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Director, Finance - DC Construction & Operations Finance

Crusoe· Accounting and Finance
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Bellevue, WA - US$235k - $275kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Director of Construction & Data Center Operations Finance responsible for financial oversight of capital projects from build through operations, including budgeting, cost control, draw management, financing compliance, and business partnering across Construction/Development, Project Finance, Data Center Operations, and Accounting.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

Skills

Required:Budgeting and cost controlDraw managementFinancing complianceContract review

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • Employer contributions to HSA account
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Professional development & tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health & wellness support
  • Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
  • Cell phone stipend
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
  • Volunteer time off
  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
  • Daily meals allowance
  • Additional perks & programs specific to location
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Crusoe

The AI factory company | Renewable-powered AI infrastructure

Crusoe provides next-gen AI infrastructure and cloud compute using an energy-first approach. Deploy AI workloads at scale with reliable performance and 24/7 support.

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