Commercial Operations Cost Manager (SF)

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About This Role:

Crusoe Energy is seeking a Commercial Operations Cost Manager to support large-scale commercial and hyperscale infrastructure projects. This role plays a critical part in ensuring strong commercial discipline, cost integrity, and contract compliance across fast-moving construction programs.

The Commercial Operations Cost Manager will partner closely with construction, project controls, finance, and vendor teams to manage purchase orders, invoices, and cost records with a high level of accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness. This is a hands-on role for a detail-oriented cost professional who thrives in complex, high-value construction environments.

What you’ll be working on:

• Lead commercial cost management and project controls activities for large-scale commercial or hyperscale infrastructure projects

• Ensure construction contract compliance by aligning all financial and commercial activities with executed contracts, approved scope, and internal governance requirements

• Manage the full Purchase Order (PO) lifecycle, including initiation, approvals, tracking, reconciliation, and closeout, while maintaining budget alignment

• Review and submit contractor and vendor invoices, validating quantities, rates, scope, and approved changes

• Identify and resolve invoice discrepancies in coordination with vendors, construction teams, and finance

• Maintain accurate, audit-ready commercial and cost records to support transparency and reliable actuals reporting

• Collaborate cross-functionally with construction, project controls, finance, and vendor partners to ensure efficient commercial operations

• Support consistent commercial processes that drive cost integrity, predictability, and compliance across projects
  

What you’ll bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related technical field

• 6+ years of experience in Project Controls and Construction Cost Management on large-scale commercial or hyperscale infrastructure projects

• Experience leading project controls or commercial cost functions on complex construction programs

• Strong understanding of contract structures, scope management, and cost governance in fast-paced environments

• Demonstrated ability to manage POs, invoices, and commercial documentation with a high degree of accuracy

• Strong attention to detail and process discipline, with a focus on audit readiness and cost transparency

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across construction, finance, project controls, and vendor teams

• Clear communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset
  

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