Senior Building Controls Technician – Smart Buildings & DDC

The Building People; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

The Building People is seeking a Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission building automation systems across Washington, DC area projects. The role focuses on Direct Digital Control (DDC) hardware/software, interfacing with various protocols, and ensuring system reliability for modern smart buildings.

The ideal candidate will program, configure, and test DDC systems, collaborate with engineering, and provide guidance during startup and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Experience with programming, startup and commissioning of control systems.
• Knowledge of DDC Control Theory and Applications as related to HVAC equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer control system hardware and software programming based on project plans and contract documents.
• Develop and configure the sequence of operations, programming, graphics, database, network, and integrations into third party systems.
• Startup and commission new hardware installations; provide owner training as required by the project.
• Collaborate with the engineering team on system configuration, network and software requirements.

Skills

DDC programming

Troubleshooting

Electrical knowledge

HVAC controls

Niagara N4 certification

BACnet/LON/Modbus protocols

Communication skills

Project coordination

Tools

Direct Digital Control (DDC) systems

Job description

The Building People is seeking a Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission building automation systems across Washington, DC area projects. The role focuses on Direct Digital Control (DDC) hardware/software, interfacing with various protocols, and ensuring system reliability for modern smart buildings.

The ideal candidate will program, configure, and test DDC systems, collaborate with engineering, and provide guidance during startup and commissioning.