Director, Microgrid & Distributed Energy Strategy

About the role

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. The Director, Microgrid & Distributed Energy Strategy will create strategic advantage for Crusoe by leading the end-to-end development of distributed energy and microgrid projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate project sites, design resilient electrical solutions, manage regulatory compliance, and drive financial viability at hyperscale.
• Build and drive an incubation engine that takes promising energy projects from initial identification all the way through to energized, operating infrastructure — owning the full project development lifecycle.
• Create novel market structures that create differentiated access to power and design commercial structures that unlock speed and certainty.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to develop and execute energy technology strategies.
• Produce research and thought leadership that shapes the industry and positions Crusoe at the forefront of energy innovation in the AI era.
• Maintain a living Frontier Map across generation, storage, fuels, grid-edge solutions, and interconnection enablers — evaluated with execution realism across feasibility, cost, timeline, and bankability.
• Lead energy project incubation end-to-end — from identification to energized, operating infrastructure.
• Own permitting, interconnection, and construction accountability through energization — managing EPCs, OEMs, and internal teams.
• Convert successful projects into repeatable deployment playbooks; build partner ecosystems across developers, OEMs, EPCs, utilities, and financiers.
• Negotiate and close high-impact commercial agreements — and drive early-stage deal flow aligned to Crusoe's energy roadmap.
• Coordinate internal alignment across engineering, finance, legal, and operations to close and execute on opportunities.
• Design commercial structures that unlock speed and certainty: flexible load constructs, behind-the-meter and private-wire arrangements, and capacity + energy products.
• Convert successful structures into repeatable templates and reduce interconnection and schedule risk through proactive development frameworks.
• Publish crisp, technically grounded original research and content that strengthens Crusoe's credibility with partners, regulators, and talent.
• Partner with Public Affairs to shape enabling conditions across permitting, interconnection, market rules, and incentives — engaging stakeholders when it materially improves time-to-power or project viability.

Requirements

10+ years in energy development, power markets, energy-tech commercialization, or infrastructure strategy — with significant time spent in hands-on project execution roles, not purely advisory or finance.

Demonstrated track record of owning energy projects from identification through energization — including personal accountability for permitting, commercial structuring, and construction delivery at 200 MW scale or greater.

Strong understanding of what makes energy solutions deployable and financeable — permitting, interconnection, reliability, operations, and bankability — with direct project experience to back it up.

Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to produce decision-grade memos and materials quickly.

Engineering degree required; advanced degree in a technical field strongly preferred.

Bonus points: Experience at a leading large-scale microgrid company (e.g., Scale Microgrids, Enchanted Rock, Swell Energy, Ameresco, or similar) with exposure to both design/engineering and commercial execution; Direct project experience with gigawatt-scale site planning and the associated generation portfolio design challenges; Familiarity with large flexible loads (data centers, industrial loads, compute) and their interaction with microgrid economics and power markets; Network across microgrid developers, OEMs, EPCs, utilities, ISOs/RTOs, financiers, and research institutions.

Qualifications

Hands-on technoeconomic modeling expertise: ability to build and own models that translate generation design choices (solar, storage, gas, hybrid topologies) into cost, reliability, and schedule outputs that drive real investment decisions.

Skills

Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills, as well as extremely strong critical thinking, a high degree of agency, a bias toward action, and an ability to think creatively about evolving markets, technologies, and competitive dynamics.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Raised 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