Director, Infrastructure Legal – Data Center Projects

Nscale; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 210.000 - 340.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus eligibility

Equity options

Retirement plan

Zusammenfassung

Nscale is seeking a Director, Legal – Critical Infrastructure, US to manage the full contracting lifecycle for its US data center campuses. This role requires hands-on execution, direct negotiation with major counterparties, and coordination with local counsel across jurisdictions.

You will lead owner-contractor, EPC, and design-build agreements, draft and negotiate design and consultancy contracts, and handle O&M, power, and real estate arrangements, ensuring strong commercial positions and

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of construction and infrastructure legal experience, gained in-house and/or at a top-tier law firm.
• Strong track record negotiating major construction EPC, design-build, professional services, and equipment supply agreements for large-scale projects.
• Fluency in construction risk allocation, including pricing structures, delay remedies, warranties and defects, indemnity, insurance, liability, and dispute-resolution provisions.

Aufgaben

• Lead the negotiation of owner-contractor, EPC, and design-build agreements for data center campus construction across the US.
• Draft and negotiate design and consultancy agreements with architects, engineers, and specialist consultants, including framework agreement and work order structures, ownership of deliverables, and professional liability.
• Negotiate supply, installation, and O&M agreements for on-site power generation and critical electrical and mechanical equipment, including performance guarantees, warranties, and service levels.
• Support site acquisition, development arrangements, and ground leases, as well as power procurement, utility, interconnection, and power purchase arrangements in coordination with regulatory and local counsel.
• Maintain and improve Nscale's infrastructure contract templates and playbooks.
• Run counterparty comment rounds and drive consistent house positions across projects, while adapting for local law and market practice.
• Manage contracts through delivery and closeout, including change orders, cost and schedule claims, payment and retention issues, defect correction, and dispute avoidance.
• Coordinate insurance and bonding requirements with the insurance team, and partner with Debt Capital Markets Legal on lender requirements for project-financed sites.
• Manage US outside counsel, including scope, budgets, and quality of advice.
• Partner closely with construction, procurement, finance, real estate, energy, and operations teams to support project delivery at pace.

Kenntnisse

Construction & infrastructure law

Contract negotiations

First-chair negotiation

Stakeholder communication

In-house/legal experience

US bar admission

Project scope management

Jobbeschreibung

Nscale is seeking a Director, Legal – Critical Infrastructure, US to manage the full contracting lifecycle for its US data center campuses. This role requires hands-on execution, direct negotiation with major counterparties, and coordination with local counsel across jurisdictions.

You will lead owner-contractor, EPC, and design-build agreements, draft and negotiate design and consultancy contracts, and handle O&M, power, and real estate arrangements, ensuring strong commercial positions and