BMS Field Engineer

About Us

We offer complete building controls and engineering solutions, including precision design, software programming, graphics, and commissioning. Combining leading‑edge technology, open‑protocol solutions, and customized service, we help clients improve building management for greater efficiency, comfort, and security.

Summary:

Control Solutions Group, Inc. seeks a Building Management Systems (BMS) Field Engineer to engineer, design, develop, supervise installation of, diagnose, troubleshoot, and commission BAS / BMS Systems in a construction environment. The individual must be able to engineer, design, program, diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues relating to controls, BMS, BAS, DDC, Building Automation, Building Management, EPMS and Energy Management Systems as well as supervise installation subcontractors and coordinate related construction activities.

Description:

The BMS Field Engineer is capable of developing both hardware engineering (drawings/submittals) and software (programming and graphics) in the field in consultation with the appropriate parties and is also responsible for all aspects of field coordination of controls projects. The intent is that this individual work exclusively in the field, can be assigned a newly booked project and can handle it from start to finish.

The individual must possess all of the necessary technical, communication and coordination skills to complete smaller projects entirely autonomously.

• Consult with Clients, Contractors, Engineers and the Project Manager to produce and submit hardware designs in Autocad (submittals) including BOMs, sequences of operation, and product data.
• Develop the necessary project programming and graphics to be compliant with specified sequences and graphics requirements while conforming to previously established site standards.
• Coordinate and manage multiple automation installation projects.
• Consult with Project Manager regarding scope additions and deductions, priorities and deadlines.
• Review contract documents and reconcile with RFIs, and project correspondence regarding approved additional scope to determine what scope should and should not be executed and confirm with the Project Manager.
• Supervise subcontractors including prioritizing work to meet intermediate deadlines, authorizing, directing, tracking, and documenting additional work.
• Devise solutions to complete portions of scope required to permit subsequent trade work to commence on time.
• Coordinate (and document) with other trades and the General Contractor regarding devices, locations, installation requirements and functionality of system components.
• Develop and maintain a cooperative working relationship with members of the company, clients, subcontractors, and other trade contractors.
• Anticipate and be able to meet short and/or unpredictable deadlines.
• Perform necessary point to point check‑out, commissioning, diagnostic, and maintenance procedures on building automation systems, front‑end workstations, servers, electric and pneumatic controls.
• Troubleshoot and repair building automation system panels, including communications equipment, printed circuit boards, power supplies, electrical/electronic controls, sensors, and transducers.
• Efficiently edit computer programs for building automation system points such as determining conversion patterns, defining point acronyms, and/or soliciting alarm specifications from operating personnel.
• Implement energy conservation measures by utilizing and/or modifying the existing building automation system features i.e. mathematical computation and environmental controls.
• Maintain project related documentation including but not limited to commissioning documentation, daily reports, as‑builts and status reports.
• Plan, organize and carry out assigned job responsibilities within established time parameters.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Assist in Junior technician evaluation and training.
• Continuously seek to improve knowledge of required job skills and stay abreast of industry changes.

• Minimum 5‑7 years field experience in the HVAC controls industry including DDC Systems commissioning, software integration…