Colocation Site Selection

About Fluidstack

At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.

We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Colocation Site Selection Manager to lead the procurement strategy for our US-focused data center portfolio. In this role, you will be responsible for sourcing and evaluating colocation opportunities at powered land sites suitable for large-scale data center development, and engaging with Colocation Providers and Data Center Operators to negotiate lease arrangements.

We currently have a US portfolio of >600MW in colocation data center assets, and we intend to expand this to multi-GW scale in the next 12 months. You will be instrumental in ensuring our success in this expansion, and you will work closely with our data center team to ensure colocation sites are appropriate for the scale and design our customers need.

Focus

• Conduct site due diligence to evaluate colocation-ready powered land and development sites, including:

• Evaluate robustness of both utility and behind-the-meter power solutions at 200MW+ scale.

• Assess the buildability of land parcels by reviewing title docs, land surveys, geotechnical reports, environmental studies etc.

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

• Maintain relationships with colocation providers, brokers, landowners, and developers to ensure we never miss a valid site.

• Conduct vendor due diligence, including on-site audits with specialist engineers.

• Work directly with our DC Design team to ensure colocation sites continue to meet our most up-to-date technical requirements.

• Own capacity planning and forecasting across all clients and regions to ensure colocation capacity availability for new and unforeseen projects.

• Collaborate with Finance to evaluate multi-year colocation infrastructure investments and cost structures.

• Lead commercial negotiations with colocation providers and landowners/developers for land acquisitions/leases.

About You

• 5+ years of real estate experience with a focus on colocation data centers or other large-scale industrial projects.

• Strong ability to assess the viability of colocation land opportunities for data center development.

• Customer-centric mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; able to align stakeholders across diverse teams and functions.

• Proven track record of closing large/complex colocation or real estate deals.

• Travel 25%+ as needed for projects.

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 $200,000 - $250,000 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.

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