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Job Title: Controls EngineerJob Description

Join a dynamic global controls team where you will collaborate with motivated experts and innovators in the data center industry. You will be tasked with troubleshooting, project management, and maintaining the building management system (BMS) and electrical power monitoring system (EPMS). Your role involves developing new processes and standards while innovating in the controls space. The data centers house various components that have local control systems interacting via open and proprietary communications protocols. The BMS is used primarily for controlling mechanical systems, while the EPMS monitors electrical systems.

Responsibilities

+ Train and assist internal customers and stakeholders with the creation, design, configuration, validation, installation, commissioning, and operation of BMS and EPMS systems.

+ Provide technical assistance and support to operations throughout the data center lifecycle.

+ Review results and action items from quarterly maintenances for BMS and EPMS and resolve them.

+ Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and levels of effort for BMS & EPMS projects requested by customers and stakeholders.

+ Manage scope, schedule, finance, and execution of BMS and EPMS improvement projects in data centers.

+ Assist in procurement activities including requests for quotation/proposals, responding to requests for information, reviewing vendor proposals, and issuing purchase orders.

+ Attend project-related meetings, coordinate with project leaders, and report status to controls and stakeholder management.

+ Support controls projects related to commissioning activities in data centers.

+ Review, implement, troubleshoot, and iterate on controls sequence of operation and provide feedback to the design team.

+ Develop and modify controls logic programming and graphical user interfaces.

+ Manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate challenging situations.

+ Financially manage BMS and EPMS service contracts.

+ Visit assigned data centers locally to troubleshoot, meet customers, and supervise vendor work for compliance with scope, design, and applicable codes.

Essential Skills

+ Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent engineering science plus 5+ years of relevant controls experience, or 10+ years of relevant controls experience in lieu of a degree.

+ 5+ years of experience with industrial controls in critical environments such as data centers, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, oil & gas, petrochemical, laboratory, power, water, etc.

+ 4+ years of general project or vendor management experience associated with construction and project execution.

+ Experience with SCADA, PLC programming, programming, building automation systems, and HVAC control.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ MS in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Controls/Automation).

+ Experience designing, configuring, programming, installing, troubleshooting, or servicing HVAC Controls or Electrical SCADA systems.

+ Experience using common industrial communication protocols such as MQTT, BACnet, and MODBUS.

+ Understanding of engineering documentation, electrical and mechanical diagrams, and standard operating procedures.

+ Ability to manage multiple stakeholder deliverables and navigate difficult situations.

+ Experience designing data centers or critical MEP infrastructure.

+ Registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) or certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Work Environment

The role involves working in data centers with multiple components such as generators, uninterruptible power sources, diesel generators, electrical switchgear, power distribution units, variable frequency drives, automatic/static transfer switches, chillers, pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, CRAHs, air economizers, etc. The environment requires interaction with local control systems and open or proprietary communications protocols. The position may involve frequent local visits to assigned data centers to ensure compliance with scope, design, sequence of operation, and applicable codes.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Herndon, VA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Herndon,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 15, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.