Data Center Controls Engineer

About the role

Element Critical is seeking to add a D ata Center Controls Engineer to the Facility Operations team , who aligns with our company values of accountability, integrity, grit, and problem-solving. This role will be responsible for all things related to controls , including but not limited to design standards, implementation, and project management, and maintaining the compan y b uilding electrical power management systems (EPMS), a utomation systems (BAS) , and building management system s (BMS) for all Data Centers . You will develop new process es and standards while innovating in the control space . Overall desire is to create reliable and efficient controls (BAS, BMS, EPMS) that serve Operations and Customers .

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:
• General
• Collaborate with design and operations teams to develop and enforce automation logic, ensuring systems meet operational standards.
• Manage cross-functional partnerships with internal operations and engineering teams to troubleshoot complex control loop issues. Utilize 3 rd party vendors and contractors to resolve issues.
• Assist in procurement related activities including request for quotation/proposals, responding to request for information, assist in review of vendors proposals and submittal processing.
• Attend project related meetings, coordinate with project leaders, and regularly report status to management.
• Frequent visits to data centers to troubleshoot issues and supervise 3 rd party vendor's work to ensure compliance with the scope, design, and applicable local codes.
• Create and maintain SOOs and documentation of existing controls infrastructure.
• Assemble library of I&C design documents, submittals, as-builts, and O&Ms
• Controls equipment inventory: sensors, valves, controllers, etc
• Vendors, contacts, contracts, warranties, licenses, entitlements, passwords, 3 rd party network access
• Initial and periodic audit of existing implementations
• Security risks
• Operations risks (reliability, SLA risks)
• Excessive energy or maintenance costs
• Annual controls opex and capex budgeting
• Critical remediation capex
• Maintenance contracts
• Maintenance capex: end-of-life equipment replacement
• Upgrades in support of corporate goals, e.g. energy efficiency, operating efficiency, safety and reliability, reporting
• Corporate design & operations standards
• Develop, document, publish design guidelines
• Architecture
• Hardware, vendors
• Operator interfaces - style guide (ISA 101)
• Naming schemes (ISA 5.1)
• SOOs
• Monitoring
• Alerting/Notifications
• SME and leader for 3 rd party implementations (new construction, upgrades/additions, special projects)
• Lead scope definition, contractor vetting, pricing review, selection, on-boarding, progress meetings
• Lead owner's submittal and RFI review
• Vet change orders
• Lead QA/QC during implementation
• Lead the commissioning life-cycle for data center BAS, BMS and electromechanical systems, ensuring validation of Building Automation, Building Management, and EPM System to control and monitor HVAC and electrical infrastructure effectively.
• Ensure commissioning effectiveness by reviewing scripts, monitoring execution, and reviewing reports & issues
• Lead owner's punch and follow-up
• Vet closeout and transition to operations
• SME and leader for internal support and customer integrations (similar to IT). Collaborate with and support Facility Ops teams to enable local control within the I&C sandbox for reliability, reporting for efficiency and operations initiatives, as well as managing all training, documentation
• Implement and support customer integrations as directed by Customer Ops.
• Review results and action items from the quarterly maintenances for BMS and electrical systems and take actions to get them resolved.
• Operate and maintain all controls hardware & software
• Oversee the testing and tuning of mechanical plant controls (chillers, cooling towers, AHUs), ensuring data visibility and system redundancy are maintained through robust SCADA implementations.
• Break-fix, preventive maintenance, ongoing tuning and adjustments.
• Participate in on-call schedule as secondary escalation to provide immediate BMS and electrical system technical support to in-service data centers.
• Troubleshoot and perform Root Cause Analysis or Corrective

Additional Information

Element Critical provides hybrid infrastructure solutions in an expanding portfolio of data center facilities across the country . Our mission is to meet the diverse needs of today's business and technology leaders by delivering superior service and product offerings, cultivating trusted relationships with our customers, and motivating and enabling our employees . This is an opportunity to get involved near the ground level and grow exponentially with a company that is poised to execute. Come join our team! Department: Facility Operations FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Austin, TX (on-site) Reports to: Director of Facility Operations

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