Controls Engineer (BMS / EPMS)
Location: Georgia
Engagement: W-2 through CMC | Site-based
Duration: Initial rolling engagement with strong long-term scope
Start: ASAP / dependent on notice period
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled Controls Engineer specializing in BMS (Building Management Systems) and EPMS (Electrical Power Monitoring Systems) to join our team on a site-based engagement. This role focuses on troubleshooting, verifying, and optimizing controls network communications and equipment connectivity within complex building and critical infrastructure systems. The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience, strong analytical thinking, and excellent communication abilities to support successful commissioning and ongoing system reliability.
Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and resolve device communications, controls networks, cabling, and equipment connectivity issues using a methodical and hands-on approach to minimize downtime.
- Investigate faults impacting equipment energisation, controls integration, or testing progress, escalating where appropriate.
- Verify and validate communication pathways among various field devices, controllers, gateways, network switches, and monitoring platforms to ensure accurate data flow.
- Interpret controls schematics, wiring/cable maps, port assignments, and network architecture to quickly identify and isolate faults.
- Collaborate closely with project leadership, OEMs, controls vendors, telecom and general contractors, and commissioning teams to enable prompt technical issue resolution.
- Review and validate vendor installations against project specifications to maintain quality and compliance.
- Document technical issues and their resolutions thoroughly, supporting Functional Performance Testing (FPT) and Integrated Systems Testing (IST) efforts.
- Take full ownership of troubleshooting activities and contribute to the development and refinement of standardized controls and commissioning processes.
- Perform on-site hands-on troubleshooting of BMS and EPMS hardware and their supporting network infrastructure.
- Analyze electrical and network diagrams to isolate issues and recommend corrective actions.
- Provide status updates on troubleshooting progress and coordinate resolution efforts with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Validate and confirm system communications integrity to facilitate successful commissioning milestones.
- Mentor and share troubleshooting expertise within the team to enhance overall operational capability.
Required Qualifications
- Proven, hands-on experience troubleshooting controls systems specifically in BMS/BAS and EPMS applications.
- Thorough understanding of device communication protocols and control networking technologies such as BACnet, Modbus, RS-485, Ethernet/TCP-IP.
- Skilled in logically tracing faults across devices, network components, and controllers in complex infrastructures.
- Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders including vendors, system integrators, contractors, and commissioning teams on challenging technical projects.
- Strong technical proficiency with field controllers, gateways, managed switches, VLAN configurations, IP/MAC systems, PLCs, and integrated electromechanical equipment.
- Experience with data center or mission-critical environments is highly preferred, with an emphasis on transferable troubleshooting expertise.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of documenting detailed issues clearly and collaborating across diverse teams.
- Self-motivated, proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset and commitment to knowledge sharing.
Join us to contribute your controls engineering expertise within a dynamic and mission-critical environment, helping to ensure the reliability and efficiency of advanced control and monitoring systems.
Inclusivity Statement
CMC is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that inclusive teams foster innovation and empower collaboration.
Contact
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