Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer

Jobgether; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Retirement and pension contributions

Healthcare and insurance benefits

Generous annual paid leave

Job summary

Partner company in the Netherlands is seeking a Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer to act as the technical authority for building and power management systems across a global portfolio of mission-critical data centre facilities. You will define architecture, standards and acceptance frameworks ensuring consistency, reliability and performance across Europe and North America.

You will drive continuous improvement, mentor engineers, and collaborate with procurement to shape vendor strategies

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience in Building Management Systems (BMS), Power Management Systems (PMS) or mission-critical controls engineering, with proven experience in the data centre sector.
• Experience defining controls architectures and establishing technical standards across multiple sites or international projects.
• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical control sequences, supervisory control platforms, and industrial communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus).
• Proven experience making and defending complex technical decisions involving vendors, consultants, designers and senior stakeholders.
• Experience defining FAT, SAT and IST procedures for mission-critical controls environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with ability to drive alignment across geographies without direct reporting authority.
• Strategic thinking, sound technical judgement and proactive risk identification and engineering improvements.
• Nice to have: experience with controls for high-density AI data centres, direct liquid cooling and advanced thermal management.
• Nice to have: knowledge of OT cybersecurity and IEC 62443 in controls networks.
• Nice to have: experience standardising architectures, specs and practices across international data centre portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the global BMS and PMS controls architecture, including system boundaries, networks, redundancy and integration with facility monitoring and compute infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain the controls standards library, including FAT/SAT requirements and naming conventions.
• Establish technical requirements for high-density AI data centre environments, including CDU integration and power-to-compute interfaces.
• Act as the final technical authority on controls design deviations, vendor proposals, and integration challenges across international sites.
• Collaborate with procurement to define vendor strategies and supplier selection standards.
• Establish OT security requirements with cybersecurity specialists, including network segmentation and secure remote support.
• Analyse operational data to continuously improve controls standards and engineering practices.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to controls engineers and partners.

Skills

BMS expertise

PMS expertise

Data centre domain

Multisite leadership

Stakeholder management

Systems architecture

Vendor management

OT security

Industrial protocols

Communication skills

High-density AI cooling

Risk assessment

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer based in Netherlands.

As Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer, you will serve as the technical authority for building management and power management systems across a global portfolio of mission-critical data centre facilities. You will define the controls architecture, technical standards and acceptance frameworks that ensure consistency, reliability and performance across projects in Europe and North America. Working at a strategic level, you will shape how building and power systems are designed, integrated, tested and operated. You will play a key role in supporting the next generation of high-density AI infrastructure, including advanced cooling technologies and power-to-compute integration. This is a senior individual contributor position offering significant technical ownership and influence across multidisciplinary teams. You will also drive continuous improvement, strengthen engineering capabilities and establish best practices across an expanding international portfolio.

Accountabilities

• Define and own the global BMS and PMS controls architecture, including system boundaries, network configurations, redundancy strategies and integration with facility monitoring and compute infrastructure.

• Develop and maintain the controls standards library, covering sequences of operation, points schedules, alarm philosophies, naming conventions, and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) requirements.

• Establish technical requirements for high-density AI data centre environments, including liquid cooling systems, Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) integration and power-to-compute interfaces.

• Act as the final technical authority on controls design deviations, vendor proposals and integration challenges across multiple international sites.

• Collaborate with procurement teams to define vendor strategies, technical evaluation criteria and supplier selection standards.

• Establish operational technology (OT) security requirements in collaboration with cybersecurity specialists, including network segmentation, access controls and secure remote support.

• Analyse operational data, incidents and system performance to continuously improve controls standards, reference designs and engineering practices.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to controls engineers and specialist partners, strengthening technical expertise and consistency across the organisation.

Requirements:

• At least 12 years of professional experience in Building Management Systems (BMS), Power Management Systems (PMS) or mission-critical controls engineering, with proven experience in the data centre sector.

• Demonstrated expertise in defining controls architectures and establishing technical standards across multiple sites or an international project portfolio.

• Strong understanding of electrical and mechanical control sequences, supervisory control platforms and industrial communication protocols, particularly BACnet and Modbus.

• Proven experience making, communicating and defending complex technical decisions involving vendors, engineering consultants, designers and senior stakeholders.

• Practical experience defining and overseeing FAT, SAT and integrated systems testing (IST) procedures for mission-critical controls environments.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment across multidisciplinary teams and geographical regions without relying on direct reporting authority.

• Strategic thinking, sound technical judgement and a proactive approach to identifying risks and implementing engineering improvements.

• Nice to have: Experience with controls systems for high-density AI data centres, direct liquid cooling and advanced thermal management technologies.

• Nice to have: Knowledge of OT cybersecurity principles and controls network architecture, including IEC 62443.

• Nice to have: Experience standardising controls architectures, specifications and engineering practices across international data centre portfolios.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary package based on the responsibilities and value of the role, rather than previous salary.

• Equity participation, offering the opportunity to share in the organisation's long-term growth and success.

• Retirement and pension contributions.

• Comprehensive healthcare, wellbeing and insurance benefits.

• Generous annual paid leave entitlement.

• Opportunity to take on a high-impact technical leadership position within a rapidly growing AI infrastructure environment.

• Exposure to large-scale, international projects across Europe and North America.

• Opportunity to shape global engineering standards and influence the development of next-generation mission-critical infrastructure.

• Supportive working environment focused on professional development, trust, autonomy and work-life balance.

• Benefits may vary depending on the country of employment and applicable local regulations.