Engineering Manager – Critical Infrastructure

Job Summary

The Engineering Manager – Critical Infrastructure is the senior hardware engineering leader for the Critical Infrastructure department and is accountable for engineering excellence across CI projects, including standards, technical quality, engineering resource alignment, and deliverable execution. This role leads the hardware engineering function for large-scale and mega-scale mission critical projects, with a primary focus on PLC / SCADA-based control systems, industrial control panels, field integration, and related control system infrastructure.

Essential Functions

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

• Department Engineering Leadership and Standards (30%)

Position Requirements

• Expert knowledge of PLC and SCADA systems used in building automation and mission critical infrastructure applications, including industrial-grade architectures, RIOS, DLRs, and best practices.

• Expert knowledge of hardware engineering for BAS and EPMS solutions in large, complex mission critical environments.

• Expert knowledge of industrial control panel design practices, component selection, layout considerations, panel integration, and constructability.

• Skilled in developing and enforcing engineering standards, review processes, and quality expectations across multiple concurrent projects.

• Skilled in leading engineering teams responsible for complex control system deliverables.

• Skilled in assigning resources and matching technical talent to project complexity and delivery needs.

• Skilled in navigating clients through BAS / EPMS project designs including identification of standards, needs, options, and tradeoffs.

• Skilled in evaluating first-of-a-kind project requirements and establishing engineering strategies that reduce execution risk.

• Knowledge of construction design process, stakeholders, deliverables, and mission critical project execution workflows.

• Knowledge of data center HVAC applications, chilled water plants, heat rejection systems, airside systems, and associated control strategies.

• Knowledge of instrumentation, sensors, actuators, valves, and field devices used in industrial and mission critical control systems.

• Knowledge of control system networking including addressing, VLANs, LANs, switches, routers, firewalls, and IT / OT interface requirements.

• Knowledge of OT protocols including BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, MQTT, and related industrial / building systems integrations.

• Knowledge of EPMS integration requirements and the relationship between BAS, PLC, SCADA, and power monitoring systems.

• Knowledge of code requirements, safety considerations, and energy guidelines relevant to controls engineering designs.

• Working knowledge of Revit and AutoCAD and the engineering coordination required with BIM / VDC resources.

• Skilled at using MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams), along with exceptional organizational skills for file management.

• Ability to analyze engineering organizations, identify capability gaps, and implement improvements in staffing, process, and training.

• Ability to mentor Level 5 lead engineers and build technical leadership capacity across the department.

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Ability to communicate directly with clients and represent the department in strategic and high-visibility discussions.

• Ability to work successfully in a remote environment through effective communication, self-motivation, proactiveness, and resourcefulness in a distraction-free workspace.

• Ability to leverage AI and emerging technologies to streamline workflows, improve quality, optimize engineering operations, and contribute to company-wide innovation.

• Ability to follow company and site safety requirements.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet close deadlines.

• Ability to achieve certification for NFPA70E and / or OSHA training as / if required.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently manipulating, moving or grasping small parts, devices or tools
• Frequently required to remain in a stationary position
• Frequently moving through office, critical facility and other environments (such as low temperatures, high temperatures and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind), including tight and confined spaces
• Frequently descending / ascending stairs and ladders to access equipment
• On occasion the employee may be required to position self under or over equipment
• On occasion the employee may move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds

Education / Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, or related discipline

• Eight years of experience with hands-on installation, testing, and maintenance of building automation systems and mission critical infrastructure.