Controls Project Engineer | Princeton University
Location
Princeton, NJ | United States
Job description
Controls Project Engineer
US-NJ-Princeton
Job ID: 2023-18068
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Facilities Management and Physical Plant
Princeton University
Overview
The Controls Project Engineer is a member of the Campus Energy Grou p and reports to the Director of Campus Energy.
The Controls Project Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing processes and tools to manage project costs, schedules, and risks. They work with the project team to create efficient systems that deliver projects on time and within budget. Project types include the HVAC & Lighting Controls for Capital Projects (mostly lab renovations), Maintenance Upgrades and Energy Conservation.
This position must embody the core values essential to the Organization: teamwork, innovation, integrity, inclusiveness, respect, and sustainability. The Controls Project Engineer collaborates with administrative leadership within Facilities to support the Campus.
This is a five years benefits eligible position.
Responsibilities
Control Systems Engineering
- Chooses the appropriate mix of products and installation methods to provide the most cost-effective solution.
- Prepares all required BAS Control Drawings & Submittals in AutoCAD.
- Acts as a technical resource to the Control Shop team and other internal customers as needed.
- Independently designs building automation systems for standard and/or critical environment facilities.
- May need to create unique design solutions to meet specific customer requirements. Designs building automation systems for large and/or complex buildings consisting of mechanical system layouts, electrical drawings, bill of materials, sequence of operations, valve and damper schedules, and Direct Digital Control panel layouts to meet the intent of the project plans, specifications, and contract documents.
- Works closely with Control Engineers to design large complex building automation systems connected through Siemens P2, Modbus, ALC Arcnet and BACNET.
- Works closely with the Control Room Operators to generate DDC point database on projects.
- Provides start-up and checkout documentation to the Control Shop Manager and technicians for use in commissioning and validation.
- Prepares specifications and drawings for special components and panels purchased from outside suppliers. Selects proper types and sizes of company products and those from outside suppliers to meet project requirements.
- Creates graphics in Siemens, ALC and Tridium user dashboards.
Controls Project Management
- Responsible for participating in all phases of projects for documentation reviews and meetings.
- Assists the Project Team during planning, estimating, design, installation, start-up, commissioning, turnover and warranty of assigned projects.
- Analyzes plans, construction contract specifications and codes to determine project requirements.
- Manages the development of project plans in advance of project activity assuring effective execution by the Project Team.
- Works with University Contracts office to review contractor progress billings to ensure timely payments to material suppliers and subcontractors.
- Obtains bids and selects reliable subcontractors to provide wiring, device installation, special construction, or other services.
- Participates in job site final walk thru and manages the completion of all close out documentation such as As-Built drawings and system operating instructions, transfers or excess materials, billings, collections and payments, and all project records. Ensures customer satisfaction during and at final project completion.
Qualifications Essential Qualifications:
- 10 years of Project Management and/or Engineering experience in the HVAC / Building Automation field.
- Laboratory, HVAC and lightening controls experience
- Must have excellent contracting skills.
- Strong leadership, listening, verbal and written communication skill
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelorâ™s Degree
- AutoCAD
- Siemens APOGEE Labs
- Capable of programming Siemens, ALC, Distech and Niagara
- Capable of integrating devices of various protocols including BACNET, Lon and Modbus
- Central utility plant/distribution experience
- Project Management Experience and/or Certification
The physical requirements are that the candidate must be able to inspect controls in mechanical penthouses that sometimes are only accessible by built in ladders; must be able to see and hear emergencies when in these mechanical spaces; and must be able to inspect contractor work in buildings-including work above ceilings.
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About Princeton University
Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.
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