Data Center Cooling Systems Lead — Commissioning & Turnover

Hut 8 Corp.; Corpus Christi (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hut 8 Corp. seeks a Mechanical Systems Expert for our data center build, embedding within Managed Services to review designs and witness testing for operability.

You’ll ensure cooling systems are operable and maintainable at turnover, with hands-on oversight during commissioning and turnover readiness. You will collaborate with construction teams to verify installation quality, access, isolation, and instrumentation, and you will drive lessons learned back into design standards for future

Qualifications

• 8+ years in critical facilities mechanical operations, commissioning, or chief-engineer-track roles.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of chilled water plants, hydronic systems, and data center cooling topologies.
• Level 1-5 commissioning fluency from the witness/operations side, including integrated systems testing.
• Maintainability focus during design reviews: access, isolation, instrumentation gaps.
• Turnover documentation rigor: reading O&M before signing.

Responsibilities

• Perform operability design review of mechanical and cooling systems across chilled water plants, CDUs, CRAHs, and water treatment.
• Walk installations at key milestones to check pipe routing, access, insulation, cleanliness, and flushing protocol compliance.
• Witness Level 3-5 commissioning tests, document acceptance criteria, and ensure closure.
• Verify turnover packages (O&Ms, as-builts, labels, baselines, spare parts, PM inputs) are complete.
• Support early operations stabilization with alarm tuning, setpoint refinement, and first-month troubleshooting.
• Feed operational lessons back into Hut 8 design standards for future projects.

Skills

Chilled water

Hydronic systems

Data center cooling

Commissioning fluency

Turnover docs

Education

Engineering degree

Trade licensure

CFC/EPA certifications

Tools

Job description

Hut 8 Corp. seeks a Mechanical Systems Expert for our data center build, embedding within Managed Services to review designs and witness testing for operability.

You’ll ensure cooling systems are operable and maintainable at turnover, with hands-on oversight during commissioning and turnover readiness. You will collaborate with construction teams to verify installation quality, access, isolation, and instrumentation, and you will drive lessons learned back into design standards for future