What are the responsibilities and job description for the Building Automation Specialist position at Arcis FM?
About Arcis FM
Arcis FM is a service-disabled veteran-owned facilities intelligence firm specializing in building automation, controls, and reliability-centered maintenance for healthcare, research, and life sciences clients. We hold active contracts with the Department of Veterans Affairs, NASA, and DoD, and we operate the A·IQ platform suite for fault detection, asset management, and analytics.
Day to Day
- Perform scheduled and corrective maintenance on Siemens Apogee field panels (PXC, MEC, TEC, MBC), Insight workstations, and APOGEE Automation Server (AAS) infrastructure
- Diagnose and resolve issues across BLN, FLN (P1/P2), and BACnet/IP networks
- Maintain and tune control sequences for AHUs, chillers, boilers, lab/operating room pressurization, and isolation rooms
- Validate sensor calibration, actuator performance, and alarm thresholds against design intent and Joint Commission / ASHRAE 170 requirements
- Document all work in the company CMMS and produce monthly compliance and KPI reporting
- Support emergency response and after-hours callouts as part of the on-call rotation
- Mentor and develop junior technicians on the contract
Required Qualifications
- 5 years hands-on Siemens Apogee field experience: Insight, APOGEE Workstation, PXC/MEC/MBC programming and troubleshooting
- 3 years working in an acute-care hospital or other 24x7 healthcare facility | direct familiarity with critical environments (ORs, isolation rooms, pharmacy, sterile processing, BSL labs, vivarium, or similar)
- Working knowledge of BACnet/IP, BACnet MS/TP, and Siemens FLN protocols (P1, P2)
- Ability to read and interpret control drawings, sequences of operation, and P&IDs
- Comfortable with Wireshark or equivalent network diagnostics for BAS troubleshooting
- Valid driver's license and ability to pass a federal background investigation (HSPD-12 / PIV credentialing)
- US citizenship (required for federal site access)
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior VA, DoD, or other federal healthcare facility experience
- Siemens Apogee to Desigo CC migration experience
- Experience with JCI Metasys, Automated Logic, or other multi-vendor BAS environments
- Familiarity with Joint Commission EOC standards, ASHRAE 170, NFPA 99, and CMS Conditions of Participation as they apply to BAS
- Niagara N4 certification, BTL credentials, or Siemens factory training certificates
- Veteran status (we are an SDVOSB and actively seek to hire fellow veterans)
Salary : $75,000 - $135,000