Senior Director – BMS​/EMPS Controls Design & Strategy

Job Description

This executive leadership role will define the future of Building Management Systems (BMS) and Electrical/Mechanical Plant Management Systems (EMPS) for OCI’s hyperscale and GW-scale data center platforms. You will drive global standardization, software architecture, controls integration, operational intelligence, and automation strategies that enable world-class reliability, scalability, efficiency, and speed of deployment.

You will lead cross-functional engineering teams and partner closely with mechanical, electrical, network, software, operations, commissioning, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations to establish a unified controls ecosystem supporting OCI’s next generation infrastructure.

This is a highly visible role with broad influence across OCI engineering strategy, technology roadmaps, vendor ecosystems, and long-term infrastructure innovation.

• Define and lead the global strategy for BMS and EMPS controls architecture across OCI’s GW-scale data center portfolio

• Establish long-term controls and automation roadmaps supporting hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure growth

• Develop standardized controls philosophies, architectures, software frameworks, and operational models for global deployments

• Drive the evolution of intelligent, software-driven infrastructure management platforms focused on resiliency, automation, telemetry, and operational efficiency

• Lead technical direction for advanced controls integration across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and critical infrastructure systems

• Establish global engineering standards, design guidelines, software requirements, and integration protocols for BMS/EMPS systems

• Drive consistency and scalability across regions, vendors, and deployment models while balancing local regulatory requirements

• Define controls cybersecurity, data integrity, alarming, telemetry, and redundancy standards for mission-critical operations

• Create governance models for controls software lifecycle management, versioning, validation, and deployment practices

• Lead the development and integration strategy for next-generation controls software platforms, automation systems, and analytics capabilities

• Drive adoption of intelligent monitoring, predictive analytics, automated optimization, and AI-driven operational controls

• Partner with software engineering teams to define data architectures, APIs, visualization platforms, and enterprise integration strategies

• Establish scalable approaches for fleet-wide controls management, remote operations, and digital infrastructure visibility

• Lead evaluation, qualification, and strategic selection of global controls vendors, hardware platforms, and software technologies

• Influence supplier roadmaps and partner with manufacturers to drive innovation aligned with OCI’s long-term infrastructure strategy

• Develop vendor qualification standards, interoperability requirements, and performance benchmarks

• Build strategic partnerships that accelerate deployment speed, operational reliability, and technology advancement

• Build and lead high-performing global engineering teams focused on controls design, software integration, and operational innovation

• Drive collaboration across design engineering, operations, commissioning, manufacturing, construction, and software organizations

• Establish scalable engineering processes that support rapid global infrastructure growth

• Mentor and develop technical leaders while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and operational excellence

• Deep expertise in BMS, EMPS, SCADA, PLC, or…