Senior Building Controls Tech — Smart Building Automation

The Building People; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

The Building People, LLC, seeks a Senior Building Controls Technician to lead programming, configuration and testing of building automation systems for smart building infrastructure. The role works independently with limited supervision and focuses on designing, programming and commissioning DDC systems for HVAC equipment.

Qualifications include Niagara N4 certification, 3+ years of control systems experience, strong communication and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer control system hardware and software programming based on project plans, specifications, and other contract documents.
• Ability to program projects with various levels of complexity.
• Capable of performing network troubleshooting, database troubleshooting and repair programming.
• Collaborates with the engineering team on the system configuration, network and software requirements, graphics, programming, and sequences of operations.
• Develop and configure the sequence of operations, programming, graphics, database, network, and integrations into third party systems.
• Maintains accurate and thorough project documentation and redlines.
• Provides owner training as required by the project.
• Executes system commissioning and functional testing.
• Assist in installation of control hardware.
• Startup and commission new hardware installations.
• Provide project management assistance on projects as required, interfacing directly to customers.
• Supervise sub-contractors and suppliers as needed.
• Help educate lower-level technicians through on the job training as needed.
• This position will require a minimum of 25% travel.

Skills

Programming skills

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Education

Niagara N4 certification

3+ years experience with programming, startup and commissioning of control systems

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The Building People, LLC, seeks a Senior Building Controls Technician to lead programming, configuration and testing of building automation systems for smart building infrastructure. The role works independently with limited supervision and focuses on designing, programming and commissioning DDC systems for HVAC equipment.

Qualifications include Niagara N4 certification, 3+ years of control systems experience, strong communication and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to travel up to 25%.