HVAC Controls - Building Systems Specialist III

Overview

The Technical Services Building Systems Specialist III (BSA III) is a highly skilled member of the Technical Services (TS) team, with a strong technical background in building automation, HVAC, commissioning, or test and balance. This role evaluates, programs, optimizes, and tests the operation of new and existing building systems both on-site or remotely. The primary expectation is to produce optimized energy and project outcomes for retro-commissioning (RCx) and relevant new construction commissioning (Cx) scopes with a solutions-based approach and mindset.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned duties in accordance with ENFRA policies, procedures, safety guidelines.
• Document, collaborate, and communicate regarding activities, technical issues, and solutions development to the project delivery team and Team Manager on a regular basis.
• Execute and complete assigned tasks and deliverables in a timely manner.
• Participate in site surveys, documentation review, and due diligence activities to determine facility conditions and develop energy conservation measures.
• Participate in design and submittal reviews of new construction scope as part of the commissioning process.
• Actively utilize the CxAlloy software to document assigned new construction commissioning scopes.
• Develop and QC pre-functional checklists and functional performance tests in CxAlloy.
• Develop technical reports and project observations to the project delivery team to support solutions development and understanding of progress, system operation, on-site conditions, and other required building information.
• Implement energy conservation measures independently and/or in collaboration with project delivery team partners, such as facilities staff or trade partners, whenever required.
• Review pre-functional checklists and compare to actual site conditions when required.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and modify building system programming when necessary to implement energy conservation measures.
• Troubleshoot, address, and recommend solutions related to building system integration and networking.
• Utilize test instrumentation to troubleshoot, verify, and optimize building system operation.
• Oversee and execute functional performance tests as part of the acceptance of construction scope.
• Provide on-site supervision of trade partners and sub consultants when required.
• Work with project delivery team partners to ensure implemented energy conservation measures and building system programming are well documented, understood, and archived on-site and in ENFRA storage systems designated for the project.
• Maintain awareness of energy performance for assigned scopes through the duration of the project.
• Collaborate with the project team to ensure performance targets are met and maintained.
• Ensure issues are properly identified, communicated, tracked, assigned to, and addressed by the appropriate delivery team members and partners.
• Aid in the resolution of issues, including proposing solutions to the project.
• Proactively address and escalate as required, impediments to achieving project outcomes and scope completion with the team manager and director.
• Adhere to and exemplify IS Delivery and Technical Services process guidelines and SOPs.
• Uphold ENFRA organizational core values.

Qualifications

• Required:
• Associates Degree or equivalent, in HVAC, Energy Management, Building Automation or related technical field.
• +10 years of commissioning or related field experience with mechanical, electrical, building automation systems, programming, or building operation management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to safety.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work with minimal or limited information.
• Self-directed or able to work with limited direction.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Competency with Cloud-Based commissioning software platforms.

Preferred

• Commissioning Certification from ACG, BCxA, ASHRAE.
• Certified Energy Manager (CEM) certification.
• Building automation systems design and programming experience.
• Certifications in various building automation systems platforms such as Siemens Insight or Desigo, JCI Metasys Extended Architecture, Schnieder Ecostruxure BSO, Trane, Niagara, Distech.

Requirements

• 40-60% of time will be spent traveling to job site(s)/office location.
• Climbing stairs.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.
• Ascending and descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles.

Physical Demands

• Light work that includes adjusting and/or moving objects up to 20 pounds.

Pay Range

USD $27.92 - USD $37.29 /Hr.