HVAC Control Engineer: Building Automation Specialist

University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 85,411 - 115,718; Full time

Job summary

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking an HVAC Control Engineer to design, operate, and maintain campus building automation systems. You will develop sequences of operation, program logic, and hardware point lists for Barrington and ALC controls, troubleshoot HVAC/R systems, read drawings, and ensure compliance with campus standards.

Responsibilities include on-call support, participation in safety training, documenting work, and collaborating with facilities partners to optimize

Qualifications

• Must possess five years apprentice and two years journeyman experience in craft-related trade or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to develop and implement sequence of operation, software programming strategies and hardware point lists for control systems.
• Ability to read and interpret control and ladder logic type diagrams.
• Ability to read, write and perform basic mathematical computations required in the direct digital controls or electrical trades.
• Ability to analyze, diagnose and troubleshoot HVAC/R systems.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot electronic, DDC and pneumatic controls.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and install electronic systems & sub-systems; analyze technical data to determine applicability to design problems.
• Installation of energy management control systems (or similar systems) from control panels to end devices including cabling.
• Document and install control system hardware, cabling and conduit that are necessary to facilitate building energy management conversions.
• Install new control panels, new field devices temperature sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors, control relays, and all communication cabling between panels and devices.
• Perform calculations to size circuit control transformers, wire, fuses and other control circuit components. Calculate conduit fill limitations and sizes.
• Work with systems involving control voltage signals and power devices ranging from 2-24 VAC and DC.
• Adapt equipment to perform new or different functions to meet objectives.
• Experience and ability to operate a variety of power and hand tools.
• Knowledge of and/or ability to learn national, state, and local codes and University safety standards.
• Respond to emergency calls after normal working hours and work on-call, rotating swing shift and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain various Barrington and ALC building automation systems.
• Develop and implement sequence of operation, software programming strategies and hardware point lists for control systems.
• Analyze, diagnose and troubleshoot HVAC/R systems.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electronic, DDC and pneumatic controls.
• Install energy management control systems from control panels to end devices including cabling.
• Document and install control system hardware, cabling and conduit that are necessary to facilitate building energy management conversions.
• Install new control panels, new field devices temperature sensors, pressure sensors, flow sensors, control relays, and all communication cabling between panels and devices.
• Perform calculations to size circuit control transformers, wire, fuses and other control circuit components. Calculate conduit fill limitations and sizes.
• Review drawings, as-builts and submittals and make comments for adherence to campus standards.
• Align existing building automation systems to campus standards.
• Make programming, network and graphical changes to the system.
• Witness testing and commissioning of controls project work.
• Participate in weekly rotation of on call schedule for after hours work.

Skills

HVAC/R troubleshooting

Control systems analysis

Ladder logic reading

Reading drawings

Tools

Automated Logic

Barrington control systems

Building automation server

Job description

The University of California, Berkeley is seeking an HVAC Control Engineer to design, operate, and maintain campus building automation systems. You will develop sequences of operation, program logic, and hardware point lists for Barrington and ALC controls, troubleshoot HVAC/R systems, read drawings, and ensure compliance with campus standards.

Responsibilities include on-call support, participation in safety training, documenting work, and collaborating with facilities partners to optimize