General Manger, Development
Akaysha EnergyCremorne, Victoria
Full Time
Posted March 24, 2026
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Job Description
The General Manager, Development will lead the origination and progression of large-scale battery storage and hybrid energy projects in Australia, overseeing project development from early identification to ready-to-build stage, and collaborating across teams to deliver technically viable and commercially robust solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the origination and development of large-scale battery storage and hybrid energy projects to the ready-to-build stage
- Shape project opportunities based on market dynamics, grid needs, planning policies, and commercial drivers
- Guide projects through key development milestones including land access, planning approvals, and technical grid studies
- Build and manage a development pipeline prioritizing projects by value, risk, and feasibility
- Collaborate with Commercial, Energy Markets, and Finance teams to support investment decisions
- Engage stakeholders, landowners, regulators, and communities with transparency and integrity
Requirements
- Extensive experience developing large scale renewable or energy infrastructure projects, ideally across battery or hybrid assets
- Strong understanding of electricity markets, planning policy, grid infrastructure and interconnection processes
- Proven success progressing projects from greenfield through to ready to build (RTB) or investment decision
- Commercial and financial capability, including a thorough understanding of project returns, risk and investment alignment
- Experience engaging landowners, communities, regulators and development partners
- A leadership style that balances ambition with disciplined risk judgement, enabling teams to deliver complex outcomes under tight timeframes
Benefits & Perks
competitive compensation
performance-based bonuses
long-term incentives
annual development allowance
additional paid time off
flexible-use wellbeing allowance
paid parental leave
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