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Building Automation Project Engineer

Create the Team
Santa Barbara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/25/2025
Job Description

Building Automation Project Engineer (Hybrid Engineering and Specialist role, with Engineering and Field Work as responsibilities). Please only apply if you have worked with any of the following:

  • Siemens Building Technologies / Apogee / Desigo (preferred experience!)
  • Automated Logic
  • Delta Control Systems
  • Tridium / Niagara
  • Johnson Controls
  • Alerton
  • Honeywell
  • Distech
  • Reliable Controls
  • Trane
  • American Automatrix / Cylon
  • Novar
  • Trend Control Systems
  • Schneider Electric

If you can tell us some form of, “I’m a Controls Engineer (or Senior Technician or Specialist) in Building Automation Systems with Alerton experience,” we will be very interested in speaking with you. We look forward to seeing your application and resume, then having a conversation with you about what you may be interested in (and where on the map).

Job Summary:

Design and engineer control system hardware and software programming based on project plans, specifications, and other contract documents. Provide analysis of building control and HVAC system performance at a complete systems and campus level. Start up and check out of new system implementations with other team members. Ensure documentation is accurate and complete. Provide project management on projects as required, interfacing directly to our customers. Supervise subcontractors and suppliers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Complete control system overall design responsibility
  • Control programming, integration and graphic development
  • Manage the start up of control and HVAC systems
  • Manage the commissioning of control and HVAC systems
  • Record and update drawings and software modifications
  • Engineer field changes, maintain as-build documentation
  • Develop and conduct Owner training
  • Provide project management tasks (job plans, labor planning/scheduling, fiscal analysis, etc)
  • Material ordering/coordination

Skills and Abilities:

  • Programming skills
  • Strong interactive, analytical and communication skills
  • Management of technicians and subcontractors
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Experience with electronics and basic electrical circuits
  • Knowledge of DDC Control Theory and Applications
  • Ability to work independently and unsupervised
  • ACAD skills

Credentials and Experience:

  • Engineering undergraduate degree
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Computer programming experience
  • HVAC and/or Mechanical system experience

Company Description

Create the Team is focused in the field of HVAC controls, building automation, energy services, plus fire/life-safety/security all around the United States. Primarily, the roles we fill are for Controls Engineers, Controls Technicians, and Sales Engineers. We will also work to recruit for Project Managers and other related roles in HVAC, building systems, contracting and energy conservation. Our common client is a Controls Contractor, anywhere from a 10-person company to a $100M company with hundreds of employees, and from small markets to very large metropolitan markets. In many markets, we are placing fire alarm, life safety and security (card access and CCTV) salespeople, system designers, IT/Network electricians, inspectors and management/leaders. Many more of our clients nowadays do work in Critical Facilities / Data Centers.

Create the Team is focused in the field of HVAC controls, building automation, energy services, plus fire/life-safety/security all around the United States. Primarily, the roles we fill are for Controls Engineers, Controls Technicians, and Sales Engineers. We will also work to recruit for Project Managers and other related roles in HVAC, building systems, contracting and energy conservation. Our common client is a Controls Contractor, anywhere from a 10-person company to a $100M company with hundreds of employees, and from small markets to very large metropolitan markets. In many markets, we are placing fire alarm, life safety and security (card access and CCTV) salespeople, system designers, IT/Network electricians, inspectors and management/leaders. Many more of our clients nowadays do work in Critical Facilities / Data Centers.

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