Senior Manager, Automation & Controls – Global DC Projects

STACK Infrastructure; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits aligned with his/

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Manager, Automation & Controls to provide specialist controls expertise across its Data Centre construction portfolio. You will oversee BMS, EPMS and network integration across multiple locations, coordinating with Construction, IT and vendor teams to ensure compliant, tested systems.

You will travel between project sites, lead design reviews, and guide commissioning activities, ensuring STACK standards are met throughout every phase of delivery.

Qualifications

• HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with controls networks, power redundancy, and control panel design.
• Experience writing Sequences of Operation (SoO) and technical specifications.
• Practical knowledge of PLC and SCADA programming.
• Experience with controls hardware and device selection.
• Experience in commissioning management, design management and portfolio management.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Willingness to travel between multiple project locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide controls SME support to Construction and other project delivery functions.
• Liaise with STACK BMS and IT teams to facilitate switch and firewall configuration for BMS/EPMS.
• Liaise with STACK server teams to facilitate VM configuration for BMS/EPMS.
• Undertake high-level reviews of key controls-related design deliverables.
• Assist with the coordination and oversight of SFAT activities and review commissioning test scripts related to controls.
• Maintain a regular site presence during major testing activities, providing an additional layer of scrutiny of BMS/EPMS systems and SME support to the Commissioning team.
• Oversee the close-out of BMS, EPMS and network-related items within the commissioning IRL.
• Engage with the Commissioning Agent, general contractor and vendors to advise on BMS, EPMS and network infrastructure commissioning programmes.
• Contribute to the development and management of controls design standards and oversee their implementation across projects.
• Capture project feedback and lessons learned and feed appropriate updates into controls standards.
• Attend sites as required to conduct progress walks, participate in key meetings and observe controls vendor site acceptance testing.
• Support controls vendors in resolving potential blockers and support vendors with BMS, EPMS and network coordination as required.
• Support the onboarding of controls vendors in line with STACK frameworks.

Skills

Controls design

SoO writing

PLC programming

SCADA programming

Network configuration

Travel flexibility

Cross-functional collaboration

BMS/EPMS knowledge

Team leadership

Education

HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLC software tools

VM configuration

BMS/EPMS systems

Job description

STACK Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Manager, Automation & Controls to provide specialist controls expertise across its Data Centre construction portfolio. You will oversee BMS, EPMS and network integration across multiple locations, coordinating with Construction, IT and vendor teams to ensure compliant, tested systems.

You will travel between project sites, lead design reviews, and guide commissioning activities, ensuring STACK standards are met throughout every phase of delivery.