Senior Digital Control Technician Facilities Oper

Poppy at www.steamforum.com; Houston (TX); On-site; AUD 128,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health premiums for full-time

Generous holidays and vacation accrual

Longevity pay

Retirement/pension plan

Wellbeing programs including mental/m

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is seeking a Senior Digital Control Technician to manage campus building automation and energy management. You will monitor, program BAS/DDC systems, analyze energy data, troubleshoot facilities, and coordinate with contractors. The role is essential and requires availability during normal hours and emergencies.

You should have strong BAS skills, HVAC knowledge, and familiarity with BACnet. Johnson Controls experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in HVAC or instrumentation.
• 5 years of experience commissioning, installing, and operating direct digital controls.
• Strong knowledge of building automation and energy management systems.
• Experience with Johnson Controls BAS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maximize utility savings and control of equipment using BAS/EMCS.
• Monitor, test, calibrate, and commission DDC controls and related systems.
• Record trends and analyze data to improve energy efficiency campus-wide.
• Support and train staff and coordinate with contractors and internal teams.

Skills

BAS skills

HVAC controls

MS Office (Word/Excel/Visio)

Networking basics

Education

Associate degree in HVAC or Instrumentation

Tools

BACnet

Electronic testing tools

Job description

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Senior Digital Control Technician Facilities Oper 1083 Views Posted: Sunday, July 19, 2026 By: Kenneth Wilson

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

This Senior Digital Control Tech role manages and optimizes campus building automation and energy management systems to improve efficiency, reliability, and utility savings. Responsibilities include monitoring and programming BAS/DDC systems, analyzing energy data, troubleshooting building systems, coordinating with contractors and internal teams, managing work orders, and responding to environmental and emergency issues. The position also oversees staff, supports energy conservation initiatives, and is designated as essential, requiring availability during normal business hours and emergencies.

Strong communications skills, extensive knowledge of controls and building automation Johnson Controls - preferred, experience with troubleshooting instrumentation and HVAC systems.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees


• Generous time off holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year


• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!


• Longevity Pay Monthly payments after two years of service


• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!


• We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...


• Free financial and legal counseling


• Free mental health counseling services


• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs


• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.


• Resources for child and elder care


• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Provides advanced skilled work in the efficient and effective installation, maintenance, and application of digital controls and building automation systems in the monitoring and operation of building equipment used to support and maintain the environment within administrative, service, and research facilities campus-wide.

Position Key Accountabilities

Maximizes utility savings and effective operational control of equipment using the energy management control system EMCS/building automation system BAS. This includes monitoring, adjusting, balancing, testing, calibrating, scheduling, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, performance testing, and commissioning direct digital controls DDC controls, and performs database backups and systems software and hardware upgrades. Affected equipment and systems include, but are not limited to, HVAC, electrical, lighting, compressors, RO, domestic and lab water, fire, flood doors, sump pumps, vacuum, steam, and exhaust.

Installs and maintains metering devices. Sets up and records trends, historical, and totalization data logs to determine utility consumption and identify issues campus-wide. Performs system analysis and develops strategies to improve system efficiency using real time data, data logs, psychrometric chart, spreadsheets, and utility manager software applications.

Develops strategies for improving overall system efficiency. Maintains and configures control systems, develops and writes programs using various programming and graphical building automation software applications, and set limits for critical building and associated equipment alarms. Review, share, and discuss energy savings strategies during monthly energy conservation meetings.

Responds to environmental calls temperature, mechanical noise, odors, etc. from internal and external customers and troubleshoots associated systems to determine the cause of the problem.

Works with Director of Controls and Utilities, Project Management, and Maintenance and Operations personnel to review, inspect, and record project information as needed. Works directly with contractors to define the project scope of work, collect quotes, and follow up on work performed. Provides support and training to other departmental personnel as required. Participate in monthly Faculty Advisory Council meetings by answering questions and providing updates.

Receives, enters, and completes assigned work orders using the computerized maintenance manager system CMMS through personal computer PC and smartphone applications. Provide weekly written summary of day to day activities to the Director of Controls and Utilities.

Required to carry a university communication device as assigned and respond to calls during normal business hours.

This job classification is designated as essential at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. In case of an emergency, essential positions are those required to sustain clinical services and/or are responsible for the protection of university assets. Personnel in designated essential positions are expected to report to their designated work site during their appointed work schedules, even when the institution has been officially declared to be on restricted access or closed due to adverse conditions.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

Advanced building automation system BAS skills.

Advanced understanding of laboratory environmental systems controls.

Working knowledge of MS Office Suite software applications Word, Excel, Visio, etc..

Familiar with BACnet and other Gateway protocols.

Computer hardware and networking knowledge as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanical equipment, electrical and basic electronics knowledge.

Proficient in the use of electrical testing instruments such as digital multi meters, clamp-on ammeters, hand held temperature, humidity, and water hardness testing equipment, temperature and humidity data loggers, air flow testing and balancing equipment, and a psychrometric chart.

Minimum Education

Associates Degree in HVAC or Instrumentation required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience

5 years of experience in commissioning, installing, and operating direct digital controls and communications network without direct supervision required

Physical Requirements

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

• 51.215 and Texas Government Code


• 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code


• 117.0012, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.


• 791.4.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.