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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director of Construction & Data Center Operations Finance - **Company:** Crusoe's Inc - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $235,000.0 - $275,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Centers, Performance Monitor, Build Tools - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/director-finance-dc-construction-operations-finance-crusoe-9874036 ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience spanning construction finance, project controls, capital projects accounting, or project finance, ideally within data centers, energy, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure; direct exposure to data center or facilities operations finance strongly preferred. * Demonstrated experience managing construction budgets, cost reporting, and draw processes on large capital projects (typically $100M+ in scale). * Familiarity with construction loan agreements, draw/funding mechanics, and lender/independent engineer requirements. * Working knowledge of GC/EPC contract structures, change order management, and construction risk allocation (bonding, retainage, liquidated damages). * Experience managing operating budgets and cost performance for live facilities, ideally data centers or other mission-critical operating assets. * Understanding of how construction-phase decisions (design, equipment selection, contract terms) affect long-term operating costs and asset performance. * Strong financial modeling and analytical skills; comfort building and maintaining detailed cost-tracking tools across both build and operate phases. * Experience managing multiple concurrent projects/sites in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. * Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills; able to work directly with construction managers, GCs, data center operations teams, lenders, and internal finance/accounting teams. * Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, construction management, engineering, or related field required; MBA or CPA a plus., * Experience in data center or hyperscale infrastructure construction and operations specifically. * Familiarity with capital project accounting (capitalization of interest, cost segregation) and percentage-of-completion accounting. * Exposure to construction lending, independent engineer processes, or project finance due diligence. * Familiarity with data center operating metrics (PUE, uptime/SLA, cost-per-MW) and how they tie to customer contracts and financing covenants. * Experience standing up construction and/or operations finance functions in a high-growth company. ## Description Crusoe is looking for a Director of Construction & Data Center Operations Finance to own the financial oversight of capital projects across their entire lifecycle - from groundbreaking through energization, turnover, and ongoing data center operations. This role sits at the intersection of Construction/Development, Project Finance, Data Center Operations, and Accounting - responsible for budgeting, cost control, draw management, financeability , and financial reporting during the build phase, and then for operating cost management, performance reporting, and asset-level financial oversight once a facility goes live. This is a highly cross-functional, execution-focused role suited to someone who can bring financial rigor across both a construction environment that moves at startup speed and a live operating environment with contractual uptime, cost, and performance commitments to customers and lenders. What You'll Be Working On: Budgeting & Cost Control * Own construction budgets for assigned campuses/projects, partnering with Development, Construction Management, and Procurement to build and maintain accurate total installed cost (TIC) estimates from executive approval to live. * Track budget-to-actual performance across hard costs, soft costs, and contingency; identify and escalate variances, cost overruns, and change orders early. Draw Management & Financing Compliance * Ensure construction spend and project milestones remain in compliance with loan agreements, equity funding agreements, and any project-level financing covenants. * Partner with Treasury/Capital Markets teams to forecast funding needs and ensure capital is available to match construction spend curves across multiple concurrent projects. Commercial & Contract Support * Support financial review of GC contracts, EPC agreements, and major vendor/equipment purchase agreements (e.g., long-lead electrical and mechanical equipment), advising on payment terms, milestone structures, and risk allocation. * Partner with Legal and Procurement on the financial terms of construction and equipment contracts, including liquidated damages provisions and payment/performance bonding. Project Lifecycle Management * Maintain a portfolio-level view of construction projects - cost, schedule, and funding status - for leadership, board, and lender/investor reporting. * Own the financial handoff from construction to operations at project completion, including final cost reconciliation, capitalization, and asset turnover to the operating asset management/accounting teams. * Build tools and processes to scale construction finance oversight as Crusoe's number of concurrent active builds grows. Data Center Operations Finance * Own financial oversight of data centers once energized and turned over to operations, including operating budgets, actual-vs-budget performance, and cost-per-MW/cost-per-rack benchmarking across the operating fleet. * Partner with Data Center Operations, Facilities, and Power teams to track operating costs (utilities, maintenance, staffing, service contracts) and identify efficiency opportunities across sites. * Support financial reporting on operational performance metrics tied to customer contracts and lender/investor commitments (e.g., uptime/SLA compliance, PUE, capacity utilization) where these have cost or revenue implications. * Manage the transition of assets from construction accounting (capitalized costs, cost segregation) to operating asset financials, ensuring clean handoff to FP&A and Accounting for depreciation, opex classification, and ongoing reporting. * Monitor capex needs for operating sites (maintenance capex, capacity expansions, equipment refresh/replacement) and incorporate into portfolio-level capital planning. * Provide input into make-vs-buy and staffing/outsourcing decisions for facilities and operations functions from a cost and financing perspective. Cross-Functional Partnership * Serve as the finance point of contact for Construction Management, Development, Data Center Operations, Project Finance, and Accounting on all cost, funding, and reporting matters spanning build and operate phases. * Provide construction and operating cost/funding analysis to support board materials, lender reporting packages, and investor due diligence. ## Related Videos - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [The Sustainability Race: AI's Promises, Pitfalls and Potential](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100155-the-sustainability-race-ai-s-promises-pitfalls-and-potential) - [Automate everything via NodeJS and Puppeteer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/322-automate-everything-via-nodejs-and-puppeteer) - [Move Fast, Break Budgets: FinOps in the Age of DevOps and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2016-move-fast-break-budgets-finops-in-the-age-of-devops-and-ai) - [Building a framework-independent component library](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1679-building-a-framework-independent-component-library) - [Tech as a Profit Center – Maximizing P&L Impact by Research Funding and Capitalization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100125-tech-as-a-profit-center-maximizing-p-l-impact-by-research-funding-and-capitalization) ## Related Articles - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story)