Operations, Controls Engineer

Join our Data Center Services Team as an Operations Controls Engineer. In this role, you will ensure the performance, visibility, and reliability of critical infrastructure in our data centers. You will collaborate with engineering, operations, and technology teams to support advanced monitoring, automation, and controls systems. This position is primarily based in Manchester, MA5, but may involve assisting colleagues in other EMEA north countries. You will have the opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, global environment and contribute to the continuous improvement of mission-critical facilities.

Previous Trend, Tridium or Schneider Ecostruxure Building Operation experience

Responsibilities

• Configurer, onboard and validate assets, alarms and monitoring points within Building Management Systems (BMS) and Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platforms.
• Support the implementation and validation of power circuit monitoring within Branch Circuit Monitoring (BCM) systems.
• Investigate and resolve data quality, integration, communication and controls performance issues across monitoring platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across field devices, controllers, network components and supervisory systems

Requirements

• Familiarity with one or more controls platforms, including Schneider Electric PLCs and AVEVA System Platform
• Ability to interpret Sequences of Operation, P&IDs, control drawings, electrical schematics and one-line diagrams

Experience with BACnet, Modbus and OPC communications protocols

• Experience in controls engineering, building automation, industrial controls or critical facility environments
• Understanding of IP networking concepts, including switches, routers, VLANs and network troubleshooting
• Knowledge of controls systems supporting electrical, HVAC, fire protection and other critical infrastructure
• Experience with data collection, protocol conversion or historian platforms such as Kepware, Matrikon or similar technologies
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence collaborating with colleagues, vendors and partners across multiple countries and cultures
• A proactive, customer-focused approach with excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Experience within data centres, critical facilities, industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors or similarly automated environments
• Exposure to commissioning, startup activities, functional testing or site acceptance testing