Building Automation (HVAC) Controls Engineer
Transform the everyday with us! Building Automation Engineers serve as a technical leader during pre-construction and early project phases, translating owner and project requirements into coordinated, constructible BAS design-assist solutions.This role partners closely with Engineers of Record, contractors, and internal delivery teams to identify risks early, resolve integration and constructability challenges, and deliver complete, compliant, and commissioning-ready engineering packages. The Engineer ensures alignment between contract scope, design intent, and execution strategy while supporting complex projects across a wide range of vertical markets.
As a Building Automation Engineer, you will:
- Understand project requirements and design building automation solutions for data centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical facilities, high-rise buildings, and lab facilities.
- Demonstrate expertise in engineering, contracting processes, and design build, with a strong grasp of submittal requirements and documentation standards essential for project success.
- Collaborate directly with clients and the EOR to protect design intent and drive cost-effective technical decisions, including site visits and in-person working sessions to develop and document client engineering standards.
- Perform engineering site surveys to gather asbuilt documentation, verify existing conditions, and identify potential challenges.
- Attend internal and external meetings to support potential opportunities and contribute technical details to project designs.
- Prepare and/or work with an engineer to prepare design documents, including mechanical system layouts, electrical drawings, system integration, bills of materials, sequences of operations, valve and damper schedules, and DDC panel layouts.
- Design building automation network architecture to support operator workstations, DDC field panels, and third-party integration devices connected through Modbus, Siemens APOGEE, Desigo or BACnet.
- Analyze plans, construction contract specifications, and codes to determine project requirements and risks.
- Design building and space pressurization solutions, chiller and boiler plant sequencing control, etc.
- Prepare engineering re-estimates and follow up with appropriate sales and management to ensure understanding of and satisfaction with job scope.
- Act as a resource and mentor for junior colleagues, offering constructive feedback and support to aid their professional growth.
- Perform quality assurance; peer-review engineering documents.
You will make an impact with these qualifications:
- Associate or Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years of experience in building automation (HVAC controls) design:
- Ability to travel up to 35%
- Occasional travel will be required for important team gatherings, project kick-offs, strategic discussions, or training
- Must be able to demonstrate:
- Demonstrated ability to design large and complex jobs with some deviation using standard tools, products, and practices
- Demonstrated knowledge of industry engineering fundamentals and business operations
- Demonstrated proficiency in AutoCAD
- Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without company sponsorship
- Position will be hybrid with visits to the local area office, contractor
Ready to create your own journey? Join us today.
