Fluidstack
Energy Associate
$128K–$156K
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
About the job
Diligences power supply options for prospective data center sites and develops recommendations, cost models, and negotiation support for grid-connected and behind-the-meter power.
What you'll do
- Assess sites’ grid interconnection and behind-the-meter generation prospects and provide go/no-go recommendations.
- Build delivered power cost models and maintain diligence files and status tracking for live sites.
- Support negotiations and monitor relevant power, gas, market, and policy developments.
What they ask for
- Have built a model used for trading, investment, or capital commitments and be able to defend its assumptions.
- Demonstrate close analysis of contracts, tariffs, or study reports to identify economically significant terms.
- Turn disordered diligence materials into concise recommendations and document findings promptly.
- Show examples of catching and raising material errors and becoming effective quickly in unfamiliar markets or asset classes.
Nice to have
- Experience in gas or power commodities, origination and structuring, interconnection, transaction diligence, or distributed generation development.
- Experience with modelling and data tooling such as Python, SQL, ICE and CME data, Wood Mackenzie, or Velocity Suite.
Pay
$128K – $156K (base salary)
Tools
Python, SQL, ICE, CME, Wood Mackenzie, Velocity Suite, ERCOT, PJM
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