Principal, Business Intelligence; Development

Position: Principal, Business Intelligence (Development)
ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 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

We are seeking a highly analytical and intellectually curious Business Intelligence professional to support capital forecasting, financial performance monitoring, and project-level insight delivery across our development and construction initiatives.

This role will sit within the Business Intelligence organization and serve as a strategic partner to Construction and Development teams throughout the full project lifecycle - from origination and underwriting through construction execution and project closeout. The BI Principal will ensure that capital forecasts are disciplined, transparent, and aligned with project execution realities, while equipping leadership with clear, decision-ready insight into cost drivers, risks, and funding implications.

This role is expected to leverage AI tools and modern analytics platforms to move beyond static reporting and toward dynamic, always-on intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

* Budget vs. Actuals Analysis & Variance Reporting:

* Analyze actual spend against approved budgets and forecasts, identifying and articulating key variance drivers across labor, materials, general conditions, and soft costs.

* Evaluate cost-to-complete projections and assess the financial impact of scope changes, schedule shifts, and procurement timing differences.

* Build and maintain AI-assisted dashboards that surface variance trends proactively, reducing reliance on manual report generation and enabling faster decision cycles.

* Change Order & Cost Curve Monitoring:

* Partner with Construction and internal estimating teams to review change orders and assess financial impact relative to baseline budgets.

* Track and refine cost curves over the life of projects, improving forecast accuracy through trend analysis and performance benchmarking.

* Leverage AI and data tooling to identify patterns in change order history, enabling predictive cost modeling and earlier risk flagging.

* Treasury & Project-Level Financing Support:

* Collaborate with Treasury and Fundraising teams to provide accurate project-level capital deployment reporting and forward-looking cash forecasts.

* Support lender, investor, and capital partner reporting requirements related to development budgets, spend progress, and funding utilization

* Process Improvement, Tooling & Standardization:

* Develop standardized forecasting templates and reporting frameworks for development CAPEX.

* Contribute to post-project financial reviews, identifying forecast accuracy improvements and refining planning assumptions.

* Document and share tooling and process improvements across the BI team to build organizational leverage.

ABOUT YOU

* Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field. Masters or advanced degree preferred.

* 6+ years of experience in project finance, capital planning, corporate finance or business intelligence.

* Experience supporting capital-intensive projects (construction, infrastructure, energy, industrial, real estate or similar).

* Demonstrated interest in or experience with AI tools, analytics platforms and automated reporting - comfort building new processes from scratch, not just maintaining existing ones.

* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling, including dynamic forecasting and cash flow modeling; experience with BI or dashboarding tools

* Detail-oriented with demonstrated ability to reconcile complex datasets, identify discrepancies and ensure integrity between budgets, forecasts and actual results.

* Excellent communication and presentation skills,…