Senior Building Automation & HVAC Controls Technician

Kelso Industries; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Company-provided training and certs

Career advancement opportunities

Access to smart building technologies

Company vehicle

Job summary

Kelso Building Services (KBS) in Miami, FL, part of Kelso Industries, seeks a Senior BAS Technician to service and optimize Building Automation Systems for diverse facilities. You will diagnose, repair, and improve BAS/hvac control issues, leveraging remote monitoring and analytics to ensure peak performance for healthcare, education, industry, and commercial clients.

You will lead field service, mentor juniors, and coordinate with project managers while ensuring strong customer relationships

Qualifications

• 3+ years BAS service experience.
• Strong HVAC troubleshooting knowledge.
• Experience reading control drawings and sequences of operation.
• Experience commissioning and servicing DDC systems.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair BAS control systems and field devices.
• Diagnose HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and controls-related issues.
• Perform preventative maintenance and service agreement inspections.
• Support controller replacements, upgrades, migrations, and system expansions.
• Validate sequences of operation and optimize system performance.
• Assist with commissioning, retro-commissioning, and startup activities.
• Complete point-to-point verification and functional performance testing.
• Maintain accurate documentation and system backups.
• Support enterprise and site-level building automation platforms.
• Assist customers with energy optimization initiatives.
• Configure alarming, trending, dashboards, and analytics.
• Support integration of HVAC, lighting, power monitoring, refrigeration, and specialty systems.
• Assist with Fault Detection & Diagnostics (FDD) initiatives.
• Utilize remote monitoring tools to identify and resolve issues proactively.
• Develop strong customer relationships.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for assigned accounts.
• Provide recommendations for system improvements and lifecycle planning.
• Identify and develop service agreement and project opportunities.
• Coordinate with project managers, service managers, and sales teams.
• Mentor junior technicians and apprentices.
• Assist with technical training and onboarding.
• Provide field leadership on complex service projects.
• Support technical standards and best practices.

Skills

BAS service

HVAC troubleshooting

Reading control drawings

DDC commissioning

Customer service

Education

Associate degree or technical training in HVAC/Controls/Electronics

Tools

Tridium Niagara

Johnson Controls Metasys

Distech Controls

Delta Controls

Siemens Desigo

Honeywell WEBs

Alerton

Reliable Controls

KMC Controls

Carrier i-Vu

ABB

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure

Job description

Kelso Building Services (KBS) in Miami, FL, part of Kelso Industries, seeks a Senior BAS Technician to service and optimize Building Automation Systems for diverse facilities. You will diagnose, repair, and improve BAS/hvac control issues, leveraging remote monitoring and analytics to ensure peak performance for healthcare, education, industry, and commercial clients.

You will lead field service, mentor juniors, and coordinate with project managers while ensuring strong customer relationships