against FE’s roadmap and decision needs.
• Maintain a current picture of facility options, risks, dependencies, and cost/schedule implications for senior leadership.

Skills

Facility development leadership

German regulatory knowledge

Engineering-to-facility translation

Stakeholder management

Bilingual German/English

External partner management

Job description

About Focused Energy

Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. Backed by our $240M Series A the largest fully secured Series A in the global fusion industry - we are scaling rapidly across multiple geographies.Based in Germany and the US, we have brought together the top scientific and engineering minds using proven technologies to unlock fusion power at commercial scale. Focused Energy is working to realize game-changing scientific innovation that promises to deliver a clean, sustainable and abundant source of power globally.

Your Role

Focused Energy is developing its flagship fusion facility at Biblis, Germany and this role sits at the heart of making it happen.

As Facility Development Lead, you’ll own the integrated development plan for Focused Energy’s Biblis facility. You’ll translate technical requirements into coordinated facility, utility, planning, and permitting workstreams, aligning engineering teams with RWE/Biblis stakeholders and external design partners. You’ll drive priorities, dependencies, and decisions so the site can progress through development with a clear, realistic plan.

What You'll Do

• Define the Biblis facility development direction by translating FE’s technical requirements into a phased, executable site, building, and infrastructure plan.
• Lead the RWE and site-owner interface on facility planning, infrastructure constraints, utilities, and long-term site expansion, collaborating closely with the Senior Construction Project Manager,
• Translate engineering’s needs into facility requirements across lasers, targetry, diagnostics, controls, cleanrooms, electrical systems, safety and operations.
• Drive German design and permitting strategy by identifying required approvals, regulatory constraints, fire protection requirements, and risk assessment.
• Coordinate external architects, planners, consultants and utilities partners, ensuring their output is aligned with FE’s technical roadmap and decision needs.
• Enable senior decision‑making by maintaining a clear, current picture of facility options, risks, assumptions, dependencies, and cost/schedule implications, so engineering leadership can act with confidence and without delay.

Who You Are

Must-haves

• Experience leading or shaping complex facility, industrial building, infrastructure, or technical site development in Germany.
• Working knowledge of German building, planning, permitting, and compliance processes.
• Ability to translate technical engineering needs into facility, layout, infrastructure, and utility requirements.
• Ability to manage external architects, planners, consultants, or engineering service providers.
• Strong stakeholder interface experience with site owners, authorities, landlords, utilities, or senior external partners.
• Professional German and English language capability.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with energy, nuclear-adjacent, research, cleanroom, laser, laboratory, or high-tech industrial facilities.
• Direct experience with RWE, grid operators, utilities providers, or major German site owners.
• Experience with phased campus or brownfield site development.
• Familiarity with power infrastructure, backup power, grid connection, HVAC, cooling, cleanrooms, or specialist utilities.
• Architectural, civil, building services, industrial engineering, or related professional qualification.
• Experience supporting investment cases, board-level decision papers, or strategic facility roadmaps.

Focused Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits.