Controls Engineer – BMS, Smoke Ventilation & Facade Automation

Safetyline Jalousie; Mona Vale; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Australian-made products

Site vehicle and travel

Job summary

Safetyline Jalousie is seeking a Controls Engineer to develop and own end-to-end control solutions for our louvre projects, from design through commissioning.

This hands-on role offers training and cross-functional exposure with BMS, fire interfaces and national standards, with regular site visits across Sydney and interstate travel.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of industry experience in HVAC, BMS, controls, building automation, or fire and smoke systems
• CAD capability (AutoCAD or Revit) and ability to read architectural/mechanical drawings
• Familiarity with control philosophies, cause-and-effect logic, BMS protocols (BACnet, Modbus) or fire alarm interfaces is highly regarded
• Comfortable working with architects, engineers and contractors and in site visits

Responsibilities

• Develop controls solutions for SJ louvre projects, including product selection, system configuration and interfaces
• Prepare control schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation from drawings and schedules
• Define control philosophies and cause-and-effect requirements, including BMS and fire alarm interfaces
• Translate project requirements into smoke ventilation controls in line with NCC and AS/EN standards
• Support installers and contractors with commissioning, fault-finding and warranty support

Skills

Customer-facing

Reading drawings

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Controls Engineer – BMS, Smoke Ventilation & Facade Automation

For more than 17 years, Safetyline Jalousie has manufactured high-performance louvre windows in Australia, specified on hospitals, schools, high-rise residential, defence and government projects nationally. We're launching an integrated façade-and-controls platform, and we're hiring a Controls Engineer to grow with it. This is a new role, giving you the opportunity to help shape the business unit from the ground up.

This is a broad, hands-on role for an early-career engineer who wants to own a technical patch end-to-end, not a narrow graduate rotation. You'll develop the complete controls solution for each project and support it from design stage through to commissioning, working with architects, fire engineers and installers along the way. You'll receive structured technical training and ongoing product and application support from SE Controls (UK), the global leader in smoke and natural-ventilation control.

What you'll do:

Develop controls solutions for SJ louvre projects, including product selection, system configuration and interfaces

Prepare control schematics, wiring diagrams and technical documentation from architectural drawings and window schedules

Define control philosophies and cause-and-effect requirements, including interfaces with BMS and fire alarm systems

Translate project and fire-engineered requirements into the appropriate smoke ventilation controls solution, in line with the NCC, AS 1668.1, AS 1670.1 and EN 12101-2

Support architects, mechanical consultants and fire engineers with controls specification

Support installers and contractors with commissioning and fault-finding, and provide first-line technical and warranty support

What we’re looking for:

A mechanical, electrical or building services background with 1–3 years of industry experience (HVAC, BMS, controls, building automation, or fire and smoke systems)

CAD capability (AutoCAD or Revit), or the appetite to develop it quickly (training supported)

Comfortable reading architectural, mechanical and electrical drawings

An understanding of control philosophies, cause-and-effect, BMS protocols (BACnet, Modbus) or fire alarm interfaces is highly regarded

Customer-facing confidence when working with architects, engineers and contractors

Current driver licence for site visits, and a Working With Children Check or willingness to obtain one

Australian work rights; based within reach of Mona Vale, Northern Beaches NSW

Working arrangements:

• Office-based at our Mona Vale (NSW) facility, Monday to Friday
• Company vehicle available for site visits
• Regular site visits across Sydney, plus some interstate travel

What we offer:

• Career progression as the business unit expands
• Real responsibility in a small team, working closely with our Director
• Exposure to major projects across education, healthcare and government
• Australian-made products, manufactured on site at Mona Vale