About the RoleHut 8 is developing large-scale energy and digital infrastructure, with a growing pipeline of data center campuses and power projects. We are seeking a Principal, FP&A - Development to own the financial picture of our development portfolio across the full project lifecycle - from initial estimate through project completion - and to answer the question that matters most: how did we actually perform against what we underwrote?
This is an analytically demanding, high-ownership role. You will publish recurring reporting on the development portfolio, build and maintain cost estimates and estimate-to-actual analyses, and serve as a trusted finance partner to both the Corporate Development team and the Energy Origination (EO) team. You'll be expected to work in modern tooling - including visualization platforms and AI tools - to make reporting faster, sharper, and more decision-ready.
Key ResponsibilitiesPortfolio Analysis & Reporting
- Publish recurring reports on the development portfolio - budgets, forecasts, commitments, spend, and variances - on a consistent weekly/monthly cadence.
- Perform portfolio-level analysis across projects: capital deployment, cost trends, benchmarking across sites, and scenario/sensitivity analysis to support leadership decisions.
- Build clear, decision-ready dashboards and visualizations in Power BI, Tableau, or AI tools; continuously improve reporting so insights are self-serve and current.
Cost Estimating & Project Lifecycle Ownership
- Own the financial view of the full development lifecycle: develop and maintain cost estimates at each stage, track them through execution, and close the loop with estimate-vs-actual analysis at project commercialization.
- Serve as cost estimator for development-stage projects, working with Development, Construction, and Procurement to build defensible, well-documented estimates.
- Feed lessons learned from completed projects back into estimating assumptions, benchmarks, and unit-cost libraries to improve accuracy over time.
Business Partnership
- Act as a finance partner to the Corporate Development team and the Energy Origination (EO) team - supporting planning cycles, reforecasts, capital approvals, and ad hoc analysis.
- Reconcile project data between PMIS and NetSuite to ensure a single, accurate source of truth for project financials.
- Support monthly close, accruals, and capital reporting in partnership with Accounting.
Tools, AI & Continuous Improvement
- Actively use AI tools to accelerate analysis, reporting, and documentation - and identify new ways to automate manual workflows.
- Improve and standardize templates, models, and reporting processes across the development portfolio.
- Travel to project sites (~10% of time) to stay grounded on site progress and validate assumptions behind the numbers.
Qualifications- 3+ years of experience in FP&A, project finance, cost estimating, project controls, or portfolio analytics - ideally supporting real estate development, data centers, energy, or large capital projects.
- Strong analytical skills with demonstrated experience in portfolio analysis, cost estimating, budgeting and estimate-vs-actual (lookback) analysis.
- Excellent communication skills; able to publish polished reporting and present findings to corporate and operations stakeholders.
- Comfort operating with ownership and autonomy across the full lifecycle of a project.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Willingness to travel ~10% to project sites.
Systems & Tools- Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, or other tools - able to build and maintain dashboards independently.
- PMIS: Experience with project management information systems preferred (e.g., Procore, Kahua, e-Builder, Unifier, or similar).
- ERP: NetSuite preferred; comparable ERP/accounting platforms acceptable.
- Excel: Advanced proficiency - complex models, pivot tables, lookups.
- AI: Demonstrated, practical use of AI tools in day-to-day analytical and reporting work.
ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENTThis 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.
