Site Selection Manager

The role

The Site Selection Manager leads site procurement strategy for the US data center portfolio. This person sources and evaluates powered land for large-scale development and negotiates leases.

What you will do

• Lead the site procurement strategy for the US data center portfolio.
• Source and evaluate powered land for large-scale development.
• Negotiate leases with data center operators.
• Conduct site due diligence including utility and behind-the-meter power evaluation.
• Assess buildability through title docs, surveys, geotechnical reports, and environmental studies.
• Understand permitting requirements and construction schedule implications.
• Maintain relationships with brokers, landowners, and developers.
• Run vendor due diligence including on-site audits with specialist engineers.
• Work with DC Design to match sites to technical requirements.
• Partner with Finance on multi-year infrastructure investment and cost structures.

Required qualifications

• Worked in real estate with a focus on data centers or other large industrial projects.
• Closed large, complex deals.
• Assess land viability for data center development regarding power, buildability, and permitting.
• Customer-centric mindset.
• Strong ownership.
• Proactive problem-solving.
• Align stakeholders across diverse internal and external teams.
• Travel 20%+ as projects require.

Nice to have

• Behind-the-meter power evaluation.
• Hyperscale-scale land deals.
• Utility interconnection familiarity.
• Multi-region portfolio planning.

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.

About the company

Fluidstack aims to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else. They acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them.