Permitting and Regulatory Compliance Manager (Fusion Energy)

Location: Darmstadt, Germany

Company

hirify.global is an early-stage clean-energy company developing laser-driven inertial fusion for commercial-scale power generation across Germany and the US.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the integrated permitting strategy, authority map, submission schedules, permit and conditions registers, and regulatory-risk forecasts.
• Lead engagement with municipal, district, Hessian state, and federal authorities and align submissions with the approved project strategy.
• Coordinate permitting for the Biblis nuclear-site transition, including RWE decommissioning interfaces, existing licences, radiation-protection arrangements, and handover evidence.
• Coordinate application readiness with engineering, architectural, fire-safety, structural, and Prüfstatiker specialists and track reviews to closure.
• Monitor the German fusion legal framework and translate permit conditions and regulatory changes into project requirements, schedules, and risk responses.
• Escalate material risks and options to the Senior Project Manager or Programme Director and hand ongoing permit obligations to Operations.

Requirements

• Strong experience with German construction and public permitting, including building applications, authority consultations, and partial approvals.
• Working knowledge of Hessian procedures and the Hessische Bauordnung.
• Working knowledge of radiation-protection licensing and nuclear-site interfaces.
• Experience coordinating fire-safety and structural-checking processes with specialists and consultants.
• Ability to explain regulatory risks and options clearly to non-specialists, including project managers and agency counterparts.
• Fluent German and English, written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Tritium or comparable regulated-facility experience.
• Experience with multi-agency permitting for novel or regulated technical facilities.
• Experience building reusable permitting playbooks or standards across projects.
• Experience working with RWE, licence holders, or other site owners on decommissioning or site handover.
• Familiarity with EU or German energy and nuclear regulatory frameworks.
• Mentoring capability through example and playbook-building without formal line management.

Culture & Benefits

• Early, growing company focused on clean-energy research, scientific discovery, and laser-driven fusion.
• International, collaborative environment with scientists, engineers, and other professionals; ownership from day one and stock-option participation.
• 30 vacation days per year and a private pension contribution of 20% plus loyalty incentives.
• Company-provided laptop and peripherals, daily snacks and drinks, and a canteen at the Darmstadt office.
• Regular team events, NAVIT mobility support, and Wellhub access to gyms, fitness studios, and wellness services across Europe.