Senior Facilities Control Engineer - BMS & GxP Compliance

SST Direct; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision,

Job summary

SST Direct in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Facilities Control Engineer to lead BMS and facilities automation across regulated and non-regulated environments. The role covers architecture standards, lifecycle management, and collaboration with Quality to ensure GxP compliance.

You will define validation strategies, drive reliability across sites, and supervise external automation vendors while guiding internal engineering teams. Strong communication and autonomous work style are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires 10+ years in facilities controls, automation, or BMS ownership in regulated life sciences.
• Proven experience owning enterprise BMS architectures (Siemens, Johnson Controls, Honeywell).
• Strong HVAC and environmental control expertise; familiarity with BACnet, Modbus, OPC, PLCs.
• Experience leading validation and compliance, audits, and remediation.
• Deep understanding of GxP, data integrity, and regulated lab operations.
• Ability to work autonomously and align stakeholders; excellent documentation and communication.
• Proficient with MS Office and engineering documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise technical authority for Building Management Systems (BMS) and facilities automation supporting regulated and non-regulated environments.
• Define, implement, and maintain standards for BMS architecture, alarm management, data integrity, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Lead the design, commissioning, qualification, and validation strategy for facilities control systems, ensuring consistency and regulatory alignment.
• Own performance, reliability, and lifecycle sustainability of facilities control systems across sites.
• Partner with Quality to ensure control systems meet GxP, data integrity, and audit expectations.
• Act as the controls engineering subject matter expert during audits, inspections, and investigations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to environmental control failures, system obsolescence, cybersecurity, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Quality, IT, and Laboratory leadership to align control strategies with operational and regulatory needs.
• Govern external automation vendors and provide technical leadership to internal engineering resources.
• Communicate complex technical issues, risks, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

BMS architecture ownership

HVAC & environmental controls

GxP & data integrity

Regulatory audits & remediation

Documentation & communication

Autonomous work style

MS Office & docs tools

Education

High School Diploma

10+ years facilities controls experience

Master's Degree

Professional Engineer license (PE)

CBCP / CAP certifications

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

SST Direct in Phoenix, AZ seeks a Facilities Control Engineer to lead BMS and facilities automation across regulated and non-regulated environments. The role covers architecture standards, lifecycle management, and collaboration with Quality to ensure GxP compliance.

You will define validation strategies, drive reliability across sites, and supervise external automation vendors while guiding internal engineering teams. Strong communication and autonomous work style are essential.