Energy Lead

FluidStack
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 350,000 annuallyFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsSkills: ["High ownership","First principles thinking","Stakeholder management","Scenario analysis","Project documentation"]

Own commercial energy relationships across every active US data center market, from early engagement through long-term agreement execution. Shape energy supply outcomes through regulatory and rate-making participation with ISOs, policymakers, and utilities. Lead negotiations for retail power agreements, PPAs, and behind-the-meter offtake deals, running scenario analyses to improve delivery and flexibility. Coordinate energy workstreams across development, legal, engineering, finance, and on-site operations.

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FluidStack
FluidStack
2 months ago

Energy Lead

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Job Summary

Own commercial energy relationships across every active US data center market, from early engagement through long-term agreement execution. Shape energy supply outcomes through regulatory and rate-making participation with ISOs, policymakers, and utilities. Lead negotiations for retail power agreements, PPAs, and behind-the-meter offtake deals, running scenario analyses to improve delivery and flexibility. Coordinate energy workstreams across development, legal, engineering, finance, and on-site operations.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own commercial relationships with utilities, energy suppliers, and market operators across active US data center markets through long-term agreement execution.
  • •Participate in regulatory and rate-making processes to shape energy supply outcomes ahead of build pipeline constraints.
  • •Negotiate retail power agreements, PPAs, and behind-the-meter offtake deals, including structuring capacity options and running scenario analyses.
  • •Partner with site acquisition and legal teams to assess energy requirements before lease commitments and refine commercial arrangements for existing facilities.
  • •Coordinate across design, construction, finance, sustainability, and on-site operations to distill market and regulatory developments into decisions for leadership.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 350,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Pension PlanHealth InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Managed large-load interconnection processes from application through executed agreement at a utility, developer, or industrial operator.
  • •Built power cost estimates using utility tariff filings, rate schedules, and service agreements that hold up through project finance and final deal terms.
  • •Maintained working-level relationships with utility project managers and engineers across multiple active projects to keep queues moving.
  • •Identified schedule risks and cost exposure early, and documented project status with enough precision for handoffs mid-process.
  • •Served as a quarterback across development, legal, engineering, and finance for site-specific energy questions.
Experience:EnergyUtilitiesData centers
Skills:High ownershipFirst principles thinkingStakeholder managementScenario analysisProject documentation

Company Brief

FluidStack
Builds and deploys large-scale GPU cloud infrastructure for AI labs, enterprises and governments, providing high-performance AI training and inference capacity and rapid data-center deployment services.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2017
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