Associate General Counsel, EPC & Supply Chain
Job Summary
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 worlds 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 youre an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging youve come to the right place.
About the Role
The Assistant General Counsel of EPC and Supply Chain role serves as the companys lead lawyer for the companys engineering construction and equipment procurement activities. This position holds direct legal ownership over the companys infrastructure build-outs and data center construction daily with our Construction and Supply Chain teams you will drive the legal strategy negotiate and draft EPC agreements pre-construction services agreements design build agreements master service agreements construction management agreements and supply agreements. You will manage operational risk during project execution providing definitive guidance on claims change orders liquidated damages (LDs) and contractor performance role requires close cross-functional collaboration with the Construction Supply Chain and Strategic Finance teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the negotiation and drafting of complex EPC agreements construction contracts early works agreements master services agreements and supplier with the Construction and Supply Chain teams to own and manage all commercial milestone warranty and LD schedules.
- Advise on change orders delays LD exposure warranty issues and contractor performance problems.
- Direct and coordinate with outside counsel on complex construction agreements and contractor/supplier disputes.
- Ensure construction timelines legally align with utility interconnection windows customer delivery obligations and financing requiements.
- Interface directly with the AGCs of Development Energy and Strategic Transactions to ensure unified terms across site control power availability and project financing misalignments early and execute corrective pathways.
- Oversee legal aspects of long-lead procurement agreements for major electrical components (transformers switchgear generators) aligning vendor contracts with prime EPC flowdowns and warranty structures.
- Build maintain and continuously refresh construction exhibit libraries standardized change order procedures and repeatable flowdown matrices to accelerate parallel builds.
- Provide proactive legal guidance to the Construction and Supply Chain teams.
- Ensure construction-related risk profiles are accurately reflected in Board and executive reporting materials.
- Direct and manage construction litigation and specialized EPC firms maintaining strict budget oversight and scope containment while capturing knowledge internally.
About You
- You have an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. State and are a member in good standing of one U.S. Bar.
- You have a minimum of 10 years of legal experience with specialized experience drafting and negotiating large-scale construction and infrastructure agreements and EPC agreements.
- You have excellent negotiation drafting and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- You excel at the early escalation and structural mitigation of project disputes preserving the companys legal positions while keeping active construction moving forward.
- You maintain a rigorous understanding of how milestone dependencies LD triggers and completion criteria impact capital markets deliverables and downstream customer commitments.
- Have you managed the legal resolution of a material construction delay claims liquidated damages disputes and contractor defaults.
- You understand the logistical and contractual complexities of global equipment procurement and know how to legally secure delivery certainty in volatile vendor markets.
- You are a strategic thinker with a practical business-oriented approach to legal issues.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT
This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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 are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organizationwe 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 backgroundsincluding software development energy engineering entrepreneurship investmentbanking private equity and management consulting
Design and pitch new products services and other initiatives to a leadership teamconsisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board ofdirectors consisting of industry veterans of energy finance and government
Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve issteep 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-edgeintersection of technology energy and infrastructure
Required Experience:
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