Building Automation Systems Specialist

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Position Details

Job Title Building Automation Systems Specialist

Department Engineering

Reports To Title Supervisor Facilities

Supervise Direct Reports No

Shift Standard hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (The successful candidate must also be available for extended work hours and emergency support after hours and weekends when needed.)

Introduction

We are looking for a trustworthy and respectful individual who consistently seeks to determine and do the right thing. Someone who is imaginative and initiative-taking with a keen eye for what is possible. A perceptive and adaptive person who is action oriented. We need a disciplined focused and accountable team member. If you embody these values come join and help us shape the future.

General Responsibilities

Reporting to the Supervisor Facilities the Building Automation System Specialist is the site technical owner for building automation and related control systems supporting a regulated manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for the reliable secure and compliant operation of site systems including building management HVAC controls security access control digital video management and life safety systems. The successful candidate will lead system administration alarm and trend strategy graphics and dashboard development troubleshooting upgrades backup and recovery planning and coordination with IT operations engineering maintenance and external vendors. This position combines controls expertise system stewardship and hands-on support for critical building infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

1. Serve as the site technical owner and subject matter expert for building automation and related control systems including BMS HVAC controls security access control digital video management controlled substance security and applicable life safety interfaces.
   1. Administer users and roles and ensure audit trails and user authentication meet company standards.
   2. Manage the point database and configure alarms and develop trends graphics and dashboards to support monitoring and system performance.
2. Troubleshoot service and maintain automated industrial controls and equipment across the building automation systems.
3. Plan coordinate and execute system maintenance upgrades backups restore testing disaster recovery preparedness and platform lifecycle activities in partnership with IT and external vendors.
4. Maintain and update site access control standards procedures and annual access reviews to ensure personnel and visitors receive access appropriate to their roles.
5. Complete engineering deliverables such as PMs calibrations and drawings & procedure (SOP) updates.
6. Review system events alarms and audit trails as required and support investigations deviations corrective actions and change controls for critical facility systems.
7. Support commissioning startup qualification and change implementation for system modifications ensuring risks are assessed and changes are executed in a controlled manner.
8. Coordinate with IT on network connectivity patching cybersecurity controls certificates remote access backups and recovery requirements for building automation platforms.
9. Maintain accurate engineering documentation including drawings SOP updates PM documentation system inventories backup records and recovery procedures.
10. Provide technical support and training to operators electricians maintenance personnel and internal users to promote reliable use and understanding of building automation systems.
11. Support and conduct EN investigations generate corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) and CRs for critical facility systems.
12. Support continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve system reliability alarm management energy performance maintainability and user effectiveness.
13. Actively participate in occupational health safety and wellness while following site procedures and safe work practices.

Education & Experience Requirements

• Journeyperson Electrician Certified Engineering Technologist or equivalent technical training in electrical controls automation or building systems.
• 5 years of experience in building automation facilities controls industrial controls or critical building systems.
• 3 years of experience administering or supporting enterprise building automation or control platforms such as Honeywell Siemens Johnson Controls Schneider Rockwell or similar systems.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing pharmaceutical healthcare or other highly controlled environment is preferred.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines P&IDs control schematics network layouts and sequences of operation.
• Working knowledge of BAS communication protocols such as BACnet and Modbus with comfort in IP addressing subnets and basic switching or routing concepts.
• Experience configuring alarms trends graphics dashboards point databases and user access for building automation platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across HVAC controls instrumentation and related field devices.
• Working knowledge of Windows client and server environments user and group administration backup and restore practices and secure remote access tools.
• Experience supporting controlled changes commissioning qualification or validation activities for critical systems is an asset.
• Proficiency with CMMS/EAM systems (creating PMs parts costs asset history).
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma and Enterprise excellence principles and practice.
• Confident user of MS office tools.
• Experience working with SAP is an advantage.

Core Competencies

• Systems thinking recognizes interactions across HVAC electrical and controls.
• Troubleshooting & root cause analysis: methodical and datadriven.
• Communication: clear written shift notes changing logs and stakeholder updates.
• Prioritization: balances urgent outages with planned PMs and projects.
• Customer focus: supports production and occupant comfort with minimal downtime.
• Continuous improvement: proposes optimizations that save energy and reduce maintenance costs.

Total Rewards

The range of starting base pay for this role is $71483 - $89354. Actual starting pay will be based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to relevant skills experience qualifications education and addition to base pay this position is eligible for participation in either (i) our annual bonus program.

What we have to offer employees at our site:

• Health insurance commences upon start date
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Recognition Program
• Full-service cafeteria with weekly lunch specials; free coffee and tea
• Free energized parking
• Free electric vehicle parking
• Annual bonus plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) for qualifying employees
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP & DPSP) for qualifying employees
• Free onsite gym
• Tuition reimbursement
• Years of Service Awards
• Employee Referral Program
• Maternity Leave top-up
• Apprenticeship Leave top-up

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates collaboration.

Required Experience:

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Employment Type : Full Time
Department / Functional Area: Engineering
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1
Monthly Salary Salary: 71483 - 89354