Controls Engineer​/Controls Operations SME

Controls Engineer / Controls Operations Subject Matter Expert

Decima International is seeking a Controls Engineer / Controls Operations Subject Matter Expert to support mission‑critical data center projects in KSA. This role will provide technical expertise across controls design review, commissioning, operational readiness, facility operations, and controls integration for complex data center environments.

The ideal candidate has strong direct data center experience and a deep understanding of building automation systems, building management systems, electrical power monitoring systems, SCADA, PLC‑based control systems, HMI, and industrial control systems supporting Tier III and Tier IV facilities. The candidate should be capable of reviewing control systems for operability, maintainability, reliability, cybersecurity, resiliency, and alignment with client operational standards.

This is a hands‑on, client‑facing technical role focused on control system performance, operational risk, automation strategy, procedure development, commissioning support, and operational readiness. The role requires strong technical writing, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to develop, review, and validate Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures, Methods of Procedure, and Sequences of Operation.

• Provide technical expertise for mission‑critical controls and automation systems, including BAS, BMS, EPMS, SCADA, PLC‑based control systems, HMI, data acquisition and monitoring platforms, networked control systems, integrated alarm and notification systems, generator and UPS control systems, chiller plant automation, and mechanical and electrical systems integration.
• Review controls system architecture, design documentation, commissioning reports, point‑to‑point verification, functional performance testing, and integrated systems testing documentation for operability, maintainability, reliability, cybersecurity, resiliency, and alignment with client operational standards.
• Participate in design reviews, constructability reviews, controls integration reviews, commissioning reviews, operational readiness assessments, technical workshops, tabletop reviews, and project meetings.
• Evaluate control system performance, operational risk, system redundancy, alarm philosophy, fail‑safe strategies, control sequences, software upgrades, system migrations, and controls optimization initiatives.
• Develop, review, edit, and validate Standard Operating Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures, Methods of Procedure, and Sequences of Operation in alignment with client standards and industry best practices.
• Verify controls‑related switching procedures, alarm response procedures, operational sequences, alarm functionality, and proper integration between mechanical, electrical, and controls systems.
• Support facility operations teams during commissioning, startup, live operations, change management, and operational governance activities.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for automation and control systems.
• Support commissioning and operational acceptance by verifying that control systems operate in accordance with design intent, sequence requirements, and client reliability objectives.
• Prepare and review clear, technically accurate documentation, including engineering reports, risk assessments, controls narratives, sequence of operations documentation, operating procedures, and technical evaluations.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients and coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering, commissioning, construction, operations, contractor, and stakeholder teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of controls engineering, automation, commissioning, operations, mission‑critical engineering, or related technical experience.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in mission‑critical or data center environments.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: data…