Building Automation Engineer/Senior Building Automation Engineer

Cundall is an award-winning global, multi-disciplinary consultancy with a strong and growing presence across the Asia-Pacific region. Our leadership in sustainable business was recognized when Cundall received the World Green Building Council’s 2020 Business Leadership in Sustainability Award for the APAC region, reflecting our commitment to embedding sustainability into the way we work and the outcomes we deliver for the built environment. 

Sustainability underpins everything we do. We empower our people to drive positive change, decarbonize the built environment and create energy-efficient, resilient and climate-responsive buildings and communities. 

Our Building Automation team is passionate about advancing energy efficiency, sustainability, and cost-effective building operation. We take pride in our proven track record of designing innovative, eco-friendly mechanical and electrical solutions that minimize natural resource usage.

As a group of world-leading experts, we foster a collaborative and proactive environment that emphasizes skill development and professional excellence, ensuring we remain at the forefront of sustainable building solutions. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with demonstrable knowledge of HVAC Control Applications, Building Management Systems and Electrical Power Management Systems to join our office in either Kuala lumpur or Manila.

We are seeking a Building Automation Engineer/Senior Building Automation Engineer experienced in the consultancy, design and construction of Critical Facilities and Smart Buildings to become part of our Building Automation team. The successful candidate will collaborate with all key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in all aspects of Building Automation. A thorough understanding of mechanical systems, electrical systems and IP networking is essential. This person shall be detail oriented, possess strong organizational skills and be a self-starter that can excel with little direction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead new project control engineering design, quality approval, process control, product evaluation, vendor proposals, evaluation of product reliability, automated testing, software, research and development.
• This position will be responsible for controls systems strategies, design and specifications.
• Collaborate with multiple teams across different disciplines.
• Drive project schedules while working closely with other disciplines to ensure milestones and completion dates are on track.
• Work simultaneously on multiple projects, in a team or independently with little to no oversight.
• Work closely with clients and subcontractors to provide support and technical guidance in building automation.

Education (required):

• A Degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Information and Communications Technology or equivalent;
• Previous experience;
• Demonstrate the successfully management of projects and project teams;
• Demonstrable experience with DDC and PLC control system design, development and management;
• Experience in the design and/or implementation of Building Automation Systems (commercial offices and Data Center preferred);
• Experienced in implementing integrated BMS systems on converged networks;
• Conversant in IT cybersecurity requirements, IoT standards, Industry communication protocol, DCIM etc.;
• Senior candidates with the relevant years of experience may be considered for the Principal role.

Knowledge of:

• thermodynamics;
• psychometrics;
• electrical systems and schematics;
• mechanical systems and schematics;
• DDC and PLC architectures;
• BACnet protocol to include IP, ETH and MS/TP;
• Modbus protocol to include TCP, and RTU;
• Networking Servers and Client Workstations.
• Strong organisational and communicative skills are required.
• Ability to establish smooth working relationships and resolve interpersonal conflicts.
• Candidate should be able to travel to site locations across the world.
• Candidate must be able to work simultaneously on multiple projects in a team or independent environment.

If you want to progress your career and design the systems and solutions that are implemented in the buildings of the future this could be the role for you.

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