Senior Building Controls Technician — Lead Commissioning & Projects

The Building People; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short‑Term DI

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

The Building People is seeking a Senior Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission building automation systems (DDC) for smart infrastructure. The role involves independent work, collaboration with engineering teams, and commissioning across multiple sites including occasional travel.

Responsibilities include hardware/software programming, configuration, testing, and owner training, with supervision of subcontractors as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience with programming, startup and commissioning of control systems (DDC)
• Experience with multiple manufacturers of controls is a plus
• Technical knowledge with installation of controls equipment and ancillary devices

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer control system hardware and software programming based on project plans, specifications and other contract documents
• Program projects with various levels of complexity
• Perform network and database troubleshooting and repair programming
• Collaborate with engineering on system configuration, network and software requirements
• Develop and configure sequences of operations, graphics, database, network, and integrations into third‑party systems
• Maintain project documentation and redlines
• Provide owner training as required
• Execute system commissioning and functional testing
• Assist in installation of control hardware
• Startup and commission new hardware installations
• Provide project management assistance and interface with customers
• Supervise sub‑contractors and suppliers
• Educate lower‑level technicians on‑the‑job
• Travel up to 25%

Skills

DDC programming

HVAC controls

network troubleshooting

customer service

communication

electronics proficiency

electrical circuits

BACnet

LON

Modbus

project coordination

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The Building People is seeking a Senior Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission building automation systems (DDC) for smart infrastructure. The role involves independent work, collaboration with engineering teams, and commissioning across multiple sites including occasional travel.

Responsibilities include hardware/software programming, configuration, testing, and owner training, with supervision of subcontractors as needed.