About the Role
Schedules, manages, verifies, and edits programming and graphics for multiple Building Automation Systems (BAS) projects, ensuring projects meet established completion dates and specification requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop and modify project schedules to ensure projects meet established completion dates.
- Create and maintain project schedule reports and provide regular updates on project progress.
- Manage engineering, programming, graphics, purchasing, and other office personnel to ensure project schedules and specification requirements are met.
- Manage electrical subcontractors and provide daily direction to ensure installations are completed according to schedule, engineered drawings, project plans, and specifications.
- Manage monthly pay applications.
- Coordinate with customer IT departments regarding remote internet access, controller IP addressing, network setup, and server setup.
- Coordinate with field personnel, subcontractors, and customers to resolve day-to-day project management and operational issues.
- Install, review, and analyze BAS programming and graphics to ensure compliance with approved sequences of operation and project specifications.
- Analyze BAS programming and make programming corrections onsite as needed.
- Direct office programmers to implement required programming changes and re-verify programming once changes are completed.
- Document and verify sequences of operation.
- Review and analyze UI/UX graphics for accuracy, functionality, and compliance with project requirements.
- Make UI/UX graphics corrections onsite as needed.
- Direct graphics designers to implement required changes and re-verify UI/UX graphics upon completion.
- Research project issues and provide recommendations to resolve design, installation, programming, and operational challenges.
- Prepare and maintain comprehensive project reports, including daily documentation of work performed, completed items, and outstanding activities.
- Maintain project documentation through notes, memos, emails, and documented conversations.
- Prepare weekly summaries of contractor and subcontractor activity and overall project status.
- Support the commissioning and successful completion of multiple BAS projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience related to the design, programming, and installation management of computerized Building Automation Systems (BAS) for commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems.
- Experience working with HVAC equipment and systems, including: Heat pumps, Chillers, Cooling towers, Rooftop units, Packaged units, Boilers, Pumps, Fans.
- Valid New York State driver’s license required for travel to project sites.
- Proficiency with computers and related software applications, including email, databases, spreadsheets, word processing, and data entry.
- Ability to interact professionally with internal teams, customers, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, and other external partners.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to troubleshoot Building Automation System programming issues related to HVAC systems.
- Ability to complete assigned work accurately and within established deadlines.
- Ability to manage and follow up on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work with limited notice and be available before or after normal business hours when project requirements dictate.
- Ability to operate standard business and field equipment, including: Mobile phone, Computer, Printer, Telephone, Photocopier.
- Must wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety glasses and a hard hat, while on applicable job sites.
- Ability to maintain close mental and visual attention while controlling machines or processes.
- Ability to work in environments requiring close coordination, attention to detail, and precise adjustments.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods as required.
- Ability to use hands and fingers to grasp, handle, and operate equipment.
- Ability to push, pull, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend.
- Ability to talk, hear, and perform repetitive motions with the hands and wrists.
- Ability to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force.
- Ability to frequently exert up to 20 pounds of force.
- Ability to regularly exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- Regular travel to customer and project sites is required.
- Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor environments and may involve exposure to varying weather conditions.
- May be exposed to odors, fumes, gases, smoke, dust, and other typical construction or mechanical-room conditions.
- Must be able to work in congested areas and environments with elevated noise levels.
- Must be comfortable working at heights when required.
- Work may be performed in proximity to power tools, mechanical equipment, electrical systems, and other construction-related equipment.
Skills
- Building Automation Systems (BAS) programming
- HVAC systems
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Alerton
- Distech
- Niagara
- Project management
- Sales opportunity identification
- Estimate generation
Location
- New York State
Work Type
- Full-time
- Exempt employee
Experience Level
- 3 years of experience related to the design, programming, and installation management of computerized Building Automation Systems (BAS) for commercial Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems
- 2 years of prior project management experience preferred
- 3 years of BAS programming experience preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or a related field
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Alerton Certified Engineer
- Distech Automation Specialist
- Niagara N4 Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $75k-$95k/yr. base DOE
Benefits
- Discretionary quarterly bonus
- Bonus based on sell price of identified sales opportunities
- 8 company paid holidays
- 13 days of PTO annually (prorated first year)
- Company vehicle
- Cell phone
- EZ Pass
- Laptop
- Gas card
About the Company
- PASCO/Albireo Energy
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
