Senior Building Controls & Automation Specialist

The Building People; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

The Building People, LLC is seeking a Senior Building Controls Technician to design, program, configure, and test DDC building automation systems for smart buildings. The role works independently to meet project requirements and may travel up to 25% to client sites.

You will collaborate with engineering teams, perform commissioning and startup of hardware, and provide owner training while ensuring documentation and compliance with project standards.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience with programming, startup and commissioning of control systems.
• Niagara N4 certification is required.
• Experience with multiple manufacturers of controls is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer control system hardware and software programming based on project plans and specs.
• Program projects with various levels of complexity.
• Perform network and database troubleshooting and repair programming.
• Collaborate with engineering on system configuration, graphics, and sequences of operations.
• Develop sequences of operations, graphics, databases, networks, and integrations.
• Maintain project documentation and redlines.
• Provide owner training as required.
• Commission and functionally test systems.
• Assist in installation of control hardware and startup of new installations.
• Provide project management assistance and interface with customers.
• Supervise subcontractors and suppliers as needed.
• Educate junior technicians on the job.

Skills

Programming

Communication

Troubleshooting

Electrical knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Niagara N4 certification

Tools

DDC Systems

BACnet

LON

Modbus

Job description

The Building People, LLC is seeking a Senior Building Controls Technician to design, program, configure, and test DDC building automation systems for smart buildings. The role works independently to meet project requirements and may travel up to 25% to client sites.

You will collaborate with engineering teams, perform commissioning and startup of hardware, and provide owner training while ensuring documentation and compliance with project standards.