Deputy Engineering Leader (BMS and EMCS)

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and technical oversight for a small team of BMS controls engineers and field technicians supporting mission-critical projects.
• Cook up engineering and field resources across multiple projects, including workload planning, schedule alignment, and short-term resource forecasting in collaboration with project managers.
• Serve as a technical and people leader, mentoring engineers and technicians, supporting skill development, and helping prepare individuals for increased responsibility and future leadership roles.
• Participate in project planning and execution by reviewing technical scope, staffing needs, schedules, deliverables, and risk items with project leadership.
• Guide the team through requirements development, system architecture, detailed design, implementation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Ensure engineering best practices, standards, and quality expectations are consistently applied across BMS, EMCS, and automation projects.
• Provide oversight and review of BMS controller programming, sequences of operation, alarming, trending, and graphics/user interfaces, ensuring solutions meet project standards and operational requirements.
• Lead and participate in design reviews, project gate checks, and technical reviews to manage technical risk and ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Provide technical input into client-specific BMS solutions, including controls strategies, system architectures, integration approaches, and commissioning plans.
• Drive the creation, review, and maintenance of key project artifacts such as design documentation, control narratives, point lists, test procedures, and commissioning records.
• Identify, recommend, and support the implementation of engineering and work-process improvements to improve delivery efficiency, quality, and consistency.
• Support integration of data from building, controls, and enterprise systems, and assist with technical evaluation of integrated solutions where required.
• Reinforce safety expectations within engineering and field teams by ensuring safety requirements are understood, followed, and issues addressed promptly.
• Maintain strong, professional working relationships with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to achieve project milestones and overall project success.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of BMS control system programming concepts (e.g., ladder logic, structured text) with the ability to review, guide, and approve work developed by others.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex automation and integration challenges and provide technical direction to project teams.
• Demonstrated readiness for a leadership role, including mentoring engineers, providing technical oversight, and supporting team coordination and delivery.
• Ability to lead and contribute to technical discussions with project teams, clients, and stakeholders.
• BMS Platforms & Systems Experience:
• Experience designing, programming, troubleshooting, or reviewing BMS (DDC) controllers on one or more major platforms such as Johnson Controls, Siemens, Honeywell, Distech, Alerton, or Schneider.
• Experience implementing or overseeing BMS supervisory/front-end platforms such as Niagara Framework (or OEM equivalents), Ignition, Metasys, or Desigo.
• Experience reviewing controller programming, sequences of operation, alarming, trending, and graphics/user interfaces.
• Field & Systems Experience:
• Strong ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, and control drawings and specifications.
• Solid understanding of startup, point-to-point testing, functional testing, and commissioning processes, ideally in mission-critical or data center environments.
• Strong knowledge of HVAC and mechanical systems; familiarity with EPMS and electrical infrastructure is a plus.
• Tools / Software:
• Working knowledge of control system networks and protocols (e.g., BACnet/IP, Modbus).
• Experience using CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD) for design review and coordination.
• Proficiency with standard office and project documentation tools.
• Preferred Certifications:
• BMS or automation platform certifications (e.g., Niagara N4, Siemens Desigo, Schneider EcoStruxure, Ignition).
• DBIA, CSSA, and/or Certified Automation Professional (CAP).
• Minimum Experience:
• Minimum 5+ years’ recent experience in the construction industry with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or 3+ years’ recent experience in the construction industry with a Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Abilities:
• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.