Cost Lead

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

As Cost Lead, you will own cost management across our data center portfolio — from early-stage budgeting and estimating through construction and final account. You'll set up process where it doesn't exist, build benchmarks from scratch, and serve as the Cost Lead of our delivery program. You'll work closely with project managers, A/E design teams, GCs, and other Leads to keep every project on-budget and every decision grounded in credible numbers.

- Own cost planning across all project phases — from concept and pre-design through construction documents and GMP negotiation

- Develop detailed estimates for civil, structural, MEP, HV/LV power, cooling, fuel systems, and shell construction

- Maintain real-time cost forecasts across all active projects; track actuals vs. budget and surface variances early

- Own change order review: assess scope validity, commercial accuracy, and contract entitlement before recommending approval

- Prepare executive-level cost reports across the portfolio — clear, scannable, exception-based

- Manage contingency tracking and cost risk registers across project phases

- Lead value engineering exercises with design and construction teams to optimise cost without compromising scope or schedule

- Support GC and subcontractor procurement: bid leveling,...