About Fluidstack

At Fluidstack we build the compute data centers and power that will fuel artificial superintelligence. We supply GWs of compute capabilities to the worlds biggest AI Labs at industry-defining speeds.

Our team is small fast and obsessed with quality. We own outcomes end-to-end challenge assumptions and treat our customers problems as our own. No task is beneath anyone here.

There are a few thousand people who will shape the trajectory of superintelligence. Come and be one of them.

About the Role

FluidStack is building hyperscale datacenter infrastructure across the United States. The Data Center Contracts Lead will own end-to-end contracts management within our Design Engineering & Construction (DEC) organization spanning EPC construction contracts engineering and design services professional services and equipment procurement. This is an embedded active delivery roleworking directly with construction managers project controls legal and project finance on programs ranging from $500M to $2.5B in construction value across the full project lifecycle: from early-stage GC procurement through execution field enforcement and dispute resolution.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation of EPC GMP lump sum and design-build contracts ($200M$1.5B) including multi-package delivery structures

• Develop and maintain a contracts playbook and clause library covering bonding LD frameworks subcontractor provisions IP ownership cost-sharing mechanisms and guarantee structures

• Structure GC procurement strategies for a supply-constrained Tier 1 market including PCSAs retainer-based exclusivity agreements and MSAs with volume commitments

• Draft and negotiate owner-direct subcontracts equipment POs and professional services agreements

• Serve as primary commercial point of contact with GCs managing change orders pay applications milestone certifications and claims

• Administer payment mechanisms tied to schedule milestones aligning contract terms with field progress and earned value

• Coordinate with legal on enforcement actions including notice provisions cure periods for-cause terminations and surety bond claims

• Manage design responsibility allocation and track IFC deliverable completeness across Owner EPC and third-party design firms

• Monitor insurance bonding and security compliance across the contractor portfolio

• Partner with Construction Managers on scope disputes field interpretation and back-charge administration

• Work with Project Controls to align payment terms with cash flow projections and cost reporting

• Support project finance teams on JV interfaces lease wrapper provisions and colocation cash flow timing

• Build the contracts management function from the ground uptooling workflows approval routing and document management integration (Procore ACC or equivalent)

• Develop contract templates for recurring use cases and establish a contracts risk register with escalation protocols tied to project milestones

• Build commercial and contracts literacy across the construction management team

Qualifications

• 8 years in construction contract management on heavy civil industrial or mission-critical infrastructure (datacenter semiconductor fab power generation or similar)

• Direct experience negotiating EPC GMP and design-build contracts exceeding $200M in construction value

• Deep knowledge of AIA ConsensusDocs or FIDIC contract forms and owner-favorable modifications

• Demonstrated experience with performance bond and surety programs including bond claims and alternative security structures

• Strong understanding of how contracts interface with project schedules (P6/MS Project) cost reporting and earned value

• Experience managing contractor disputes claims and enforcement actions including termination scenarios

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Business Legal Studies or equivalent

Preferred

• Datacenter or hyperscale infrastructure experience

• Familiarity with Procore ACC or enterprise procurement systems (Ariba Coupa NetSuite)

• Exposure to project finance structures and construction loan disbursement mechanics

• Experience with modular or prefabricated construction delivery

• Developer-side or owners rep background

• JD paralegal certification or formal construction law training

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.

Salary & Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $180000 - $200000 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.

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