Fluidstack

Principal Operations Lead, Fire & Life Safety Systems — Data Center Operations

Fluidstack · New York, NY
New York, NY $220K–$260K Posted 2026-07-17
Salary
$220K–$260K
Type
Full-time
Experience
10+ yr

ABOUT FLUIDSTACK

We exist to make humanity more free. For most of human history, you farmed or you starved. Technology gave people more time for the things they wanted to do, instead of things they had to do. Powerful AI will be the biggest lever for human choice we've ever built - but only if models are aligned with what humanity actually wants. There are groups building AI who don't share these goals. Whoever deploys frontier compute infrastructure fastest will decide whether AI expands human freedom or shrinks it.

We're singularly focused on delivering 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else, rethinking every layer of the stack. We acquire power, design and build data centers, and operate them - with teams spanning hardware and software. Speed and scale are our key differentiators. Come be a part of building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.

We hire people who care deeply about this problem space. If that is you, please apply!

HOW WE OPERATE

  • Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.
  • Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
  • First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
  • Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.

THE OPERATIONS TEAM

Examples of key problems the team is working on

  • Operate at the scale of a nation, not a building. The fleet you run will draw more power than some countries, on the way to 10s to 100s of GWs.
  • Fly the plane while it's being built. Sites come online in pieces, and you keep the live ones running flawlessly while construction continues around them.
  • Write the playbook, don't inherit it. No prior operations org has run at this speed and scale, so the standards you set become the standard.

ROLE SCOPE

  • Own emergency preparedness end to end: pre-incident response planning and training with local Authorities Having Jurisdiction, the facility Emergency Response Teams, and readiness for fire and medical events at every scale.
  • Lead facility fire risk assessments and partner with Health and Safety on hazardous materials code compliance, covering Maximum Allowable Quantities, non-compatibles, and other AHJ storage and use requirements.
  • Own the fire and life safety program: budget, third-party consultant relationships, contracted Inspection, Testing and Maintenance with quality assurance review of every deliverable, and the Hot Work and Impairment programs.
  • Partner with Design and Delivery on plan review and commissioning of fire and life safety systems so protection is engineered in at the design stage, not bolted on after handover.
  • Lead incident investigations using 5-Why and fault tree analysis, drive corrective and preventive actions to closure, and serve as site liaison to OSHA and state-plan agencies such as ADOSH for inspections, citations, and record-keeping.
  • Run the routine inspection program of walkthroughs and Gemba observations, sit on the Joint Health and Safety Committee, and report leading and lagging safety KPIs to leadership monthly.
  • Travel 50 to 75% across the fleet. The work is in the field, not at a desk.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would. https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fluidstack/05c2e69c-42f9-4fcb-9cf0-a467aaf98f1c

  • You’ve conducted plan review and commissioning of fire and life safety systems per NFPA, FM, and IFC codes and standards, working with design engineers to build safety in at the design stage, and identified gaps that resulted in properly functioning systems.
  • You hold a technical Fire Protection background: signing off on complex fire and life safety systems and ensuring their operation requires it.
  • You’ve conducted fire and life safety risk assessments per NFPA, FM, and IFC/IBC requirements and turned findings into safeguards that were actually built and enacted.
  • You’ve managed and developed emergency response team members, fire inspectors, coordinators, or fire alarm and sprinkler technicians, and owned a program budget and vendor relationships, not just directed contractors.
  • You’ve led root-cause investigations using 5-Why or fault tree analysis on a manufacturing floor and closed out the corrective actions, not just filed them.
  • You’ve been the site point of contact for local or state Fire Marshals, OSHA, or state-plan (ADOSH) inspections, and closed out findings without repeat citations.
  • You track leading and lagging safety metrics and use them to change what leadership prioritizes month to month.
  • Bonus: NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist, Fire Officer, Fire Inspector, Hazardous Materials Technician, or 40-Hour HAZWOPER, held or actively pursuing. OSHA 30-Hour General Industry card. Working fluency with NFPA and IFC/IBC model codes and FM Data Sheets.

SALARY & BENEFITS

  • Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
  • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email [email protected] with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

$60K — 10th pctl $230K — 90th pctl
This role’s midpoint $240K vs. market median $130K for Operations roles
+85%
above median
Based on 13,000+ Operations roles with disclosed salary ranges tracked on NewJob.
FluidStack

FluidStack

Talent Platform · Series A · San Francisco, United States

Stage & Valuation
Series A
Key Investors
['Accel Partners', 'Sequoia Capital', 'Lightspeed Venture Partners']
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