Description
kW Mission Critical Engineering, a WSP USA company, is seeking a Building Automation and Controls Engineer for their Troy, NY or Herndon, VA office.
As a Building Automation Controls Engineer, you will work with senior engineers to design automation control and monitoring systems serving data centers. Applications include heat rejection systems such as industrial air handling units and chilled water plants, as well as integration to intelligent HVAC and electrical power monitoring systems (EPMS).
Your responsibilities will include:
- Working in a team or independently, planning and executing engineering tasks within projects
- Demonstrating significant understanding of the range of services provided by the kW MCE engineering teams & related practices
- Supporting the team during proposal design and construction stages of projects
- Executing controls design of complex projects
- Working within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents for issuance to architects, contractors, and building owners
- Attending client meetings and contributing to discussions
- Collaborating and coordinating with internal project discipline team members and external equipment vendors and manufacturers
- Communicating complex control and monitoring concepts and decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Integrating complex mechanical & electrical engineering requirements into larger facility controls and monitoring designs
- Interacting regularly with clients, maintaining current relationships and developing new relationships
- Performing all aspects of controls designs, reviewing systems, and drawings prior to issuance
- Surveying and evaluating existing conditions
- Performing construction administration tasks
The ideal candidate will possess experience with HVAC or process control applications from a controls systems vendor, commissioning agent, or design consultant. Strong communication skills and an interest in liaising with internal and external design, client, and construction team members are required.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 2+ years of experience in designing control systems for high-performing, commercial, industrial, or mission-critical/data center buildings
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with applicable software packages including AutoCAD, Revit
- Knowledge of building, mechanical, electrical, and energy codes
- Ability to organize and present design information to project staff
- Attention to detail, highly organized, self-starter
- Ability to travel to project sites
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Computer Engineering
- EIT or Registered Professional Engineer (PE), if applicable
- Mission Critical/Data Center experience highly preferred
- Experience with international projects
Compensation:
- Expected Salary: $95,000 - $116,000