Senior Controls Engineer

Arup; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to drive design and integration of building management systems across data centres, healthcare, and commercial projects. You will lead control system development, collaborate with MEP and ICT teams, and shape innovative energy-efficient strategies.

You will build client relationships through technical excellence, contribute to proposals, and advance building automation innovations with IoT integration across critical infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• A recognized tertiary qualification in controls, mechatronics, building services, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• 7+ years' experience designing and/or implementing building control systems.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards it.
• Proven delivery of BMS/SCADA/EPMS and HVAC designs across data centres, healthcare, commercial and critical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with MS Visio, AutoCAD and Revit.

Responsibilities

• Design BMS/building controls systems to optimize building performance, collaborating with MEP and ICT disciplines.
• Integrate BMS, SCADA/EPMS and HVAC into building design with redundancy and resiliency considerations.
• Prepare conceptual design reports, specifications and drawings; conduct site inspections and witness commissioning.
• Lead the design and implementation of control systems for building automation and develop efficient control logic.
• Lead stakeholder engagement plans, communications, meetings and workshops to convey project objectives.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Leadership

Critical thinking

Education

Chartered Engineer status (or active towards)

Tools

MS Visio

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our ICT/BMS team delivers intelligent building control solutions across some of Australia's most complex and innovative built environment projects. Working across a diverse range of projects — including data centres, healthcare and commercial/industrial buildings — our senior controls engineers play a key role in designing, integrating and optimising control systems to enhance building performance and drive our building automation initiatives forward.

Joining Arup

Arup's purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Our ICT/BMS team delivers intelligent building control solutions across some of Australia's most complex and innovative built environment projects. Working across a diverse range of projects — including data centres, healthcare and commercial/industrial buildings — our senior controls engineers play a key role in designing, integrating and optimising control systems to enhance building performance and drive our building automation initiatives forward.

The Opportunity

While this role is focused on enabling delivery of our current project pipeline, as a senior engineer, you would be expected to build client relationships through technical excellence in your project delivery and contribute to proposal writing to secure future pipeline for the Building Management System team.

You will also have the opportunity to drive innovation in building automation, IoT integration, and energy-efficient control strategies, shaping the future of intelligent building systems at Arup.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Designing BMS/building controls systems to optimize building performance and streamline building management — including applications in commercial, industrial and data centre environments — working collaboratively with MEP and ICT disciplines to ensure fully integrated control solutions responsive to the design requirements of each interfacing system.
• Ensuring seamless integration of BMS, SCADA/EPMS, and HVAC control systems into overall building design, with consideration of redundancy and resiliency for data centres and other critical infrastructure where required.
• Conducting design studies and producing conceptual design reports; preparing contract documentation, specifications and drawings; conducting site inspections and Factory Acceptance Testing; and witnessing control system commissioning to ensure proper execution and alignment with design, including System Architecture and Functional Description.
• Leading the design and implementation of control systems for various applications, including building automation, and developing comprehensive control logic incorporating innovative and efficient solutions.
• Leading stakeholder identification and engagement — crafting stakeholder engagement plans, implementing effective communication strategies, and leading meetings, workshops and consultations to convey project objectives, progress and impacts.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

• You hold a recognized relevant tertiary qualification in controls, mechatronics, building services, mechanical or electrical engineering, or a similar field;
• 7+ years' relevant experience designing and/or implementing building control systems preferably within a consulting business environment;
• You hold or are actively working towards chartered engineer status.
• You have demonstrated experience delivering BMS, SCADA/EPMS and HVAC control system design across sectors such as data centres, healthcare, commercial, transport infrastructure and critical infrastructure environments.
• You have good awareness of market offerings including products with advanced programming and novel solutions, and proficiency in software tools commonly used in the building services design sector, including MS Visio, AutoCAD and Revit.
• You have the ability to communicate clearly and adapt your interpersonal style to connect with diverse stakeholders, fostering open dialogue and collaboration, and the ability to tackle challenges strategically — identifying root causes and exploring innovative solutions with a critical mindset.

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member's success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup's legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities.

Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave.

We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence. Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Psalm Manuel at ***email_hidden*** to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.