Utilities Director
FluidStack
Location
Austin, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Hybrid
Department
Data Center
About FluidStack
Fluidstack is the AI Cloud Platform. We build GPU supercomputers for top AI labs, governments, and enterprises. Our customers include Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more.
Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on providing a world class supercomputing experience. We put our customers first in everything we do, working hard to not just win the sale, but to win repeated business and customer referrals.
We hold ourselves and each other to high standards. We expect you to care deeply about the work you do, the products you build, and the experience our customers have in every interaction with us.
You must work hard, take ownership from inception to delivery, and approach every problem with an open mind and a positive attitude. We value effectiveness, competence, and a growth mindset.
About the Role:
You will support Fluidstack’s 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:
Oversee the execution of all utility-related tasks throughout the full lifecycle of data center projects
Support review and vetting of potential datacenter sites to assess viability of power delivery timeframes from the utility
Assist in the design and construction phases for data center substations, transmission line extensions, and supporting utility infrastructure
Coordinate 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 utility’s 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
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, business, or other related majors preferred. Advanced engineering, business, or other related degrees are a plus.
3-5+ years of data center utility experience, design, engineering, and/or construction experience; prefer substantive involvement in hyperscale data center projects.
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.
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.