Controls SME, Principal at Hut 8

<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p><strong>ABOUT THE ROLE</strong><br>The Controls SME is Managed Services' controls and automation expert, embedded in a data center&nbsp;build. The role supports design review, vendor oversight, and commissioning to make sure the&nbsp;control systems are operable, maintainable, and trustworthy at turnover. Controls are the facility's&nbsp;nervous system: when they fail or mislead, operators lose sight of everything else.</p> <p>Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:</p> <p><strong>Operability Design Review</strong><br>Review controls designs, including BMS/BAS, EPMS, SCADA, PLC-based plant controls, CDU and&nbsp;cooling plant controls, and generator, UPS, and switchgear controller integration, through an&nbsp;operations lens. Sequences of operations, failure-mode and fail-safe behavior, loss-of-network and&nbsp;loss-of-controller response, manual and local override, point lists and instrumentation adequacy,&nbsp;alarm philosophy and prioritization, graphics clarity, and OT network architecture and access&nbsp;control. Push back where the design assumes an operator will understand or recover something the&nbsp;system never tells them.</p> <p><br><strong>Controls QA/QC and Vendor Oversight</strong><br>Provide QA/QC oversight of controls scope for new construction and retrofits: review vendor&nbsp;proposals and programming, directly oversee system configuration and component upgrades, and&nbsp;witness factory tests. Hold controls vendors to Hut 8 standards and to the approved sequences, and&nbsp;make sure every modification to a system follows change control.</p> <p><br><strong>Construction-Phase Verification</strong><br>Walk controls installations at key milestones. Flag operability and quality issues to the MEP&nbsp;superintendent early, while they are still cheap to fix.</p> <p><br><strong>Commissioning</strong><br>Witness Level 3-5 commissioning of controls and automation: point-to-point verification, sequence-&nbsp;of-operations testing, controller, server, and network failover, alarm verification, trend validation,&nbsp;and integrated systems testing across mechanical, electrical, and controls, including loss-of-&nbsp;communication and loss-of-BMS scenarios. Review programming through the commissioning&nbsp;process, drive operational findings into the Cx log with clear acceptance criteria, and verify closure&nbsp;personally.</p> <p><br><strong>Turnover Readiness</strong><br>Verify controls turnover packages: as-built sequences of operation, point lists, control and network&nbsp;drawings, programming backups and configuration files under version control, licenses and&nbsp;credentials transferred to Hut 8, alarm setpoint and priority matrices, trend baselines, spare&nbsp;controllers and critical modules, and PM program inputs such as backup routines, firmware&nbsp;updates, and panel power health. Confirm the backups actually restore.</p> <p><br><strong>Training</strong><br>Provide technical controls training and support to Facility Operations staff, and validate that&nbsp;operator training equips the team to use the systems, not just look at them.</p> <p><br><strong>Program Feedback</strong><br>Feed operational lessons into Hut 8 controls standards, point naming and alarm conventions, and&nbsp;the next project's basis of design, and work with other Hut 8 sites and teams to carry standards&nbsp;across the portfolio.</p> <p><strong>ABOUT YOU</strong><br><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>7+ years of controls experience in programming, start-up, and commissioning of complex&nbsp;systems such as central plants, air handling units, and evaporative cooling and humidification&nbsp;systems. A bachelor's degree or trade certification in a related field plus 3+ years of controls&nbsp;industry experience will be considered in lieu.</li> <li>Experience in critical environments, with a working knowledge of critical facility operations&nbsp;and procedure-based work.</li> <li>Theoretical and practical understanding of control equipment and systems: design,&nbsp;maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and construction.</li> <li>Working knowledge of the mechanical, electrical, and life safety systems found in critical&nbsp;facilities.</li> <li>Sequence-of-operations fluency: you can read one critically, catch the gaps and failure modes,&nbsp;and test whether it behaves as written.</li> <li>Experience interpreting blueprints, CAD drawings, and controls diagrams.</li> <li>Turnover documentation rigor, especially programming backups, configuration files, and&nbsp;version control.</li> <li>Comfortable embedded with a construction team while holding the operations line, and&nbsp;effective in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Data center experience.</li> <li>PLC programming experience</li> <li>IT or networking certification</li> <li>Equipment field service engineering or manufacturer representative experience.</li> <li>Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve workflows with measurable results, such as efficiency&nbsp;gains or quality improvements.</li> </ul> <p><strong>ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT</strong></p> <p>- Full time on-site role.</p>