BMS/FMS Controls Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

The BMS/Controls Engineer will be responsible for the design of Facility/Building Management Systems (FMS/BMS) and data center controls for general and emergency lighting systems, switchgear, standby generators, MV and LV distribution, UPS systems and associated battery cabinets, door access control and CCTV systems with primary emphasis on Power Modules, IT Modules and Data Centers. The BMS/Controls Engineer will design to customer specifications and requirements and will support all Controls inquiries and business development activities throught the course the assigned project. The Engineer will provide general Controls configuration designs for Data Centers, Telecommunications Central Office, Switching Centers, Video Hub Offices, etc. and will work directly with the module integration facility to develop a detailed drawing package for the integration of all FMS/BMS systems. The Engineer will provide FMS/BMS riser diagrams, Input/Output tables, programming parameters for specific BMS software, Sequence of Operations for the data center operation, etc. This Individual will coordinate the testing of the facility FMS/BMS systems with Electrical, Architectural and Mechanical (Thermal) designs and participate in the Factory and Site Acceptance Testing and commissioning when required.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1) Serve as the Controls Engineer on assigned projects from pre-sales to final commissioning stage.

2) Create designs which meet or exceed Vertiv quality requirements and fall within budgetary requirements.

3) Design optimal FMS/BMS design in compliance with the customer's requirements and specifications.

4) Work with 3rd party suppliers to design the control schemes for their equipment, utilizing PLCs and/or relays, to accomplish the overall FMS/BMS designs.

5) Generation of bills of material, and modification of standard assemblies as required to satisfy the application.

6) Familiarity with various Ethernet protocols including Modbus, SNMP and TCP/IP communications protocols, as well as RS-485 and Ethernet interfaces.

7) Manage and Support contracted integration companies to provide a detailed Schematic Design(SD), Detail Design(DD) and Construction Drawing(CD) narrative for FMS/BMS design aspects of the solution

8) Collaborate with other disciplines and external partners - General contractors or architects to create a construction document set.

9) Work with Vertiv's business units, Business Partners and preferred vendors to specify the appropriate BMS and controls equipment.

10) Work with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal, state and municipal requirements and building codes.

11) Review and approve FMS/BMS product submittals.

12) Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.

13) Quality control during integration of FMS/BMS systems

14) Support for all on site integration support

15) Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to and during construction phases.

16) Work with commissioning teams to properly test and validate installation, operation and performance of FMS/BMS systems.

17) Travel to sites for site review and work with onsite field engineers, as well as provide engineering evaluations, FMS/BMS systems audits and start-up as needed.

18) Offer creative, out of the box solutions to the customer.