Principal BMS Engineer

My client is seeking an experienced BMS Engineer to join their cutting edge digital division. You will be part of a truly world leading engineering team focused on delivering technology and information transformation to clients. They work across a wide range of sectors on a variety of projects but all are focused around engineering and asset expertise.

• Manage projects of various sizes from outcome definition, activity planning to successful delivery and knowledge capture.
• Lead detailed technical reviews of existing BMS and recommend improvements to reduce energy consumption and improve building performance.
• Develop and review control philosophies, sequence of operations and integration strategies for HVAC, lighting and other building systems.
• Provide expert consultancy on BMS into broader Smart Buildings projects, including both new build and retrofit projects.
• Prepare and review technical documentation including specifications, schedules, drawings and commissioning plans.
• Perform sound analyses of historical BMS trend data and other building performance data to identify inefficiencies, faults and opportunities for energy savings.
• Manage work streams (large projects) or engagements (small projects) from outcome definition, activity planning to successful delivery and knowledge capture.
• Lead detailed technical reviews of existing BMS and recommend improvements to reduce energy consumption and improve building performance.
• Develop and review control philosophies, sequence of operations and integration strategies for HVAC, lighting and other building systems.
• Provide expert consultancy on BMS into broader Smart Buildings projects, including both new build and retrofit projects.
• Prepare and review technical documentation including specifications, schedules, drawings and commissioning plans.
• Perform sound analyses of historical BMS trend data and other building performance data to identify inefficiencies, faults and opportunities for energy savings.
• Coordinate with clients, vendors, contractors and multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Support business development by providing insights and intelligence in area of expertise.
• Contribute specifically to the development of the Smart Buildings and Building Intelligence community and propositions.

• Background and experience in designing, specifying and configuring BMS, including control and monitoring of HVAC, metering, lighting and other building systems.
• Strong technical understanding of control philosophies, sequences of operation, system architectures and integration strategies for building systems.
• Understanding of industry-standard communication protocols (BACnet, Modbus, KNX, M-Bus OPC, MQTT, APIs) and their application in building systems.
• Understanding of Smart Building data ontologies, tagging, and relational modelling.
• Ability to develop optimisation strategies for buildings using a combination of engineering principles and analysis of historical performance data.
• Familiarity with methodologies and tools for accessing and analysing trend data from BMS (e.g. Tridium Niagara, Trend IQVision, Schneider Eco Struxure).