The opportunity
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads.
What you'll do
Utility Agreement Negotiation: Lead the negotiation of utility infrastructure agreements for new and existing data center campuses - construction agreements, operating agreements, transfer agreements, and amendments - in coordination with EDG commercial leads, outside counsel, and utility counterparties.
Obligation Management: Own the responsibility matrix for each project's agreement stack: every obligation tracked with its contractual cite, deadline, owner, and status. Run the monthly deadline review, drive early escalation of at-risk items, and make sure recurring obligations (reports, forecasts, certifications, payments) never slip.
Utility Requirements & Compliance: Serve as EDG's authority on utility requirements - tariff provisions, end-user connection requirements, metering and interconnection specifications, Good Utility Practice, and NERC / RTO reliability obligations for large loads (load ride-through, UFLS, emergency operations, ramp rates) and translate them into actionable requirements for our engineering and operations teams.
Construction agreements: Manage the contractual side of customer-build programs - design package submittals, procurement compliance against utility approved lists, commissioning and title transfer sequencing, easement and land-rights deliverables, and closeout obligations with enough EPC fluency to engage credibly with project and construction teams.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the connective tissue between EDG, Real Estate, Power Engineering, Legal, Finance, and our data center tenants on everything touching the utility agreements - from milestone payments and collateral postings to easement deliveries and operating protocols.
Executive Reporting: Provide leadership with clear, current visibility into obligation status, upcoming deadlines, counterparty performance, and contract risks across the portfolio.
What they're looking for
- Deep Utility Experience: 8+ years in the electric utility sector, at a utility, or negotiating and managing utility agreements on behalf of large customers or developers - with direct experience in large-load interconnection, energy service / electric service agreements, and utility construction agreements.
- Utility Requirements Fluency: Strong working command of utility tariffs, end-user connection requirements, interconnection processes, metering standards, and reliability obligations (NERC standards, RTO/ISO requirements such as MISO, ERCOT, or CAISO large-load rules). You know how utilities operate, what they will and won't agree to, and why.
- EPC Exposure: Hands-on familiarity with the engineering, procurement, and construction lifecycle - design reviews, procurement standards, commissioning, and project closeout - sufficient to manage customer-build and transfer obligations credibly alongside project teams.
- Negotiation Track Record: Demonstrated success negotiating complex infrastructure agreements with utility counterparties, balancing commercial outcomes, schedule protection, and long-term relationships.