Senior Controls Architect – Data Centre OT & BMS

Blackedge Consulting; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackedge Consulting is leading a senior opportunity for a Controls Engineering Lead in Dublin to shape the controls and OT strategy for large-scale data centres across Europe. You will operate at technical-authority level, aligning electrical, mechanical, cooling, and digital platforms into one integrated facility.

You will define standard architectures for BMS/EPMS/SCADA, lead commissioning readiness, and govern control narratives, alarm philosophies and testing to ensure operational

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering; Chartered preferred.
• Extensive experience in data centre controls and mission-critical environments.
• Ability to design system architectures and govern control standards.
• Willingness to travel internationally across Europe.
• Strong stakeholder management and technical governance.

Responsibilities

• Define standard controls architectures across large-scale data centres.
• Lead integration of electrical, mechanical, cooling, and digital platforms.
• Collaborate with GCs, vendors, and commissioning teams.
• Own OT strategy and functional performance testing.
• Provide guidance through design, commissioning, and operation.

Skills

Controls Engineering

BMS

EPMS

SCADA

PLC programming

OT architecture

Systems integration

DCIM

Commissioning

Troubleshooting

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Modbus

Profibus

Ethernet

Fieldbus

Job description

Blackedge Consulting is leading a senior opportunity for a Controls Engineering Lead in Dublin to shape the controls and OT strategy for large-scale data centres across Europe. You will operate at technical-authority level, aligning electrical, mechanical, cooling, and digital platforms into one integrated facility.

You will define standard architectures for BMS/EPMS/SCADA, lead commissioning readiness, and govern control narratives, alarm philosophies and testing to ensure operational