Building Automation Systems Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

The Controls Engineer manages, plans, organizes, and controls a multi-faceted Building Automation System (BAS) across the Oxford, Middletown, and Hamilton campuses, encompassing over 300,000 control points and 600 field panels. The system consists of a combination of Siemens and Delta controls. The work involves providing direction and support for network infrastructure, head-end software, and hardware; administering service agreements; diagnosing and repairing system and component problems; creating and modifying control programs; and performing minor control hardware installation. The Engineer serves as the university's primary technical authority on building controls, coordinating with university project managers and outside contractors to ensure system standards and sequences of operation are met. A primary function of this role is to proactively monitor and modify building sequences of operation to ensure optimum performance and drive campus-wide energy efficiency. The Controls Engineer manages and develops a team of internal technicians and oversees the work of outside contractors. This position also manages and evaluates the effectiveness of a retro-commissioning program. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties:

Leadership & Management: Provides direction, focus, guidance, support, and prioritization for a well-developed campus-wide BAS infrastructure. Implements new and enforces existing programs, policies, and procedures that result in high levels of performance. Keeps superiors informed and is responsive to directives. Actively supports departmental and institutional goals through strategic BAS management. Evaluates performance, sets goals for direct reports, and participates in hiring recommendations.

Daily Operations Management: Ensures the central BAS and individual workstations are functioning properly. Coordinates device-level diagnosis and repair with applicable trade shops. Serves as the central point of contact for specific control needs from the campus community. Develops and analyzes reports on BAS alarms and the performance of building systems. Administers service agreements with providers where applicable.

Energy Efficiency Optimization: Drives energy efficiency initiatives by developing methods, practices, and metrics to monitor and modify building system sequences of operation. Recommends capital projects, new processes, and other concepts to increase campus energy efficiency and reduce utility consumption, coordinating efforts with other organizational units.

Technical Support and Guidance: Provides supervisors and service technicians with expert technical support, leveraging the BAS as a primary diagnostic tool. Retains and engages technical staff in solving complex problems and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and professional development. Provides expert technical support for 24-hour, 7-day-a-week operations.

Contractor Oversight: Performs contract administration for BAS-related work. Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure quality control and adherence to university standards.

Long-Range Planning: Coordinates with IT Services on long-range networking and hardware infrastructure needs. Supports and provides direction to project managers on standardized equipment, installation practices, and sequence of operation deliverables. Develops and presents long- and short-range plans that align with industry shifts in BAS technology.

Record-Keeping & Documentation: Develops and enforces policies and work practices that result in accurate as-built drawings and documented sequences of operation for all building systems.