Senior Facilities Controls Engineer – BMS & GxP Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K match

Job summary

sstjobs seeks a Facilities Control Engineer in Phoenix, AZ to own enterprise BMS architecture and lifecycle management across regulated environments. You will lead design, commissioning, and validation strategies for facility control systems to ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include ensuring data integrity, coordinating with Quality for GxP compliance, and guiding audits with a focus on risk mitigation and system reliability. Travel and after-hours support may be required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• 10+ years in facilities controls, automation, or BMS ownership in regulated life sciences environments.
• Experience owning enterprise-level BMS architectures (Siemens, Johnson Controls, Honeywell) across multiple sites.
• Strong HVAC and environmental control expertise; building automation protocols (BACnet, Modbus, OPC, PLCs).
• Proven experience leading validation and compliance strategy for facility automation, including audits.
• Deep understanding of GxP, data integrity, and regulated lab operations.
• Ability to work autonomously, influence without authority, and align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office and engineering documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise technical authority for BMS and facilities automation.
• Define, implement, and maintain standards for BMS architecture, alarm management, data integrity, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Lead design, commissioning, qualification, and validation strategy for facilities control systems.
• Own performance, reliability, and lifecycle sustainability of facilities control systems across sites.
• Partner with Quality to ensure control systems meet GxP and audit expectations.
• Act as controls SME during audits, inspections, and investigations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to environmental control failures, obsolescence, cybersecurity, and business continuity.
• Collaborate with Facilities, Quality, IT, and Lab leadership to align control strategies with needs.
• Govern external automation vendors and provide technical leadership to internal resources.
• Communicate complex issues clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Regulatory awareness

Communication

Autonomy

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma

Master's Degree (preferred)

Professional Engineer license (PE)

Tools

Siemens BMS

Johnson Controls BMS

Honeywell BMS

BACnet

Modbus

OPC

PLCs

Job description

sstjobs seeks a Facilities Control Engineer in Phoenix, AZ to own enterprise BMS architecture and lifecycle management across regulated environments. You will lead design, commissioning, and validation strategies for facility control systems to ensure regulatory alignment.

Responsibilities include ensuring data integrity, coordinating with Quality for GxP compliance, and guiding audits with a focus on risk mitigation and system reliability. Travel and after-hours support may be required.