Building Controls Technician - Travel Team

Hirebridge; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building People, LLC is seeking a junior Building Controls Technician to support travel-based projects across customer sites. You will assist with existing conditions assessments, installation, startup, programming, and verification of Tridium-based building automation systems under the guidance of senior staff.

Most work will involve field visits, documentation, and collaboration with engineers, project managers, and technicians to ensure on-time delivery and quality.

Qualifications

• Junior-level role requiring ability to travel to multiple customer sites.
• Comfort documenting field observations, creating site reports and as-built notes.
• Ability to assist with installation, startup, and commissioning of BAS systems.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites to perform existing conditions assessments of building controls infrastructure and related equipment.
• Document existing conditions through field notes, photographs, inventories, and site reports.
• Assist with installation, startup, checkout and commissioning support for Tridium/Niagara BAS.
• Support basic programming, graphics, schedules and alarm configurations under supervision.
• Perform point-to-point verification and functional testing during project delivery.
• Assist with troubleshooting hardware, networking, and application issues in the field.
• Coordinate with senior technicians, engineers, project managers, subcontractors, and facility staff.
• Maintain accurate project documentation including redlines, site visit findings, and closeout records.
• Follow safety, cybersecurity, access, and site-specific procedures in active facilities.
• Participate in hands-on training to build skills in DDC controls and Tridium/Niagara platforms.

Skills

Field travel

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Team coordination

Tools

Tridium Niagara

Job description

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a full-time Building Controls Technician - Travel Team to support building controls projects across customer sites. This junior-level role performs existing conditions site visits related to building controls infrastructure, documents field conditions, and assists with installation, startup, programming, and verification of Tridium-based building automation systems. The position works under the direction of senior technicians, engineers, and project leads while supporting travel-based project delivery, field documentation, and customer coordination.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Travel to customer sites to perform existing conditions assessments of building controls infrastructure, including panels, controllers, field devices, networks, communication trunks, sensors, actuators, and related equipment.
• Document existing conditions through field notes, photographs, device inventories, point lists, network observations, controller information, and site assessment reports.
• Assist with installation, startup, checkout, and commissioning support for Tridium/Niagara-based building automation and control systems.
• Support basic programming, graphics, schedules, alarms, trends, histories, and point mapping under the guidance of senior controls personnel.
• Perform point-to-point verification, functional testing support, controller checkout, and equipment communication checks during project delivery.
• Assist with troubleshooting building controls hardware, wiring, network connectivity, device communication, and application issues in the field.
• Coordinate with senior technicians, engineers, project managers, subcontractors, facility staff, and customers to support field work and project schedules.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, including redlines, as-built notes, site visit findings, issue logs, service notes, and closeout documentation.
• Follow company and customer safety, cybersecurity, access, and site-specific procedures while working in active facilities.
• Participate in hands-on training to build skills in DDC controls, Tridium/Niagara platforms, smart building systems, and field service best practices.

*This position requires regular travel to customer sites to perform field assessments, documentation, installation support, and controls system startup activities.