BMS/EPMS Control Engineer

First Point Group; Johor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

First Point Group is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead architecture reviews for BMS, EPMS and DCIM platforms in mission-critical facilities. You will define monitoring scopes, handover boundaries and coordinate with electrical and MEP teams.

The role requires 8+ years in automation and building controls, strong hands-on BMS/EPMS/PLC experience, and proficiency with Modbus and BACnet. English and Chinese communication with suppliers is expected, and end-to-end data centre commissioning

Qualifications

• 8+ years in automation and building control domains.
• 3+ years delivering monitoring and control for data centres or mission-critical infra.
• Hands-on with BMS/EPMS/PLC integration; Modbus/BACnet knowledge.
• OT cybersecurity and high-availability design awareness prioritized.
• Drafting and reviewing technical documentation; communicate with suppliers in English and Chinese.
• End-to-end data centre commissioning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct architecture review for BMS, EPMS and DCIM platform interconnections, clarify scope of monitoring functions and control handover boundaries between subsystems.
• Compile point schedules, control sequence logic, alarm tiering rules and interface specification inventories; align protocols with electrical/MEP teams.
• Review PLC programs, control enclosures, field sensors, and HMI configurations; define network segmentation and data backup strategy.
• Oversee the system integrator’s detailed design, programming work, visualization development and on-site deployment.
• Participate in commissioning and failure mode tests; verify behaviour under outages and system recovery; deliver operator training.

Skills

BMS integration

EPMS integration

PLC programming

Modbus

BACnet

HMI config

Troubleshooting

Data centre exp

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Senior Controls Engineer（BMS/EPMS/PLC/DCIM）

Core Accountabilities

• Conduct architecture review for BMS, EPMS and DCIM platform interconnections, clarify the scope of monitoring functions and control handover boundaries between individual subsystems.
• Compile point schedules, control sequence logic, alarm tiering rules and interface specification inventories. Align communication protocols, metering schemes and interlock requirements with electrical and MEP teams.
• Carry out technical review for PLC programs, control enclosures, field sensors, protocol gateways and supervisory HMI configurations. Define requirements for network segmentation, access permission management, time sync and data backup strategy.
• Oversee the system integrator’s detailed design, programming work, visualization development and on-site deployment. Lead point-by-point checkout, sequence validation and alarm function verification activities.
• Participate in integrated commissioning and failure mode simulation tests, verify behaviour under communication outage and system recovery scenarios. Deliver trend logging configuration, program archive, as-built documentation and operator training sessions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Automation, Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation or relevant engineering fields.
• Minimum 8 years working experience in automation and building control domains, with no less than 3 years delivering monitoring and control systems for data centres or other mission-critical infrastructure.
• Solid hands‑on background in BMS, EPMS and PLC integration, good command of standard protocols including Modbus and BACnet, as well as control logic for critical facility infrastructure.
• Proven track record of cross-brand equipment integration, site commissioning and troubleshooting. Candidates with OT cybersecurity and high-availability design awareness will be prioritised.
• Capable of drafting and reviewing technical documentation and communicating with suppliers in English and Chinese. Prior experience on end-to-end data centre commissioning is a plus.