Controls Engineer – Critical Facilities

Overview

Controls Engineer – Critical Facilities Design – Dallas, TX
This position is also available in:
Kansas City MO, White Plains NY, Los Angeles CA, Kansas City MO, Atlanta GA, Phoenix AZ, Ashburn VA, Philadelphia PA, Omaha NE, or in New York City. Otherwise you are working remotely / based anywhere in US

Our client is an Engineering Design and Commissioning Company that is a subject matter expert in the data center space. This role will be onsite at the Customer’s Data Center. They will provide onsite design coordination and construction administration, consulting and management support for the Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Space with the mindset to provide reliability, energy efficiency, sustainable design and LEED expertise when providing these consulting services for Enterprise, Colocation and Hyperscale Companies.

This career-growth minded opportunity offers exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits.

• Execute and lead automation design teams of complex scope, and coordinate activities of other personnel as needed
• Meet with business to understand needs of the customer to design a customized solution to meet their needs
• Create standards for ground up design as found in initial discovery process
• Lead design for control panels: layout, control power, relay logic, and wiring diagrams
• Create and review project specifications and sequence of operations of MEP equipment
• Create Bill of Materials (BOMs): instrumentation, sensors, actuators, valves and other field devices
• Mentor engineers and assist with training and development on software standards to create a learning and growing environment
• Design and implement Front end SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Platforms, DDC and PLC – controller based systems for various projects
• Lead the design of BAS controls and EPMS
• Develop and improve design configuration, programming, networking, systems architecture, diagnostic standards including IT / OT requirements and interface to match application needs
• Review / Submit project deliverables per project requirements: AE design drawings, shop drawings, product data, o/m manuals (SOPs and MOPs), etc.
• Lead development of UI / UX configuration standards
• Develop proposals and timely completion of Assigned Tasks and Deliverables including project scope, schedule and budget
• Effective time management of project design team including forecasting resources and resource coordination
• Identify potential project scope changes; aid in development of strategies to minimize impact and changes from estimated costs and project deadlines
• QA/QC peer reviews for projects which candidate is not the engineer
• Optimize workflow and deliverables by developing templates, standards, automations, etc.
• Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders, subcontractors, project managers, AEs and commissioning agents on project progress
• Assist / Develop all project communication and reporting, weekly progress reports, etc.
• Work with Customer to ensure safe and secure systems to meet best practices

• Experience designing for complex data center / mission critical facilities
• 3-5 years of AE / MEP Consulting Engineering design or Systems Integrator shop drawing design a must
• Revit or AutoCAD a plus
• Knowledge of IoT and smart building solutions
• Knowledge of open-source protocols (BACnet, Modbus and SNMP)
• Knowledge of DDC systems including Distech, Honeywell, and Tridium Niagara
• Knowledge of PLC systems including Schneider Electric and Allen Bradley
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or similar engineering degree a plus
• Licensed PE / EIT / Certifications a Plus
• SQL databases for database management and queries
• Knowledge of networking concepts and config: TCP/IP, VLANs, LANs, Switches, Routers, and RSTP
• Experience working with common BAS and SCADA protocols BACnet IP, BACnet MSTP, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, etc.
• Skilled with best practices for Cybersecurity related to SCADA system
• Previous Experience working with UI/UX concepts, best practices and standards
• Skilled at reviewing design drawings and equipment submittals
• Perform code analysis including…