Commercial Energy Development Associate

Crusoe • Denver, CO

97d • $123,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the Associate, Commercial Energy Development, you will play a pivotal role in this mission by supporting the development of a robust pipeline of GW-scale energy and infrastructure projects to support next generation compute campuses, including partner engagement, preliminary due diligence, deal execution support, market analysis, and executive reporting in our Energy Development Group. In other words, you’ll be a key player enabling infrastructure to support high-performance computing and AI workloads, helping Crusoe pioneer reliable, energy-first compute at scale. You will work on projects across North America, focusing on delivering industry leading time-to-market and scale and creative energy solutions. While delivering robust power systems, you will focus on leveraging the industry’s energy demand to catalyze low-carbon baseload power. Including, but not limited to, solar, energy storage, hydro, nuclear, geothermal, and gas + CCS. This position directly impacts Crusoe's mission by identifying and advancing opportunities to execute on global-scale climate aligned data center infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, grow client relationships, support contract negotiation, support early stage development and drive regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in the energy and or industrial real estate sector(s), specifically within the project development of large-scale infrastructure
• Experience with common energy sector players, deal structures, and origination strategies
• Deep interest in AI workloads and working with AI infrastructure providers, hyperscalers, or compute developers
• Solid familiarity with the U.S. energy landscape and fluency in macro market trends
• Adept in building relationships, highly organized / detail oriented, ability to work seamlessly across multiple projects
• Commitment to a flat organizational culture where no task is too small, there is an obligation to challenge and be challenged, and the best idea wins with no ego
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to solve complex problems with imperfect information by identifying first principles and making structured decisions
• Passion for tackling big problems and solving challenges as part of a high performing team committed to bringing out the best in each other
• Relevant degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Curious, eager, tenacious, and a quick learner.
• Willing to work hard at a fast-paced, dynamic startup where the industry changes quickly and goals evolve in real-time.
• Relentlessly identify, propose, and implement opportunities to work more effectively as a team

Responsibilities

• Manage early stage opportunity sourcing and qualification, working closely with Commercial Leads and the Digital Infrastructure Group
• Conduct preliminary discussions with potential counterparties and partners to validate project details and fit with Crusoe criteria and objectives
• Drive vetting of early stage projects to identify key risks and mitigation pathways to create a recommendation to advance / kill projects
• Support Commercial Leads in driving deal analyses, structuring, and negotiation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Technical Development, Real Estate, Power Infrastructure, Digital Infrastructure, Regulatory, Cloud, and others to drive alignment between pipeline development and Crusoe’s long term goals
• Analyze regulatory and policy developments impacting both the energy and AI industry. Recommend proactive adjustments to business strategies based on market analysis.
• Assess key trends within market segments (grid power incl. utilities / ISOs; gas power incl. turbine OEMs and gas suppliers, renewables incl. IPPs, etc.) to identify opportunities and support efforts to capitalize on them
• Support interconnection application process and property tax abatement negotiations.
• Own critical project data (cost, schedule, deal terms, equipment details, etc.) and drive synthesis to support executive reporting

Benefits

• Industry competitive pay
• Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
• Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
• Employer contributions to HSA accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Teladoc
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Subscription to the Calm app
• MetLife Legal
• Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree