This is an opportunity to join the Octopus Australia team in our Melbourne or Sydney office. The successful applicant will be able to join the Octopus Investments Australia team on their mission to accelerate Australia's transition to a future powered by renewable energy.
You will be leading the development of renewable projects, including solar, wind and battery storage projects opportunities that will need your stewardship through the development life cycle to financial close.
The role is based in Melbourne or Sydney – with site visits required periodically to: our development sites, stakeholders and communities. Our current portfolio consists of a mixture of greenfield through to late-stage assets, and with your help, we’ll be growing the pipeline to feed more projects into the construction phase.
Just as important as what you achieve in this role, is how you perform the role. We’ll need you to be an engaged team member, who can cross pollenate your development expertise into an investment world. Be ready for a dynamic work environment, with a start-up mindset. You’ll be encouraged and supported to be bold in your thinking and leadership, whilst being a helpful colleague to those around you.
About Octopus Group
Octopus Group is one of the largest owners of renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia. It owns some 260 assets, on behalf of wholesale and institutional investors. Domestically, Octopus Australia is responsible for managing over $1 billion of assets for local and international investors.
Octopus Investments Australia
Established in 2018, Octopus Australia is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of over 50 highly skilled people which spans the expertise required to realise and operate a renewable energy and storage portfolio.
With an existing multi-GW portfolio of operating and development assets, including solar, wind and grid battery storage across the country. We are continuing to grow to create a long-term business that can deliver a firmed energy product to meet the evolving needs of Australia’s energy future.
What we offer
- 💰 A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
- ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement
- 🏡 Flexible working
- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.
Our Values
At Octopus we don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone to shares our values of being straightforward, helpful, and bold. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:
- Be Bold – We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things.
- Be Helpful – We like People who behave like it always day one and who remember without our customers there is no business.
- Be Straightforward – We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.
