Data Center Contracts Lead

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 we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're 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 Construction Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on

• Put gigawatts in the ground, faster than anyone has. We're delivering one of the largest data center buildouts of its kind, with many sites running at once. Traditional construction management breaks at this scale, so we're building the model that replaces it.
• Throw out traditional construction and invent how gigawatts get built. Tons of tools, layers of process, and administrative drag don't get you there. You'll strip all of that out and win by solving the real problem and beating the goal, not by managing toward it.
• Productize the data center so we can build it a thousand times. You'll turn one-off construction into a repeatable, modular build, where the hundredth site goes up faster and cleaner than the first. That repeatability is the only way to reach the scale we're targeting.
  
  

Role Scope

• Own end-to-end contracts management across EPC construction, engineering and design services, professional services, and equipment procurement, on programs from $500M to $2.5B in construction value.
• Lead negotiation of EPC, GMP, lump sum, and design-build contracts ($200M ), including multi-package delivery structures.
• Develop the contracts playbook and clause library: bonding, LD frameworks, subcontractor provisions, IP ownership, cost-sharing, and guarantees.
• Structure GC procurement for a supply-constrained Tier 1 market (PCSAs, retainer exclusivity, MSAs with volume commitments), and serve as primary commercial contact with GCs on change orders, pay applications, and claims.
• Coordinate with legal on enforcement (notices, cure periods, terminations, surety bond claims), and monitor insurance, bonding, and compliance across the contractor portfolio.
• Build the contracts function from the ground up: tooling, workflows, approval routing, and document management (Procore, ACC, or equivalent), and build commercial literacy across the construction team.
  
  

What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.

• You've managed construction contracts on heavy civil, industrial, or mission-critical infrastructure (data center, semiconductor fab, power generation, or similar).
• You've negotiated EPC, GMP, and design-build contracts exceeding $200M in construction value.
• You know AIA, ConsensusDocs, or FIDIC forms and owner-favorable modifications deeply.
• You've run performance bond and surety programs, including bond claims and alternative security structures.
• You manage contractor disputes, claims, and enforcement, and you understand how contracts interface with schedule, cost reporting, and earned value.
• Bonus: Data center or hyperscale infrastructure. Procore, ACC, Ariba, Coupa, or NetSuite. Project finance and construction loan mechanics. Modular or prefabricated delivery.
  
  

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 $180,000 - $200,000 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 careers@fluidstack.io with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

Compensation Range: $180K - $200K