--- title: 'Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Specialist, Power Operations at Crusoe' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/health-safety-and-environmental-hse-specialist-power-operations-crusoe-abilene-97b6r2fdz1ph' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-06' --- # Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Specialist, Power Operations at Crusoe - **Company:** [Crusoe](https://feeny.ai/companies/crusoe) - **Location:** Abilene, TX / United States - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-11-04 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/crusoe/6d1f8bc2-7ce2-4368-ac59-7b797418d20a ## Job description 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 is seeking an experienced and proactive Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Specialist to join our expanding team and champion safety across our power operations. Based at our data center power plant in Abilene, TX, with potential travel to additional locations, you'll be an integral member of the Power Operations Team. Your deep technical safety knowledge, especially in rotating equipment, electrical safety, process safety, and/or large-scale turbine operations, will be crucial. We're looking for someone who can effectively communicate across all levels of the organization, continuously assess and mitigate risks, and foster a robust safety culture. This is a full-time position where your expertise will directly contribute to the efficiency and well-being of our critical power infrastructure. What You’ll Be Working On: - Risk Partnership & Action Planning: Partner closely with the Power Operations Team to understand operational risks and develop concrete action plans to effectively address them. - HSE Culture Development: Cultivate a high level of HSE awareness and a strong safety culture through consistent communications, targeted training, and promotion of active involvement in all HSE programs. - Risk Assessment & Mitigation: Conduct thorough assessments of worker risks and provide actionable recommendations to reduce exposure and enhance safety. - Procedure & Process Implementation: Develop and implement various HSE processes, procedures, work instructions, and checklists, ensuring clear guidelines for safe operations. - Compliance Monitoring & Reporting: Actively monitor compliance with all relevant regulations, internal policies, and established procedures, and regularly report on HSE objectives and key metrics. - Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise effectively with contractors, clients, and regulatory agencies regarding HSE issues, ensuring transparent and constructive communication. - Audit & Assessment Support: Plan and actively assist with compliance audits and assessments, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. - Incident Investigation & Analysis: Facilitate thorough incident investigations and lead root cause analysis efforts following any failures, incidents, or accidents to prevent recurrence. - Corrective Action Follow-Up: Actively monitor and follow up on the status of corrective actions, reports, and audit findings, ensuring timely completion and effectiveness. - HSE Training & Development: Coordinate and actively participate in the HSE training of all personnel, enhancing their safety knowledge and practices. - Regulatory Awareness: Maintain continuous awareness of new HSE requirements and manage their integration into existing systems and practices accordingly. - Documentation Management: Ensure that all relevant HSE documentation is meticulously maintained and readily available at all worksites. - Operational Group Support: Provide HSE support to other operational groups and projects as necessary, demonstrating flexibility and a broad commitment to safety. What You’ll Bring to the Team: - Industry Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of relevant industry experience, with a strong preference for backgrounds in Oil and Gas, Plants, Refineries, Power Generation, or other heavy industrial operations. - HSE Regulatory Knowledge: Possess deep technical knowledge of various HSE rules and regulations at both the Federal and State levels, ensuring comprehensive compliance. - Direct Implementation Experience: Proven direct experience with the practical implementation of HSE rules, regulations, policies, and procedures in an operational environment. - Strong Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling effective interaction across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders. - Excellent Computer Skills: Proficient computer skills for documentation, reporting, and utilizing HSE management systems. - Legal Work Authorization: Must be able to legally work and reside in the US without requiring sponsorship. - Safety and Compliance: This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required. Bonus Points: - University degree in a related field (e.g., Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering). - Specific expertise in rotating equipment safety, electrical safety (NFPA 70E), or process safety management (PSM). - Certifications such as CSP (Certified Safety Professional), ASP (Associate Safety Professional), or OHST (Occupational Health and Safety Technologist). - Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth company environment. - Proven ability to drive cultural change related to safety. 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 ## Compensation Range Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $95,000 -$115,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. (#INDDIG) Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation. ## About Crusoe ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates hyperscale data centers and a cloud platform purpose-built for artificial intelligence workloads. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E) - **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, USA - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: AI Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Clean Energy - Target customers: Enterprise AI companies, AI-native startups, research institutions, government agencies (B2B) - **Mission**: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." ## Products & Services - **Crusoe Cloud**: An AI-optimized cloud platform purpose-built for AI workloads, featuring high-performance NVIDIA and AMD compute, accelerated storage, and optimized RDMA networking. Claims to deploy models up to 20x faster and cut costs by up to 81%. - **Crusoe Managed Inference**: A managed AI inference service built with Crusoe's proprietary MemoryAlloy technology, offering best-in-class speed, throughput, and reliability. Features the Crusoe Intelligence Foundry for model selection and API key management. - **AI Data Center Infrastructure**: Vertically integrated design, build, and operation of hyperscale AI factories (e.g., the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX). Modular, scalable construction for power-hungry AI workloads. - **Crusoe Managed Kubernetes & Slurm**: Managed orchestration services that eliminate operational overhead for customers. - **Crusoe AutoClusters**: Fault-tolerant, managed cluster services for large-scale AI training. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Raised over $1.8B+ in total funding (Series E in 2024 was $1B+; Series D in 2024 was $600M; Series C in 2021 was $350M). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA, NYDIG, GE Vernova, Redwood Materials, Tallgrass, AMD. The company has also partnered with leading energy and technology firms to power its data centers. - **Growth Signals**: Divested bitcoin mining business to NYDIG in 2023 to focus exclusively on AI infrastructure; broke ground on the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX; expanded into Europe with a geothermal/hydro-powered deployment in Iceland; announced 1.8 GW Wyoming data center with Tallgrass; acquired GPU memory optimization startup Atero and established a Tel Aviv office. ## Competitive Advantages - **Energy-First Approach**: The company’s core differentiator is its vertical integration starting from energy sourcing. It uses "environmentally aligned power sources" (wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas with carbon capture) to power its AI factories, including pioneering technology to convert wasted natural gas into energy. - **Vertical Integration**: Controls the entire stack—from finding innovative energy sources to building and managing hyperscale data centers and operating the cloud platform. - **NVIDIA Partnership**: Close partnership with NVIDIA, providing access to the latest and highest-performance GPU hardware for its cloud and infrastructure. - **Proven Performance**: Claims 99.98% uptime, 100% customer satisfaction score, and significant cost/performance advantages (up to 81% cost reduction). ## Strategic Focus - **Massive Infrastructure Expansion**: Aggressively scaling its data center footprint, with major projects in Abilene, Texas (Stargate) and Wyoming (Tallgrass), and expansion into Europe. - **Deepening AI Cloud**: Continuing to build out its Crusoe Cloud platform with managed services (Kubernetes, Slurm, AutoClusters) to make it easier for AI companies to use their infrastructure. - **Responsible AI**: Emphasizing sustainability and responsible AI governance, as evidenced by achieving ISO 42001 certification and publishing an ESG report. - **Acquisition-led Growth**: Acquired Atero (GPU memory optimization) to enhance its core technology stack. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven**: The company is united by a tangible mission: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." Employees report high levels of engagement (92% proud to work there per internal survey). - **Massive Growth Trajectory**: Crusoe is at the center of the AI infrastructure boom, building some of the world's most powerful AI factories. For job seekers, this means exposure to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to scale a company from a startup to an industry leader. - **Culture**: The company values "moving fast and making things," continuous learning, and collective genius. It describes itself as an "AI factory company" that values velocity and impact. - **Work Policy**: Hybrid/Office presence required in most roles. Office locations include: Denver (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Tulsa, Dublin (Ireland), and Tel Aviv (Israel). - **Benefits**: Competitive compensation & equity, comprehensive health & wellness, mental health resources, retirement plans, paid time off, leave of absence programs, learning & development, volunteer time off, daily meals allowance, and other location-specific perks. - **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on technical excellence, working with large-scale systems, and pioneering new approaches to energy and infrastructure. The company values candidates' "AI fluency" in its hiring process. ## Sources 1. [crusoe.ai](https://www.crusoe.ai/) 2. [crusoe.ai/careers](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers) 3. [crusoe.ai/about/culture](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers/culture) 4. 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