Lead System Specialist (LSS)

Key Responsibilities

• On-Site Leadership: Act as the primary project leader to plan and execute control systems projects.
  • Full Lifecycle Management: Perform or delegate tasks including hardware design, system programming, installation coordination, and project closeout.
  • Resource Coordination: Develop project plans and coordinate technical resources to ensure timely, cost-effective completion.
  • Commissioning: Oversee the loading, device verification, and commissioning of all system controllers.
  • System Validation: Validate complete system functionality and resolve issues with subcontractors to ensure proper operation.
• Documentation: Provide accurate project "as-built" drawings and comprehensive commissioning documentation.

Financial Management & Profitability

• Communicate With The Project’s Assigned Project Manager For P&L Responsibility: Accountable for project financial outcomes, including costs, billings, and collections.
• Cash Flow Management: Complete project billings promptly and accurately to maintain favorable cash flow and profitability objectives.
• Revenue Growth: Actively identify and secure change orders by assessing contractual scope versus client-issued bulletins and field directives.
• Forecasting: Provide management with monthly revenue, cost, and gross margin forecasts.

Technical Expertise & Quality Assurance

• Advanced Programming: Implement controls and software programming using established company protocols.
• Design Communication: Communicate technical design and operational details clearly to customers, internal staff, and subcontractors.
• Field Oversight: Coordinate on-site panel and field device placement, ensuring installation adheres to company standards.
• Complex Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex, integrated system issues.

Team Leadership & Development

• Mentorship: Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical support to System Technicians, Electrical Installers, and System Designers.
• Subcontractor Management: Provide guidance to subcontractors to ensure tasks are completed on time, within budget, and within contract scope.
• Skill Improvement: Actively drive the technical proficiency of the field team (Level I-III Techs).

Customer & Stakeholder Relationships

• Primary Liaison: Facilitate all communication with the customer throughout the project lifecycle.
• Relationship Building: Maintain long-term relationships with contractors, clients, and consultants.
• Customer Training: Conduct site-specific training for owner/operators and provide required O&M manuals.

Compliance & Safety

• Regulatory Adherence: Ensure compliance with the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) and all legal requirements.
• Safety Leadership: Adhere to all safety standards, aiming for a zero-accident environment.

Qualifications

• Experience: 7–10+ years of progressive experience in the building automation industry with demonstrated leadership roles.
• Technical Mastery: Deep knowledge of multiple control manufacturer systems (e.g., Distech, Schneider); Tridium Niagara N4 certification, EcoStruxure Control Expert is highly preferred.
• Education: High school diploma or GED required; technical degree or equivalent industry experience preferred.
• Skills: Strong understanding of HVAC systems and Control Theory; Proficiency in project execution construction cost management; Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills; Advanced computer skills and ability to utilize business systems to track key metrics.
• Physical Demands: Ability to perform physical duties (climbing ladders, lifting and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds), identifying wire colors for electrical work, and working in confined or elevated spaces.
• Travel: Willingness to travel as needed within the assigned region.