Sourcing Manager, Contractors & Site Services

At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.

We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.

About the Role

Fluidstack is deploying AI infrastructure at hyperscale pace across multiple sites in multiple states. That buildout depends on a dense, highly-skilled workforce: low voltage electricians, CDU installation and maintenance technicians, facility operations staff, physical security, and dozens of other specialized trades. Keeping that workforce deployed, qualified, and productive requires a sourcing function that builds deep relationships with contractors and tradespeople.

As a Sourcing Manager, Contractor Workforce & Site Services, you will own the end-to-end strategy for sourcing, onboarding, and sustaining the human infrastructure that keeps our sites running. This spans contract labor sourcing from regional trade unions and national staffing firms, site amenity and support services procurement (hotels, food, transportation, PPE), contract-to-hire pipeline management in partnership with Recruiting, and workforce development programs that build trades capacity in the communities where we operate. You'll work closely with DC Ops, Construction, and Finance to ensure labor supply keeps pace with our deployment roadmap.

You Will

• Build and manage a multi-tier supplier network for contract labor: low voltage electrical contractors, CDU installation and maintenance technicians, facilities operations staff, security integrators and guard service providers, structured cabling crews, and general site services contractors

• Develop preferred supplier lists and MSA/SOW frameworks that enable rapid mobilization across new site locations, with pre-negotiated rate cards and qualification standards

• Maintain awareness of union jurisdiction maps (IBEW, NECA, BOMA-affiliated trades) and manage compliance with prevailing wage, Davis-Bacon, and local labor agreements where applicable

• Source and qualify specialty subcontractors for CDU commissioning, liquid cooling infrastructure maintenance, and high-density power distribution work in coordination with the DC Ops engineering team

• Source and manage vendor contracts for contractor workforce support: extended-stay hotels and crew housing near deployment sites, catering and meal programs, site shuttle and transportation logistics, PPE and consumables supply

• Negotiate volume agreements with national and regional providers (lodging, food service, safety equipment) that scale as headcount at each site fluctuates across project phases

• Partner with Site GMs and Construction Program Managers to anticipate workforce ramp profiles and pre-position service contracts ahead of mobilization milestones

• Collaborate with Recruiting and HR to design contract-to-hire structures that convert high-performing contractors into full-time Fluidstack operations staff

• Define quality benchmarks and conversion criteria for contractors across trades, working with DC Ops leads to ensure that contract-to-hire offers go to candidates who demonstrably meet Fluidstack's standards

• Track contractor performance, tenure, and conversion data; report pipeline health to Recruiting and Finance on a regular cadence

• Build partnerships with local community colleges, joint apprenticeship training committees, vocational programs, and workforce development boards in markets where Fluidstack operates

• Work with trade unions and community organizations to sponsor upskilling programs that produce qualified technicians and critical facilities operators from local talent pools

• Represent Fluidstack in public workforce development initiatives, including DOL Registered Apprenticeship programs and state-level infrastructure workforce grants

• Track workforce development outcomes (program completion rates, hire rates, retention) and report impact metrics to leadership

• Build and maintain a vendor management system covering contractor qualifications, insurance certificates, compliance documentation, and performance history

• Develop spend analytics and reporting for contractor labor and site services categories; identify consolidation opportunities and cost reduction levers without compromising coverage or quality

• Manage supplier performance reviews, including safety incident rates, on-time mobilization, and quality of work, escalating underperforming suppliers and maintaining competitive tension in the supply base

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in contractor labor sourcing, workforce procurement, or contingent workforce management in data center construction, hyperscale operations, critical facilities, or heavy industrial environments

• Direct experience sourcing and managing low voltage, electrical, or mechanical trade contractors, including familiarity with union labor structures, apprenticeship programs, and trade-specific compliance requirements

• Demonstrated ability to build and administer MSA and SOW frameworks for contingent labor and services, including rate card negotiation, scope definition, and insurance/compliance requirements

• Experience managing site services procurement (lodging, catering, transportation, or analogous workforce support spend categories) for distributed, multi-site project environments

• Strong working knowledge of contingent workforce compliance: co-employment risk management, EOR structures, multi-state labor law considerations, and prevailing wage applicability

• Proven track record managing vendor performance programs with measurable outcomes in cost, quality, safety, and mobilization speed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a sourcing or workforce development role at a similar company

• Familiarity with IT resellers, integrators, and/or MSPs as context for understanding the contractor ecosystem that supports DC deployments

• Established relationships with regional IBEW/NECA JATCs, community college technical programs, or state workforce development agencies

• Experience designing or managing a DOL Registered Apprenticeship or similar trades upskilling program

• Exposure to CDU/liquid cooling or high-density power distribution contractor ecosystems; working knowledge of BICSI, NFPA 70E, and relevant safety credentialing frameworks

• Experience implementing contract-to-hire structures at scale, including management of staffing agency relationships and EOR providers across multiple jurisdictions

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, HR, or related field; equivalent experience accepted

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $130,000 to $200,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

Additional benefits include:

• 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

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.