Project Controls Lead
FluidStack
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Oct 16, 2025
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
The Data Center Project Controls lead is the central owner of the project master schedule and the delivery roadmap across FluidStack’s datacenter portfolio. This role ensures consistent, predictable execution across multiple concurrent builds of GW scale datacenter builds, by integrating design, procurement, permitting, and construction schedules into a unified enterprise-level program plan.
The project controls lead provides schedule intelligence, identifies bottlenecks, forecasts critical path risks, and supports executive decision-making for resource allocation, phasing, and capital deployment.
Key Responsibilities
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
The Data Center Project Controls lead is the central owner of the project master schedule and the delivery roadmap across FluidStack’s datacenter portfolio. This role ensures consistent, predictable execution across multiple concurrent builds of GW scale datacenter builds, by integrating design, procurement, permitting, and construction schedules into a unified enterprise-level program plan.
The project controls lead provides schedule intelligence, identifies bottlenecks, forecasts critical path risks, and supports executive decision-making for resource allocation, phasing, and capital deployment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead regional project controls and scheduling teams; set goals and ensure progress.
- Oversee schedules (pre-construction, baseline, updates) and project controls processes. Manage change orders, claims, delay/productivity analyses, and dispute resolution support.
- Ensure compliance with companywide practices for budgets, scheduling, and reporting.
- Partner with Operations, Legal, and Finance on risks, claims, and recovery strategies.
- Support client interviews, Go/No-Go decisions, and bid strategies.
- Develop dashboards, KPIs, and training programs; mentor project controls staff.
- Collaborate with Estimating, VDC, Safety, and Quality for project integration. Participate in councils and committees to improve processes, policies, and tools.
- Conduct contract reviews to identify risk, timelines, and notification protocols.
- Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years in construction, including 7+ in project controls/scheduling.
- 7+ years handling scheduling and productivity claims.
- Strong leadership and experience implementing companywide procedures.
- Proficiency in CPM scheduling, contracts, risk processes, and self-perform productivity.
- Skilled in financial/cost systems, forecasting, and risk evaluation.
- Expert in P6, Microsoft Suite, and Bluebeam; knowledge of VDC tools.
- Ability to travel within the region.
- 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.