Sr. Building Automation Engineer

The Building People; Village of Great Neck (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building People is seeking an experienced Senior Building Automation Specialist in New York. The successful candidate will manage building automation systems, ensuring comfort and efficiency for tenants and operations.

Responsibilities include monitoring HVAC components, collaborating with engineers and contractors, and performing maintenance on automation systems. Candidates should possess extensive knowledge of building automation systems and at least five years of experience with Tridium Niagara integration and troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in Tridium Niagara integration.
• 5 years hands-on troubleshooting and diagnostics of control systems.
• Ability to pass a 7-year background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor BAS components for HVAC, plumbing, electricity, and more.
• Work with building managers and tenants for safety and comfort.
• Collaborate with professionals to expand building features.
• Perform preventative maintenance on automation systems.
• Recommend system upgrades for operational efficiency.

Skills

Building automation hardware and software knowledge

HVAC operations

Troubleshooting and diagnostics

U.S. Federal properties experience

Computer control software skills

Education

Niagara certification

HVAC training or certifications

Job description

The Building People, LLC has a position open for an experienced Senior Building Automation Specialist. BAS technicians support a building’s management, tenants, and systems by managing BAS equipment and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring BAS components for HVAC, plumbing, electricity, computer networking, lighting, and security.
• Working with building managers, tenants, and visitors to provide a safe and comfortable experience inside the building.
• Working with architects, engineers, contractors, and other professionals to maintain or expand the building’s features and capacities.
• Collaborating with BAS vendors and solutions to use data from BAS components to improve building performance or reduce operating costs.
• Performing preventative maintenance and commissioning tests on complete automation systems.
• Making recommendations for system upgrades and operational efficiency.

Required Experience & Skills

• Extensive knowledge of multiple brands of building automation hardware and software manufacturers.
• Five years Tridium Niagara integration experience.
• Five years hands‑on troubleshooting and diagnostics of proprietary and non‑proprietary control systems.
• Recent experience working on U.S. Federal properties, projects, and systems.
• Troubleshooting, testing, and repairing/replacing automation equipment that manages a building’s comfort, efficiency, and safety.
• Troubleshooting electrical control signals to verify operations.
• Troubleshooting programming via computer control software to verify proper operations.
• Extensive knowledge of HVAC operations and systems.
• Ability to pass a 7‑year background investigation for access to U.S. Federal owned facilities, property, and systems.

Preferred Education

• Any manufacturing of building automation controls training certification.
• Niagara certification preferred.
• Any HVAC training or certifications.