(CIM) Tech Specialist 1 - 100% travel

M.C. Dean, Inc•Tysons, VA

3h•Onsite

About The Position

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence, designing, building, operating, and maintaining cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, the company's capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration. The company fosters a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment, guided by core values of agility, expertise, and trust, and is committed to building the next generation of technical leaders. The Technical Specialist provides advanced technical leadership in the development, implementation, final testing, startup, commissioning, and calibration of instrumentation devices within BMS (Building Management Systems), EPMS (Electrical Power Management Systems), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and (ICS) Industrial Control systems. This role is responsible for implementing multiple interconnected systems with advanced configurable integrations, ensuring optimal performance, interoperability, and security. The Technical Specialist understands sophisticated electrical and mechanical distribution systems, assists in planning and execution of complex projects, providing strategic guidance and technical expertise, and contributes to a safe working environment for co-workers and customers to ensure overall project success.

Requirements

Requires 6 or more years of experience with installation, troubleshooting and/or testing of EPMS, BMS, Industrial instrumentation and/or SCADA systems
6+ years of experience with a High School Diploma
4+ years of experience with an Associate's
Requires reliable attendance at customer site during work hours required by customer
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements including U.S. citizenship for access to classified information.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required.
Basic knowledge of Commissioning, inspection, and testing of electrical components and systems
Knowledge of basic electrical and mechanical theories
Basic power systems familiarity with switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, power panels, protection relays, UPS systems, power monitoring systems, text equipment, etc.
Basic programming and troubleshooting skills of PLC and SCADA
Proficient with technical writing
Knowledge of advanced mathematics
Basic awareness of industry codes and standards
Good communication skills
Willing to travel to customer sites for startups
Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
Sitting for extended periods of time.
Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Nice To Haves

Allen Bradley PLC
Ignition
Distech
Niagara
Siemens Desigo
Eaton Foreseer
Schneider EPO
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
Wonderware
Instrumentation calibrator/simulator
CCST certification
Security+ certification

Responsibilities

Technical Specialist provides advanced technical leadership in the development, implementation, final testing, startup, commissioning, calibration of instrumentation devices within BMS (Building Management Systems), EPMS (Electrical Power Management Systems), SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and (ICS) Industrial Control systems.
This role is responsible for implementing multiple interconnected systems with advanced configurable integrations, ensuring optimal performance, interoperability, and security.
The Technical Specialist understands sophisticated electrical and mechanical distribution systems.
Assist in planning and execution of complex projects, providing strategic guidance and technical expertise.
You will contribute to a safe working environment for co-workers and customers and help ensure the overall success of projects.
Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of complex BMS, EPMS and SCADA systems, focusing on advanced configurable integrations.
Perform basic TCP/IP configuration
Configure communication devices and troubleshoot communication link failure
Configure Modbus Gateway devices communication protocol and ability to use applications like Modscan for troubleshooting and monitoring
Understand the vendor’s manuals and configure vendor’s power meter, PDU, ATS, Generators, STS, UPS, and Battery systems etc.
Navigate through EPMS and SCADA applications for monitoring, trending, and retrieving of data
Safely open, close, rack-in and rack-out of breakers for points monitoring
Understand PLC applications to load and update projects
Understand PLC applications to configure the communication parameters
Prepares and review simple electrical sketches, CX plans, and data sheets
Perform simple routine electrical and mechanical calculations
Assists in review of supplier documentation for compliance with specifications
Perform Point to Point and functional startup scrips on EPMS/BMS systems
Manage the progress of startup and issues lists, standards and commissioning tools
Write Point to Point and functional startup scripts on EPMS/BMS/ICS systems
Manage the progress of startup and issues lists in CX Allow and other commissioning tools