Smart Building Controls Technician: DDC & Niagara N4

The Building People; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short-Term

Job summary

The Building People is seeking a Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission DDC building automation for smart building projects. The role is centered in the Leesburg headquarters with primary work in Washington DC and surrounding areas, and it requires independent work with limited supervision and up to 25% travel.

You will program, configure and test DDC systems, collaborate with engineers on system requirements, and document work while training owners.

Qualifications

• 3+ years programming, startup and commissioning of control systems.
• Niagara N4 certification is required.
• Experience with multiple manufacturers of controls is a plus.

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
• Collaborates with the engineering team on the system configuration, network and software requirements, graphics, programming, and sequences of operations
• Develop and configure the sequence of operations, programming, graphics, database, network, and integrations into third party systems
• Maintains accurate and thorough project documentation and redlines
• Provides owner training as required by the project
• Executes system commissioning and functional testing
• Assist in installation of control hardware
• Startup and commission new hardware installations
• Provide project management assistance on projects as required, interfacing directly to customers
• Supervise sub-contractors and suppliers as needed
• Help educate lower-level technicians through on the job training as needed

Skills

Programming skills

Strong troubleshooting

Excellent communication

Microsoft Office

HVAC knowledge

DDC knowledge

BACnet

LON

Modbus

Electronics

Team collaboration

Project support

Education

Niagara N4 certification

Tools

None

Job description

The Building People is seeking a Building Controls Technician to design, program, test, and commission DDC building automation for smart building projects. The role is centered in the Leesburg headquarters with primary work in Washington DC and surrounding areas, and it requires independent work with limited supervision and up to 25% travel.

You will program, configure and test DDC systems, collaborate with engineers on system requirements, and document work while training owners.