Engineering Lead

Hut 8•Miami, FL

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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).

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.