Colocation Site Selection

Fluidstack


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 200 - 250
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Business Development

Job Summary

About Fluidstack

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice weve ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who dont share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

Were singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power design and build data centers and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.


We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you please apply!

How We Operate

  • High ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.

  • Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.

  • First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking no egos the best idea wins.

  • Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.

The Development Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on

  • Find enough land to deploy multiple gigawatts a week. By 2030 we need to bring on multiple gigawatts of new capacity every week which means securing sites at a pace and scale no one in the industry has operated at. Youll own finding and locking that land ahead of the build.

  • Get power online in months not years. Most of the clock runs before the lease is ever signed. Youll optimize the pre-signature work site diligence permitting and development so a site goes from signed lease to live power in under six months.

  • Acquire 10GW behind the meter. Reaching 10GW means generating on-site instead of waiting on grid interconnection. Youll secure the land and behind-the-meter solar generation to get there.

Role Scope

  • Lead the colocation site procurement strategy for the US data center portfolio sourcing colocation opportunities at powered land sites and negotiating leases with colocation providers and data center operators.

  • Conduct due diligence on colocation-ready powered land: evaluate utility and behind-the-meter power at 200MW scale and assess buildability through title docs surveys geotechnical reports and environmental studies.

  • Understand permitting requirements at each colocation site and their implications for the construction schedule.

  • Maintain relationships with colocation providers brokers landowners and developers so a valid site is never missed and run vendor due diligence including on-site audits with specialist engineers.

  • Work directly with DC Design to keep colocation sites matched to the latest technical requirements and own capacity planning and forecasting across clients and regions.

  • Partner with Finance on multi-year infrastructure investment and cost structures and lead commercial negotiations with colocation providers and developers.

What Were Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people so if you dont fit this role exactly tell us where you would.

  • Youve worked in real estate with a focus on data centers or colocation and youve closed large complex deals.

  • You assess colocation and land viability for data center development fast and rigorously: power buildability and permitting.

  • You bring a customer-centric mindset strong ownership and proactive problem-solving.

  • You align stakeholders across diverse internal and external teams and youll travel 20% as projects require.

  • Bonus: Colocation lease structures. Behind-the-meter power evaluation. Hyperscale-scale deals. Multi-region portfolio planning.

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 salary range for this position is $200000 - $250000 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.

About FluidstackWe exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice weve ever built - but only if models ar...