BMS ​/ EMS Engineer

Building Management System (BMS) Engineer

The Building Management System (BMS) Engineer is responsible for the administration, operation, maintenance, optimization, and continuous improvement of Building Management Systems (BMS), Energy Management Systems (EMS), and associated facility control systems. This role ensures reliable and efficient operation of HVAC, mechanical, electrical, and utility systems through effective monitoring, troubleshooting, commissioning, programming support, and system optimization.

The BMS Engineer serves as the technical subject matter expert for building automation technologies, working closely with Facilities, Engineering, Operations, IT, contractors, and vendors to maintain system reliability, improve energy efficiency, and support capital projects. The position requires a strong understanding of facility operations, building controls, networking fundamentals, and MEP systems within commercial, laboratory, life sciences, healthcare, or institutional environments.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Building Automation System Operations
• System Commissioning & Startup
• Troubleshooting & Technical Support
• Preventive Maintenance & System Administration
• Energy Management & Optimization
• Alarm Management & Performance Monitoring
• Documentation & Compliance
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Qualifications include:

• Education:
  
  Associate's degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience in Building Automation, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Systems, Engineering Technology, Controls Engineering, or related field.
• Business
  
  Experience:
  
  Minimum of 3-5 years of experience supporting Building Management Systems, facility automation systems, or commercial building operations.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  
  Building automation, controls, HVAC, electrical, or automation certifications preferred.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read, understand, and interpret safety procedures, operating instructions, maintenance manuals, blueprints, diagrams, and work orders.
• Technical
  
  Qualifications & Skills:
  
  Experience supporting major BMS platforms such as Johnson Controls Metasys, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Eco Struxure, Honeywell EBI, Tridium Niagara, Automated Logic, Delta Controls, Distech Controls.

Physical demands include standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, reaching with hands and arms, talking or hearing, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds, and specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

The work environment includes exposure to moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, explosives, risk of radiation and vibration, and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled