Building Automation Specialist

Join the City of Boise team and play a key role in keeping our facilities running efficiently, safely, and intelligently. We’re looking for a skilled Building Automation Systems (BAS) professional who thrives on technology, problem‑solving, and collaboration.

In this role, you’ll help monitor, maintain, and optimize critical city facility infrastructure through our Building Automation System, ensuring reliable performance across a wide range of municipal buildings and operations.

This position requires experience configuring, controlling, and monitoring complex building systems, including mechanical, lighting, electrical, life safety, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical understanding of facility automation controls and the ability to troubleshoot and optimize system performance across multiple platforms and facilities.

You’ll work closely with internal teams and external partners to integrate new automation technologies, improve system functionality, support maintenance operations, and train new BAS users. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a mix of hands‑on technical work, system operations, troubleshooting, and innovation – all while making a direct impact on the community.

The benefits are real and among the best in the Treasure Valley:

• Zero-cost premium medical coverage for you and your family
• PERSI retirement plus employer-matched 401(k)/457b
• 10 hours vacation/month (grows with tenure), 12 paid holidays, and 8 hours sick leave/month
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• $500 annual wellbeing incentive
• Tuition reimbursement and free local bus pass
• Basic life and long-term disability insurance at no cost

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 9 years of experience in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or as an automation controls worker for a commercial, industrial, semi‑industrial, business, medical or data center facilities operation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Valid state‑issued driver's license.

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Driving Record Check
• Criminal Justice Information System background check (CJIS)

Disclaimer: This job posting may close earlier than the listed closing date. If this occurs, a minimum of 24 hours’ notice will be provided prior to closing.

Coordinates day‑to‑day work, delegates tasks and sets deadlines for the assigned team. Provides guidance, direction and support for training and reviews work. Ensures effective collaboration with other teams. Listens to team members’ input and feedback and resolves any issues or conflicts.

Installs, calibrates, integrates and configures BAS field devices and components.

Configures, controls and monitors building systems, such as mechanical, lighting, electrical, life safety and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).

Administers user group accounts, permission settings and change control policies and procedures for the BAS and trains designated staff on BAS. Coordinates with IT and manufacturers on BAS software updates, patches and security for field devices.

Collaborates with city staff and vendors to implement, monitor and report on energy optimization initiatives.

Maintains connection with industry standards, best practices, new technology, developing market trends and risk advisories and provides consistent feedback to leadership for improving processes and performance.

Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Knowledge of DDC building control systems; system operations including but not limited to chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps, air handling units, hydronics, electrical, lighting, UPS, security, fire and other logically controlled systems; multiple…