About Fluidstack
At Fluidstack were building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs governments and enterprises - including Mistral Poolside Black Forest Labs Meta and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.
Were working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers outcomes as our own taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If youre motivated by purpose obsessed with excellence and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence join us in building whats next.
About the Role:
You will support Fluidstacks data center team in its collaboration with local utilities and energy suppliers across the county. You will interact with local utilities energy suppliers consultants design and engineering teams data center end users and equipment suppliers.
Focus:
Manage the full lifecycle of Power Development projects from Initial Assessment and Feasibility through Pre-Application Engineering Studies all the way to the Interconnection Agreement finalization.
Support review and vetting of potential datacenter sites to assess viability of power delivery timeframes from the utility
Manage relationships with local utility providers energy suppliers consultants engineering teams end users and equipment vendors
Lead negotiations on utility agreements power pricing and infrastructure needs across various markets
Document the utilitys load interconnection process as it relates to any financial commitments cost responsibilities duration of the various steps of the process and understand when power commitments are secured during the process
Work closely with the design team to align utility capacities and timelines with overall project development schedules
Manage the energy portfolio (physical and financial) to de-risk operations enforce SLA requirements with Utilities reconcile energy bills and find opportunities for rates improvements.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building or scaling energy/utilities functions in high-growth or startup environments; comfortable with ambiguity limited initial resources and building teams from scratch
Regulatory and policy navigation experience - participation in PUC proceedings ISO stakeholder processes legislative advocacy or policy development that shapes favorable conditions for data center development
Experience with negotiating on-site generation for behind the meter and with future interconnection deals as well as the correlated requirements for operations maintenance and financing options.
Nice To Haves:
Energy trading hedging or commodities experience - portfolio optimization demand response programs revenue generation through grid services or risk management strategies that demonstrate commercial/financial sophistication beyond basic procurement
Utility-side experience (prior role at utility ISO/RTO or public power entity) providing insider understanding of utility business models constraints and decision-making processes - particularly valuable for negotiation leverage
Deep expertise in target markets (ERCOT/Texas NYISO/New York or SERC/Southeastern utilities) with demonstrated relationships and deal track record in these specific regions
Regulatory and policy navigation experience - participation in PUC proceedings ISO stakeholder processes legislative advocacy or policy development that shapes favorable conditions for data center development
Track record of innovative deal structures - first-of-a-kind agreements creative solutions to grid constraints (co-located generation powered land hybrid models) or commercial frameworks that set industry precedent
Salary & Benefits
Competitive total compensation package (salary equity).
Retirement or pension plan in line with local norms.
Health dental and vision insurance.
Generous PTO policy in line with local norms.
The base salary range for this position is $250000 - $350000 per year depending on experience skills qualifications and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email please email with your resume/CV the role youve applied for and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
Required Experience:
Director
About FluidstackAt Fluidstack were building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs governments and enterprises - including Mistral Poolside Black Forest Labs Meta and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.Were working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As...
About Fluidstack
At Fluidstack were building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs governments and enterprises - including Mistral Poolside Black Forest Labs Meta and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.
Were working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers outcomes as our own taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If youre motivated by purpose obsessed with excellence and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence join us in building whats next.
About the Role:
You will support Fluidstacks data center team in its collaboration with local utilities and energy suppliers across the county. You will interact with local utilities energy suppliers consultants design and engineering teams data center end users and equipment suppliers.
Focus:
Manage the full lifecycle of Power Development projects from Initial Assessment and Feasibility through Pre-Application Engineering Studies all the way to the Interconnection Agreement finalization.
Support review and vetting of potential datacenter sites to assess viability of power delivery timeframes from the utility
Manage relationships with local utility providers energy suppliers consultants engineering teams end users and equipment vendors
Lead negotiations on utility agreements power pricing and infrastructure needs across various markets
Document the utilitys load interconnection process as it relates to any financial commitments cost responsibilities duration of the various steps of the process and understand when power commitments are secured during the process
Work closely with the design team to align utility capacities and timelines with overall project development schedules
Manage the energy portfolio (physical and financial) to de-risk operations enforce SLA requirements with Utilities reconcile energy bills and find opportunities for rates improvements.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience building or scaling energy/utilities functions in high-growth or startup environments; comfortable with ambiguity limited initial resources and building teams from scratch
Regulatory and policy navigation experience - participation in PUC proceedings ISO stakeholder processes legislative advocacy or policy development that shapes favorable conditions for data center development
Experience with negotiating on-site generation for behind the meter and with future interconnection deals as well as the correlated requirements for operations maintenance and financing options.
Nice To Haves:
Energy trading hedging or commodities experience - portfolio optimization demand response programs revenue generation through grid services or risk management strategies that demonstrate commercial/financial sophistication beyond basic procurement
Utility-side experience (prior role at utility ISO/RTO or public power entity) providing insider understanding of utility business models constraints and decision-making processes - particularly valuable for negotiation leverage
Deep expertise in target markets (ERCOT/Texas NYISO/New York or SERC/Southeastern utilities) with demonstrated relationships and deal track record in these specific regions
Regulatory and policy navigation experience - participation in PUC proceedings ISO stakeholder processes legislative advocacy or policy development that shapes favorable conditions for data center development
Track record of innovative deal structures - first-of-a-kind agreements creative solutions to grid constraints (co-located generation powered land hybrid models) or commercial frameworks that set industry precedent
Salary & Benefits
Competitive total compensation package (salary equity).
Retirement or pension plan in line with local norms.
Health dental and vision insurance.
Generous PTO policy in line with local norms.
The base salary range for this position is $250000 - $350000 per year depending on experience skills qualifications and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email please email with your resume/CV the role youve applied for and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
Required Experience:
Director
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