What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Lead position at Hut 8?
About Hut 8
Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world’s largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one. If you’re an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you’ve come to the right place.
About The Role
The Engineering Lead is the single point of technical accountability for a data center project's engineering scope. Reporting into the EPC organization and partnering daily with the Program Director, this role coordinates the project's discipline engineers (mechanical, electrical, BMS/controls) and shared design resources (civil, structural, architectural, fire protection), and drives resolution of cross-discipline design issues from design development through commissioning and turnover. This is a player-coach role: you set the technical direction, make the calls when disciplines conflict, and stay close enough to the details to know when something is drifting.
Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:
Technical Ownership & Design Baseline
Own the project's engineering scope end to end. Establish and hold the technical baseline against Hut 8 program standards, the basis of design, and customer requirements. Approve deviations deliberately and document them. Chair the engineering coordination cadence and keep a visible log of open technical issues, owners, and due dates.
Cross-Discipline Issue Resolution
Drive resolution of cross-discipline conflicts: power and cooling interfaces, space proofing and routing in galleries and white space, structural provisions for equipment, controls integration boundaries, and phasing/sequencing constraints. When disciplines disagree, make the call or escalate with a clear recommendation and the cost/schedule implications of each option.
Design Review Management
Run structured design reviews at each stage gate (30/60/90/IFC), assign reviewers, consolidate comments, and own the comment log to closure. Enforce review quality: constructability, maintainability, code compliance, and alignment with commissioning requirements - not just drafting checks.
Vendor Package & Submittal Oversight
Oversee technical review of major vendor packages (switchgear, generators, UPS, chillers, CDUs, BMS) against specifications. Arbitrate technical exceptions and alternates, and ensure equipment selections hold up against ratings, redundancy, and integration requirements.
Construction & Field Engineering Support
Prioritize and triage engineering support to the field: RFIs, field changes, and design clarifications. Protect the field from slow engineering turnaround by setting response-time expectations and staffing the right discipline against the critical path. Support constructability reviews before packages hit the field.
Commissioning & Turnover Readiness
Ensure engineering deliverables support Level 1-5 commissioning: sequences, setpoints, test criteria, and as-built accuracy. Drive engineering closure of commissioning issues and support the CXQC team through integrated systems testing and turnover to Managed Services.
Team Leadership & Development
Direct and develop the project's discipline engineers and project engineers. Set priorities, review work products, and grow the bench - including mentoring the Project Engineer cohort on design intent.
About You
This role can be based in our Miami headquarters or project-based. Candidates based in Miami must be willing to travel to project sites approximately 50% of the time.
What Makes Hut 8 a Great Place To Work
Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as paid time off. We are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organization, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, radical transparency, and relentless growth mentality.
At Hut 8, You Will Have The Opportunity To
▶ Work with bright, driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgrounds including software development, energy, engineering, entrepreneurship, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting
▶ Design and pitch new products, services, and other initiatives to a leadership team consisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board of directors consisting of industry veterans of energy, finance, and government
▶ Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve is steep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team
▶ Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edge intersection of technology, energy, and infrastructure
Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world’s largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one. If you’re an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you’ve come to the right place.
About The Role
The Engineering Lead is the single point of technical accountability for a data center project's engineering scope. Reporting into the EPC organization and partnering daily with the Program Director, this role coordinates the project's discipline engineers (mechanical, electrical, BMS/controls) and shared design resources (civil, structural, architectural, fire protection), and drives resolution of cross-discipline design issues from design development through commissioning and turnover. This is a player-coach role: you set the technical direction, make the calls when disciplines conflict, and stay close enough to the details to know when something is drifting.
Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:
Technical Ownership & Design Baseline
Own the project's engineering scope end to end. Establish and hold the technical baseline against Hut 8 program standards, the basis of design, and customer requirements. Approve deviations deliberately and document them. Chair the engineering coordination cadence and keep a visible log of open technical issues, owners, and due dates.
Cross-Discipline Issue Resolution
Drive resolution of cross-discipline conflicts: power and cooling interfaces, space proofing and routing in galleries and white space, structural provisions for equipment, controls integration boundaries, and phasing/sequencing constraints. When disciplines disagree, make the call or escalate with a clear recommendation and the cost/schedule implications of each option.
Design Review Management
Run structured design reviews at each stage gate (30/60/90/IFC), assign reviewers, consolidate comments, and own the comment log to closure. Enforce review quality: constructability, maintainability, code compliance, and alignment with commissioning requirements - not just drafting checks.
Vendor Package & Submittal Oversight
Oversee technical review of major vendor packages (switchgear, generators, UPS, chillers, CDUs, BMS) against specifications. Arbitrate technical exceptions and alternates, and ensure equipment selections hold up against ratings, redundancy, and integration requirements.
Construction & Field Engineering Support
Prioritize and triage engineering support to the field: RFIs, field changes, and design clarifications. Protect the field from slow engineering turnaround by setting response-time expectations and staffing the right discipline against the critical path. Support constructability reviews before packages hit the field.
Commissioning & Turnover Readiness
Ensure engineering deliverables support Level 1-5 commissioning: sequences, setpoints, test criteria, and as-built accuracy. Drive engineering closure of commissioning issues and support the CXQC team through integrated systems testing and turnover to Managed Services.
Team Leadership & Development
Direct and develop the project's discipline engineers and project engineers. Set priorities, review work products, and grow the bench - including mentoring the Project Engineer cohort on design intent.
About You
- What we're looking for:
- 10 years of engineering experience on data center or mission-critical facilities, with at least 3 years leading multi-discipline engineering teams on major capital projects.
- Demonstrated technical fluency across electrical distribution (MV/LV, generation, UPS), mechanical/cooling systems (chilled water, air and liquid cooling), and controls integration - deep in at least one, conversant in all.
- Owner's-side or EPC design management experience on projects of $250M construction value; hyperscale or colocation delivery strongly preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline; PE license preferred.
- Proven ability to run stage-gate design reviews and drive large comment logs to closure on schedule.
- Experience supporting active construction: RFI management, field changes, and constructability trade-offs under schedule pressure.
- Working knowledge of Level 1-5 commissioning and what engineering owes the Cx program.
- Decisive in ambiguity - comfortable making and owning the technical call, and explaining it in business terms to non-engineers.
- Willing to travel regularly to project sites (expect 50% during peak construction and commissioning phases).
This role can be based in our Miami headquarters or project-based. Candidates based in Miami must be willing to travel to project sites approximately 50% of the time.
What Makes Hut 8 a Great Place To Work
Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as paid time off. We are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organization, we are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, radical transparency, and relentless growth mentality.
At Hut 8, You Will Have The Opportunity To
▶ Work with bright, driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgrounds including software development, energy, engineering, entrepreneurship, investment banking, private equity, and management consulting
▶ Design and pitch new products, services, and other initiatives to a leadership team consisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board of directors consisting of industry veterans of energy, finance, and government
▶ Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve is steep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team
▶ Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edge intersection of technology, energy, and infrastructure