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Facility Solutions Group is dedicated to timeless contribution and service in the lighting, electrical, energy, and technology fields. Our mission is to consistently provide our customers with superior value through quality products, service, and support by contributing to the quality of life of all employees.

As one of the nation’s largest single-source providers of lighting and electrical products, electrical services, electrical construction, and energy management solutions, Facility Solutions Group is expanding its staff and seeking a Controls Engineering Manager to join the Round Rock, TX, team.

Job Scope:

As the FSG Smart Buildings Controls Engineering Manager, you will lead, mentor, and grow our existing Controls Engineering team, imparting your technical knowledge and supporting company-wide engineering efforts. You will work in a highly cross-functional environment, collaborating closely with sales, projects, support, development, and engineering teams to plan, support, and execute control integrations. This includes leading the design, development, testing, and integration processes. 

Responsibilities:

As an FSG Smart Buildings Controls Engineering Manager, you will:

• Coach and mentor team members to grow their knowledge and skills in areas such as, but not limited to:

- Creation and deployment of station-level logic based on engineering specifications.

- Development and maintenance of station-level and supervisor-level reports.

- Development of station and supervisor UI.

- Development of commissioning tools to support a streamlined, automated install. 

- Integration of stations and IOT devices to various platforms.

- Development of custom Niagara scripts and modules.

• Lead efforts to create documentation and tools for the training and support of the Projects and Support teams.

• Direct the team's R&D efforts of new products and services approved on the Product Roadmap.

• Organize and oversee the schedules of team members.

• Establish goals and objectives for the Controls Engineering team, aligning them with the overall goals of FSG Smart Buildings.

• Develop individual growth plans for members of the Controls Engineering team.

• Hire and train new team members.

• Conduct performance reviews that are timely and constructive.

The ideal candidate will satisfy the following requirements and qualifications:

Required

• Excellent managerial and supervisory skills

• Minimum five years working with Tridium Niagara-based systems

- Niagara 4 TCP Certification

- Proficiency with Baja and BQL

- Working knowledge of PX/HX and XML

- Ability to program at various levels of complexity while following best practices

• Minimum two years leading teams

• Working knowledge of commercial HVAC and lighting systems

• Vast experience with BACnet, Modbus, and other common BAS protocols

• Ability to read engineering and as-built drawings 

• Travel and stay overnight up to 25%, depending on the needs of the business.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency in Google Sheets, Google Docs & Google Slides, or the Microsoft equivalent

• Contribute to the team. Speak up and challenge others when you disagree. Share your knowledge.

• Be accountable to yourself, your co-workers, vendors, and customers.

• Must be positive and collaborative.

• Ability to multitask while staying organized.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (or similar field)

• Experience with EMS/BAS solutions, including Distech, Novar, Honeywell, Siemens, Tridium/Niagara, BASview, or JCI. 

• Niagara 4 Developer Certification

• Working knowledge of Bajascript, HTML, CSS, Viscosity, Python, and shell

• Working knowledge of Zigbee, Wifi, and other wireless protocols and technologies

• Experience with Linux

• Experience creating engineering drawings and schematics

FSG is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.