Project Developer

Rondo Energy, Richmond, Victoria, Australia +1

The role

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power.

Our Rondo Heat Batteries turn low-cost renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power, enabling industrial facilities to replace fossil-fired boilers without costly process changes. The result is lower-cost, zero-carbon industrial energy delivered safely, reliably, and at 98% efficiency.

Rondo is commercially deployed and rapidly scaling, today. Backed by world-class industrial leaders and investors, including Breakthrough Energy, Energy Impact Partners, Rio Tinto, Aramco, SABIC, SCG, TITAN, Microsoft, H&M, and John Doerr, Rondo is building the next generation of industrial energy infrastructure at global scale.

We are looking for an experienced Project Developer to lead the development of large-scale industrial energy projects across Australia. Working within our Australian Commercial team, you will take qualified opportunities through development to final investment decision (FID) and structured handover to Delivery. The role is particularly important to our Heat-as-a-Service (HaaS) model, where Rondo develops energy infrastructure to provide reliable, cost-competitive industrial heat to major customers.

The role

Rondo is accelerating industry’s transition to lower-cost, zero-carbon heat and power.

What you will do

Lead project development: Establish and drive integrated development plans, critical paths, budgets, resource requirements and decision gates from opportunity qualification through to FID.
Drive grid and infrastructure development: Lead grid-connection and major electrical-infrastructure development, coordinating network service providers, connection advisers, engineering consultants and internal specialists.
Secure land and approvals: Establish land and site-control requirements and coordinate planning, environmental, heritage, geotechnical and other statutory pathways. Scope and manage specialist external advisers.
Develop project scope and definition: Coordinate feasibility studies, pre-FEED, FEED, balance-of-plant and site infrastructure activities, integrating technical requirements, cost estimates and schedules as project definition matures.
Integrate project economics and commercial requirements: Ensure electricity procurement, network tariffs, customer requirements, contractual requirements commitments, financing requirements and applicable incentives are reflected I the development plan and investment case.
Manage development risks and interfaces: Identify, assess and mitigate risks, dependencies and unresolved assumptions. Coordinate interfaces among customers, utilities, consultants, contractors, vendors and internal teams, escalating decisions needed to protect schedule, budget and project viability.
Report progress and support decisions: Provide clear updates on milestones, development expenditure, risks and decisions required. Prepare recommendations supported by technical and commercial evidence.
Lead the transition to Delivery: Establish project readiness criteria and coordinate structured handover, including scope, cost and schedule baselines, assumptions, approvals, commitments and external interfaces.
Build repeatable development capability: Improve development processes, tools and governance so constraints are resolved early, expenditure supports the decisions that matter, and projects reach investment and delivery decisions with greater confidence.

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