Data Center Automation Technician

GCS Recruitment Specialists; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Data Center Controls Technician / Controls Engineer to support mission-critical data center environments. Focus areas include building automation, controls commissioning, HVAC systems, electrical monitoring, and field troubleshooting.

Strong backgrounds in BMS/BAS, HVAC controls, building automation, instrumentation & controls, commissioning, or industrial/critical-facility controls are highly relevant.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with building management systems and BAS/controls.
• Background in HVAC controls, commissioning, or industrial/critical-facility controls.
• Familiarity with data center environments and system wiring, sensors, and alarms.

Responsibilities

• BMS/BAS controls and commissioning work.
• Controller setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Point-to-point checkout, I/O validation, and sensor verification.
• HVAC/mechanical systems involvement including chillers, pumps, AHUs/CRAHs, VAVs, valves.
• Electrical monitoring around UPS, generators, switchgear, PDUs, ATS/STS, EPMS.
• Troubleshoot sensors, controllers, alarms, and interlocks.
• BACnet/Modbus environments understanding.
• Read schematics, submittals, and equipment checkout; coordinate with engineers and field teams.

Skills

BMS/BAS

HVAC controls

Building automation

Instrumentation & controls

Commissioning

Industrial/critical-facility controls

Tools

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Johnson Controls

Honeywell

Tridium/Niagara

Automated Logic

Trane

EcoStruxure

Desigo

Metasys

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a Data Center Controls Technician / Controls Engineer to support mission-critical data center environments. Focus areas include building automation, controls commissioning, HVAC systems, electrical monitoring, and field troubleshooting.

Strong backgrounds in BMS/BAS, HVAC controls, building automation, instrumentation & controls, commissioning, or industrial/critical-facility controls are highly relevant.