Anthropic

1 month ago

Data Center Energy Lead, Australia

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Job Summary

Lead energy procurement, regulatory engagement, and market strategy to secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity for Anthropic’s Australian data center footprint. Drive interactions with NEM/WEM/NTEM, regulators, and grid operators; translate energy market dynamics into actionable deployment plans in a fast-scaling AI infrastructure environment.

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Key Responsibilities

•Develop creative and novel means of energy deployment - grid connected, behind-the-meter/fence, etc. that drives fastest timelines to energization, while maintaining social license.
•Lead energy procurement and markets strategy to secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity for AI infrastructure across the National Electricity Market (NEM), Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) and Northern Territory Electricity Market (NTEM) structuring utility partnerships and commercial agreements that prioritise speed-to-energisation and scale.
•Own utility and regulatory stakeholder management across multiple Australian jurisdictions, building strategic relationships with ISOs, Transmission Network Service Providers (TNSPs), Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs), and state regulators to accelerate connection timelines and unlock constrained capacity.
•Drive energy markets and policy strategy for AI compute facilities, monitoring National Electricity Rules (NER) and regulatory developments and engaging policymakers to address grid capacity challenges and expedite approval processes for critical infrastructure.
•Partner with engineering and delivery teams to translate energy market dynamics and network constraints into actionable capacity acceleration strategies that align procurement schedules with aggressive project timelines

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid LeaveParental LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

•Have 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects, with substantial exposure to the Australian energy landscape.
•Have deep expertise in the NEM, WEM and/or NTEM, network connection processes, and transmission system planning (including familiarity with different market operators Integrated System Plans).
•Have experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex network connection agreements, PPAs, or other offtake agreement structures in Australia.
•Are proficient in analysing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks (NER, jurisdictional instruments), and grid constraints to inform strategic decision-making.
•Have strong stakeholder management skills and experience building relationships with TNSPs, DNSPs, SIOs, regulators (AER, AEMC, state regulators such as ESC, IPART, ERA, etc.), policymakers and critical equipment vendors.

Experience:15+ yearsEnergy procurementPower marketsData centersAustraliaInfrastructure

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementStrategic thinking

Languages:English

Company Brief

Anthropic

Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series C

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2021

Website LinkedIn

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Anthropic

1 month ago

Data Center Energy Lead, Australia

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Sydney

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations

Key Responsibilities

•Develop creative and novel means of energy deployment - grid connected, behind-the-meter/fence, etc. that drives fastest timelines to energization, while maintaining social license.
•Lead energy procurement and markets strategy to secure multi-hundred megawatt power capacity for AI infrastructure across the National Electricity Market (NEM), Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) and Northern Territory Electricity Market (NTEM) structuring utility partnerships and commercial agreements that prioritise speed-to-energisation and scale.
•Own utility and regulatory stakeholder management across multiple Australian jurisdictions, building strategic relationships with ISOs, Transmission Network Service Providers (TNSPs), Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs), and state regulators to accelerate connection timelines and unlock constrained capacity.
•Drive energy markets and policy strategy for AI compute facilities, monitoring National Electricity Rules (NER) and regulatory developments and engaging policymakers to address grid capacity challenges and expedite approval processes for critical infrastructure.
•Partner with engineering and delivery teams to translate energy market dynamics and network constraints into actionable capacity acceleration strategies that align procurement schedules with aggressive project timelines

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid LeaveParental LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

•Have 15+ years of experience in energy procurement, utility development, or power markets for large-scale infrastructure projects, with substantial exposure to the Australian energy landscape.
•Have deep expertise in the NEM, WEM and/or NTEM, network connection processes, and transmission system planning (including familiarity with different market operators Integrated System Plans).
•Have experience securing 100+ MW of power capacity and navigating complex network connection agreements, PPAs, or other offtake agreement structures in Australia.
•Are proficient in analysing energy market dynamics, regulatory frameworks (NER, jurisdictional instruments), and grid constraints to inform strategic decision-making.
•Have strong stakeholder management skills and experience building relationships with TNSPs, DNSPs, SIOs, regulators (AER, AEMC, state regulators such as ESC, IPART, ERA, etc.), policymakers and critical equipment vendors.

Experience:15+ yearsEnergy procurementPower marketsData centersAustraliaInfrastructure

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementStrategic thinking

Languages:English

Company Brief

Anthropic

Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.

Industry: AI & Machine Learning

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Scaleup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series C

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2021

Website LinkedIn