Building Controls Engineering Lead

The Building People, LLC is seeking a Building Controls Engineering Lead to provide technical leadership and oversight for advanced Building Automation Systems. This senior-level role involves designing, implementing, and supporting building controls solutions while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership, system architecture, and delivery oversight for advanced Building Automation Systems (BAS)
• Responsible for the design, implementation, commissioning, and lifecycle support of Tridium Niagara–based, vendor-agnostic building controls solutions across complex facilities
• Serve as a technical authority
• Mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate with customers, project managers, and subcontractors to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performance smart building systems
• Lead and coordinate a team of controls engineers and specialists
• Providing technical direction, mentoring, and quality assurance to deliver consistent, high-performance solutions across a diverse federal and commercial portfolio
• Serve as a technical authority and primary escalation point
• Partner closely with customers, project managers, and subcontractors to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant smart building systems are delivered on time and within scope

Requirements:

• Senior-level experience (typically 8+ years) in building automation systems engineering for commercial, institutional, or federal facilities
• Demonstrated expertise with Tridium Niagara (N4) framework and Niagara-compatible platforms (e.g., Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider, JCI, Distech, or equivalent)
• Proven ability to design open-protocol, interoperable BAS architectures using BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks, and IP-based networks
• Experience leading controls design efforts, including sequences of operation, points lists, drawings, submittals, and system integration
• Strong commissioning and troubleshooting background for large-scale BAS deployments
• Ability to act as technical lead on projects, providing guidance to engineers, programmers, and technicians
• Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices for OT and BAS environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including customer-facing technical presentations
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered
• Niagara certification(s) (e.g., N4 Technical Certification)
• Experience supporting federal, DoD, or mission-critical facilities
• Integration experience with energy management, metering, fault detection/diagnostics (FDD), and analytics platforms
• Exposure to smart building, IoT, and enterprise integration initiatives
• Prior experience with project lifecycle support from design through operations and sustainment
• Knowledge of industry standards, codes, and guidelines (ASHRAE, UFC, etc.)