A fast-growing IPP developing, owning and operating solar, wind and BESS projects across Australia. With a strong development and acquisition pipeline, they are expanding their investment team to support ongoing growth.
About the role:
If you enjoy combining commercial strategy with hands-on project leadership, this role offers the chance to influence investment decisions and make a tangible impact on Australia’s energy future.
This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape and deliver large-scale renewable energy projects across Australia. You will lead project development, secure sites, manage approvals, coordinate engineering and planning workstreams, and prepare projects for investment and construction.
Responsibilities
- Lead identification, assessment, acquisition, and securing of greenfield sites for solar, wind, and battery storage projects.
- Oversee the end-to-end project development lifecycle, ensuring milestones, budgets, and commercial objectives are met.
- Drive regulatory approvals, including planning, environmental, cultural heritage, and other statutory obligations.
- Manage cross-functional teams and external consultants, ensuring technical and commercial alignment across workstreams.
- Develop strong relationships with landowners, councils, government agencies, and local communities.
- Support investment teams with financial modelling, due diligence, and investment committee submissions.
- Ensure smooth transition of projects into construction, maintaining commercial and technical integr
- 5–12+ years’ experience in renewable energy or infrastructure development, ideally across solar, wind, or BESS.
- Proven record of delivering utility-scale projects to financial close.
- Strong commercial acumen with understanding of project bankability, risk, and investment readiness.
- Deep knowledge of Australian planning, environmental, and regulatory processes.
- Experience managing complex technical workstreams, budgets, and multiple stakeholders.
- Resilient, decisive, and highly motivated to contribute to Australia’s clean energy transition.
- Opportunity to work on landmark projects that contribute to Australia’s renewable energy targets.
- Collaborative culture with strong leadership and clear progression pathways.
- Excellent benefits package