Senior/Principal Facilities Technologist - Building Automation Systems Control Designer, Hybrid

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
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• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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Sandia National Laboratories is seeking an experienced Building Automation Systems Controls Designer to join the In-House Design Team! This team provides Sandia with the internal capability to self-execute design services at Sandia National Labs in New Mexico. We are looking for a detail orientated, teaming individual to support a dynamic group of Architects and Engineers in the development, design, and construction of building and infrastructure projects!

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Design and create automated control systems for Facilities building mechanical systems.
• Use CAD type software packages to create and modify construction drawings.
• Create and modify operational sequences and controls schematics for building mechanical equipment.
• Read and interpret construction documents, including drawings, specifications, and contracts.
• Interpret and apply latest applicable American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standards to the design of building control systems.
• Visit construction sites to perform field inspections of controls and mechanical system installations.
• Work closely with the Design Manager, and Operations Manager to review controls contractor submittals
• Coordinate projects to meet delivery dates.
• Communicate with Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), designers, contractors, and other trades.
• Coordinate with team members for listing of required materials.
• Actively participate in predesign and review meetings.
• Identify opportunities for cost-saving and energy savings measures and quality improvement in HVAC design
• Adhere to company safety policies and procedures to ensure all duties are performed in a safe and professional manner.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary.

$63,800 - $123,400

• Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• High school diploma, plus five (5) or more years¿ experience with HVAC Controls and designing building automation control systems, or equivalent combination of education and experience. May have secondary education.
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Computer Aided Drafting Software (e.g. AutoCAD, Revit and/ or BAC Software).
• Must have a strong mechanical background and understanding of mechanical systems
• Must have the knowledge to create or have a clear understanding of the following for every design package:
  • Sequence of Operations
  • Nameplate schedule that takes equipment to be tied into FCS (BAS) in order to assign a standard Sandia control point name
• Ability to create Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P & ID) schematic drawings.
• Ability to review and provide a ¿special spec¿ (project specific spec) for each project derived from a Master Standard SNL Spec.
• Ability to review the controls contractors¿ detailed bid & construction submittal against SNL¿s FCS requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE L-Level security clearance.
  

• Ability to understand and put together a control¿s equipment schedule.
• Experience with the design, installation, and commissioning of building automation systems is highly valued. Understanding of networking principles and protocols as they apply to building automation systems.
• Certifications such as Certified Energy Manager (CEM), Building Automation System Technician (BAST), or similar credentials can enhance job prospects.
• Certifications from specific building automation system manufacturers (e.g., Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Siemens).
• Familiarity with Siemens brand building automation system components and applications, such as Desigo or Apogee, and ability to read and interpret Siemens PPCL control programming code routines.
• Familiarity with the following: Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDS), Wiring schematics, Sequence of Operations (SOOs), Control Valve schedules, Bill of Material (BOM), and points lists.
• Certificate of proficiency in Siemens, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Alerton, Automated Logic, or other equivalent building automation system.
• Experience with the following mechanical equipment: fume hoods, air valves, room pressure monitoring, BTU meters, energy monitoring, lighting controls, demand-controlled ventilation, refrigerant monitoring, central plants, chillers, boilers, pumps, cooling towers, air handling units (AHUs), Fan Coils, variable air volume (VAVs).
• Experience with commercial construction projects, including processes and methods.
• Demonstrated experience working with architects, engineers, developers, contractors and building owners.
• Analytical, reasoning, and communication skills necessary to identify and resolve building automation system problems.
• Low voltage license current or past (controls).

Our team provides architectural and engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, Civil) design services for all of Sandia NM campus. We offer programmatic equipment installations and analyses for Sandia¿s critical infrastructure initiatives quickly and effectively, which allows Facilities to increase its capacity to deliver design services with more agility.

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, including the ‘posting date’. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by the DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.