UK Infrastructure Development Lead

Salary: £63,000 - 103,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience developing data centers or large-scale infrastructure projects
• Strong technical understanding of data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, and utility systems, with the ability to evaluate engineering decisions and challenge technical assumptions
• Strong understanding of UK planning and grid connection processes
• Experience taking projects from early-stage development through design, permitting, and delivery readiness
• Highly analytical, self-directed, and comfortable with significant ownership

Responsibilities:

• Lead data center developments from early-stage opportunity through Ready-to-Build and energisation
• Assess sites from technical, planning, power, and infrastructure perspectives
• Develop grid connection and power strategies with National Grid, DNOs, and utility providers
• Support planning, permitting, and stakeholder engagement processes
• Identify and mitigate technical and development risks
• Ensure projects are deliverable, scalable, and aligned with construction requirements

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• Network
• DevOps

More:

We are Fuse Energy, a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy fast. We are building a fully integrated energy company, from renewable generation and grid infrastructure to powering the next generation of AI and compute-intensive industries, and we are also developing the Energy Network, a decentralised platform of smart devices to electrify homes and help balance the grid. We have raised 210M from top-tier investors, and this role offers a highly technical opportunity to help build the infrastructure enabling the next generation of AI. We offer a competitive salary, a biannual bonus scheme, fully expensed tech to match your needs, and breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees.

last updated 34 week of 2026