Lead Controls Subject Matter Expert

Lead Controls Subject Matter Expert

Requirements

• 8+ years relevant controls industry experience or controls trade level experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field plus 3+ years relevant controls industry experience will be considered in lieu of 8+ year controls industry experience.
• 3+ years in team management.
• Working knowledge of critical facility operations with experience or understanding of procedure-based work.
• Theoretical & practical understanding of control equipment & systems, with expertise in control equipment design, maintenance, troubleshooting, testing, and/or construction.
• Significant experience in comprehending P&ID drawings, Sequence of Operations and other controls documentation, construction plans, specifications, and equipment shop drawings.
• Working knowledge of electrical, mechanical and life safety systems typically used in critical environments.
• Experience interpreting blueprints/CAD drawings.
• Experience working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Proficient with computer systems including documents, spreadsheets, and email.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, mentor, and manage an onsite team of controls subject matter experts, including performance and HR aspects.
• Ensure appropriate cross-functional collaboration between local controls team and applicable local and global teams.
• Serve as an onsite technical/consultative resource on controls infrastructure systems and equipment, with emphasis on practical/field application.
• Contribute to safety program for site.
• Plan, resource, author or approve work packages to cover controls troubleshooting, repair, retrofit, and maintenance activities, with an emphasis on assessing & mitigating personnel and system risk.
• Support the full lifecycle of work management responsibilities for controls systems including work planning, approval, execution, and closeout.
• Conduct or oversee hands-on troubleshooting, repair, retrofit, and maintenance of controls infrastructure systems and equipment.
• Oversee controls system configurations and component upgrades to ensure system integrity is maintained and that all modifications to existing systems comply with best practices, including change control processes.
• Provide Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QAQC) oversight of construction projects & maintenance activity.
• Lead and/or participate in root-cause analysis activities in area of expertise, specifically controls infrastructure systems and equipment.
• Provide training to Critical Facility Engineers and other cross functional teams on controls equipment, systems, procedures, and changes.
• Manage vendor relationships for controls maintenance and retrofit work.
• Provide feedback on global controls maintenance strategies and global controls system design improvements.
• Travel expectations: Can be significant during the first 1-3 months for initial training/onboarding and then ongoing occasional travel for factory witness tests, collaboration, etc.
• Accountable for all Building Management System (BMS) changes and enhancements at the data center as part of a global fleet.
• Diagnose and repair complex control system malfunctions requiring extensive knowledge of a variety of electronic or digital controls systems and experience to test and write modifications in multiple languages of systems software.
• Troubleshoot and repair controls hardware including controllers, relays, measurement devices, actuators, and associated equipment with mechanical and electrical device systems.
• Review operating equipment data for efficiency improvements, monitor all building systems for abnormal operating trends, and make optimization adjustments accordingly.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to make modifications to BMS settings to manage the building space.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in a data center or other critical environment.
• 7+ years in team management.
• PLC experience.
• Experience with software programming languages to include Python, PHP, SQL.
• Equipment field service engineering or representative experience.
• IT/Networking certification.