Superintendent, High Voltage

Hut 8; St. Francisville (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Hut 8 is seeking an experienced Superintendent, HV to lead high-voltage substation and switchyard field execution for a new data center build. You will own day-to-day site operations, coordinate trades, ensure safety and quality from mobilization through turnover, and drive progress with the project team.

You will supervise HV foundations, equipment setting, testing and energization, and coordinate outages with the utility while enforcing strict safety standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years supervising HV substation, switchyard or transmission construction (69kV-345kV).
• Hands-on substation construction: major equipment setting, bus fabrication, grounding grids, control wiring, commissioning support.
• Direct experience coordinating utility outages, switching, clearances, energization per utility rules.
• Familiar with relay/test sequences (NETA) and utility witness/acceptance processes.
• Uncompromising HV safety leadership: switching/tagging, MAD, grounding/bonding; OSHA 30 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise HV substations and switchyards: foundations, steel structures, bus work, breakers, transformers, grounding, enclosures.
• Coordinate daily with utility on interconnection scope, clearances, switching orders and outages.
• Sequence and support relay testing and energization with NETA firms and PLC/Protection Engineers.
• Enforce HV safety boundaries, arc-flash controls, and energization safety plans.
• Own HV three-week look-ahead; manage specialty subcontractors and testing firms to schedule.
• Maintain QC documents, test records and as-built paperwork for turnover to operations.

Skills

HV substation supervision

Switchyard construction

Utility outage coordination

Relay and protection testing

HV safety leadership

Subcontractor management

Documentation discipline

Training adjacent trades on HV hazards

Job description

ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut8 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 Superintendent, HV leads high-voltage and substation field execution for a new data center build - owning day-to-day site operations for this scope in a high-stakes, mission-critical environment. Reporting to the Construction Manager and Director, Construction, this role drives schedule, coordinates trades, and enforces safety and quality from mobilization through turnover. Superintendents are the standard on a Hut 8 site: what you walk past, you approve.

Some of the key responsibilities you should expect are the following:

Substation & Switchyard Construction

Supervise construction of HV substations and switchyards: foundations and steel structures, bus work, breakers, power transformers, disconnects, grounding grids, and control enclosures. Manage major equipment receiving and setting (including oil handling and SF6 procedures) and verify installation against utility and IFC design packages.

Utility Coordination & Outages

Coordinate daily with the serving utility on interconnection scope, clearances, switching orders, and planned outages. Schedule and supervise work inside and adjacent to energized facilities under utility safety rules, hold points, and witness requirements.

Testing & Energization

Sequence and support relay testing, primary injection, doble/megger testing, and end-to-end protection testing with NETA firms and the Protection & Controls Engineer. Own energization readiness: punch completion, test record assembly, safety walkdowns, and utility witness coordination through backfeed and initial energization.

HV Safety Enforcement

Enforce HV-specific safety without exception: minimum approach distances, grounding and bonding, switching and tagging, arc-flash boundaries, and induced-voltage controls. Partner with the HSE Manager on the energization-phase safety plan.

Planning & Contractor Management

Own the HV three-week look-ahead and manage specialty subcontractors and testing firms against schedule and quality commitments. Feed accurate progress and constraints to the Planner/Scheduler - utility windows missed are often windows lost for months.

Documentation & Turnover

Maintain QC documentation, torque and termination records, test records, and as-builts to utility-acceptance standard, and support turnover of HV systems to operations with the CXQC team.

ABOUT YOU

- What we’re looking for:

• 7+ years supervising high-voltage substation, switchyard, or transmission construction (69kV-345kV) with a utility contractor, EPC, or utility construction organization.
• Hands-on knowledge of substation construction practice: major equipment setting, bus fabrication, grounding grids, control wiring, and commissioning support.
• Direct experience coordinating utility outages, switching, clearances, and energization - including work in and around energized facilities under utility rules.
• Familiarity with relay and protection testing sequences (NETA, end-to-end) and utility acceptance/witness processes.
• Uncompromising HV safety leadership: switching and tagging, MAD, grounding and bonding; OSHA 30 preferred.
• Experience managing specialty HV subcontractors and NETA testing firms.
• Documentation rigor to utility-acceptance standard.
• Comfortable being the site’s HV authority and training adjacent trades on HV hazards.

ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is on‑site project based.

WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical, dental, vision, life, andshort-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, investmentbanking, 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