Facilities Instrumentation and Controls Engineer Sr

Engineering Manager 2

Manages engineering projects at the institution, ensuring project execution, technical compliance, and collaboration within the engineering department.

Facilities Development and Management, FM KE Facilities Services, Macro Technology Works (MTW), seeks an experienced Senior Facilities Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to assist in the operation of the MTW research facility.

This position will play a substantial role in the design, operations and maintenance of multiple life safety systems (LSS) and building automation systems (BAS) including fire alarm systems, toxic gas monitoring systems, and control systems associated with mechanical systems up to and including multiple 1000+ ton chillers and cooling towers, large hot water boilers, scrubbed air abatement systems, and various other HVAC mechanical systems.

The qualified candidate should be highly knowledgeable with the International Building Codes, specifically the codes surrounding fire alarm and toxic gas monitoring systems located/operating in "H Type" occupancies.

Must be proficient in the use of Bluebeam to help with drawing development and design reviews. The individual will also be knowledgeable in the installation of instrumentation and control systems for the support of semiconductor equipment, fire alarm, and toxic gas monitoring systems.

The selected candidate will assist the facilities operations team with defining required preventative and predictive maintenance while helping the operations team troubleshoot issues with the instrumentation and control systems in a 24x7 operational research and development fab including commission testing of new and/or modified systems.

The engineer will be responsible for working with peers from outside consulting firms to help guide and review their proposed designs for modification to the facility. The engineer will assist the operations team with developing the operational budget for the systems that they own and develop plans for improving the operations costs of the system.

Will demonstrate ability to evaluate systems for operational cost efficiencies and develop plans for making energy conservation plans for their responsible systems. A part of the ownership of these systems will be maintaining the databases for fire and life safety systems for available points of connection to manage potential expansion of the systems.

Essential duties include advising site leadership on necessary improvements to existing instrumentation and control systems, conducting design reviews of fire alarm, toxic gas monitoring, and building automation systems, signing off new life safety and building controls installations, advising site leadership on necessary life safety system and building automation system improvements, working with operations staff to develop and improve upon the existing controls maintenance program, developing, maintaining, and updating sequence of operations, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and controls narratives, coordinating with outside entities and key stakeholders at ASU Research Park, reviewing and evaluating standard specifications and details used in other jurisdictions for possible adoption by the University, attending final inspections and recommending acceptance or rejection of completed work, providing technical advice to management and staff, formulating standard specification language for controls construction projects, demonstrating continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service, and showing evidence of effective communication skills.

Days and schedule:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. May be required to work extended daily or weekend hours depending on activities at site.

This position is based at ASU's Tempe campus and may require working from other campuses depending on operational needs.

Position salary range: $140,000 to $150,000 annually. ASU offers a comprehensive benefits package with the State of Arizona.

Desired qualifications include ten (10) years of experience appropriate to the area of…