Critical Systems Manager - Smart Building Automation

HTS Engineering Ltd.•Houston, TX

22d•$100,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

HTS Engineering Ltd. is the largest independent commercial HVAC manufacturers’ rep in North America, with 20 locations in the US and Canada. HTS has a vibrant look and brand promise -- one that reflects our company-wide commitment to ensure the individual success of all those involved in a project’s HVAC system selection, design, purchase, installation and maintenance including our employees, suppliers, customers and end users.

Requirements

Act as system administrator for the smart building data platform.
Configure end-users, assign accounts, roles and access levels, and review them based on least privileged access on a set cycle.
Support and troubleshoot day-to-day platform issues and anomalies, and initiate corrective action with site teams or third-party vendors.
Identify gaps in platform configuration and capability, and act as the liaison between end-users and vendors to specify and introduce new functionality.
Lead integration effortswith stakeholder OT systems and enterprise applications, including the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), workplace systems and reporting tools.
Work with the SaaS platform vendor to ensure adherence to the common data model in the SaaS platform for analytic purposes.
Enable standards-based integration: BACnet/IP, Modbus/IP & Modbus RTU, MQTT and REST APIs.
Work with account leadership and business intelligence teams to define reporting and key performance indicator requirements, and identify the additional data sources needed to support agreed metrics.
Use the sitemetering and controls data to reduce energy use, carbon emissions and operating cost.
Run fault detection and diagnostics program and inform the operators for improvements.
Tune the rules, review alerts daily, and route confirmed faults into the CMMS as work orders with a named owner and a close-out date.
Work with site engineers, technicians and facility managers to triage incoming issues, and verify that remediation holds rather than closing on the first fix, identify issues for improvement.
Drive the site teams from schedule-driven to condition-driven maintenance, using platform data to set preventive maintenance intervals and to build the capital plan.
Implement and monitor optimization strategies: scheduling, setpoint tuning, demand response and equipment sequencing.
Produce a monthly list of energy and maintenance actions ranked by value, each with expected savings and payback.
Identify and build the business case for improvement projects: return on investment calculations, budget submissions, and measurement and verification of deliveredsavings against an agreed baseline.
Support certification and sustainability reporting (LEED, ENERGY STAR, WELL) with data and analysis from building systems.
Benchmark performance and run a continuous improvement program against it.

Responsibilities

Act as system administrator for the smart building data platform. Configure end-users, assign accounts, roles and access levels, and review them based on least privileged access on a set cycle.
Support and troubleshoot day-to-day platform issues and anomalies, and initiate corrective action with site teams or third-party vendors.
Identify gaps in platform configuration and capability, and act as the liaison between end-users and vendors to specify and introduce new functionality.
Lead integration efforts with stakeholder OT systems and enterprise applications, including the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), workplace systems and reporting tools.
Work with the SaaS platform vendor to ensure adherence to the common data model in the SaaS platform for analytic purposes.
Enable standards-based integration: BACnet/IP, Modbus/IP & Modbus RTU, MQTT and REST APIs.
Work with account leadership and business intelligence teams to define reporting and key performance indicator requirements, and identify the additional data sources needed to support agreed metrics.
Use the site metering and controls data to reduce energy use, carbon emissions and operating cost.
Run fault detection and diagnostics program and inform the operators for improvements. Tune the rules, review alerts daily, and route confirmed faults into the CMMS as work orders with a named owner and a close-out date.
Work with site engineers, technicians and facility managers to triage incoming issues, and verify that remediation holds rather than closing on the first fix, identify issues for improvement.
Drive the site teams from schedule-driven to condition-driven maintenance, using platform data to set preventive maintenance intervals and to build the capital plan.
Implement and monitor optimization strategies: scheduling, setpoint tuning, demand response and equipment sequencing.
Produce a monthly list of energy and maintenance actions ranked by value, each with expected savings and payback.
Identify and build the business case for improvement projects: return on investment calculations, budget submissions, and measurement and verification of delivered savings against an agreed baseline.
Support certification and sustainability reporting (LEED, ENERGY STAR, WELL) with data and analysis from building systems.
Benchmark performance and run a continuous improvement program against it.