Senior Building Controls Technician (25% Travel)

Hirebridge; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirebridge seeks a Senior Building Controls Technician to design, program, configure, and test Direct Digital Control (DDC) building automation systems for smart building infrastructure, with independence and limited supervision. The role involves upgrading or replacing hardware/software and commissioning on projects, with ownership training for clients.

Primary work is at Leesburg HQ but focused on sites in Washington DC and nearby suburbs, with a minimum travel of 25% to client sites and

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

Job description

TheSenior Building Controls Technicianwill provide services related to the expansion, upgrade or replacement of building automation hardware and software for smart building infrastructure. The position will work independently to meet project requirements with limited supervision. The programmer will be responsible for programming, configuring, and testing of Direct Digital Control (DDC) building automation and control systems. The senior control technician will be assigned to the Leesburg headquarters building but the primary work responsibility will involve working within buildings in Washington D.C. and its neighboring suburbs.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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