SPECIALIST, BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

14h•$76,211 - $91,454

About The Position

The Specialist, Building Automation Systems leads the strategy, engineering, and daily execution of Denver Public Schools’ district-wide Building Automation System (BAS), with a focus on efficiency, reliability, and cost effectiveness. In alignment with District sustainability goals, the role drives energy and greenhouse gas emission reductions, leads the rollout of the Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) platform, expands event-scheduling integrations, and manages daily system requests. The Specialist also advises leadership on best practices, policies, and strategic direction for building controls. The position monitors and optimizes BAS and FDD platforms, develops efficient control sequences, manages HVAC schedules and integrations, and responds to urgent after-hours and weekend system issues. It collaborates with planning, design, and construction teams on controls for projects and retrofits, oversees external vendors and contractors, analyzes system data, and maintains controls documentation and schedule-exemption records. Applicants must maintain a permanent home address in Colorado while working for the District.

Requirements

Minimum associate degree in Electronics, Mechanical Systems, Computer Technology, HVAC, or a similar field.
Five or more years of increasingly responsible experience servicing electronic control HVAC equipment.
Strong understanding of HVAC systems, control logic, sequences of operation, and mechanical system design.
Three or more years of experience with Building Automation System programming languages.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community, while believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Maintain a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
Ability, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Experience with Tridium Jace, Johnson Controls ADX/FX, KMC, and Automated Logic equipment.

Responsibilities

Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot district-wide Building Automation Systems (BAS) and Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) platforms, including hardware, software, networking, and third-party integrations.
Develop and refine energy-efficient control sequences and review trend and facility analytics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and operational costs and identify efficiency upgrades.
Manage daily and automated event-driven HVAC schedules, expanding integrations with facility booking systems to synchronize equipment and support comfort.
Serve on call for after-hours and weekend response to urgently resolve BAS alarms, critical HVAC failures, and emergency schedule-exemption requests.
Partner with Planning, Design, and Construction to incorporate quality-assurance controls, deliverables, and updated District specifications into new projects and retrofits.
Direct and inspect external controls vendors’ and mechanical contractors’ work to ensure compliance with District standards, project specifications, and local codes.
Analyze real-time and historical system data to prepare regular progress reports, process improvements, and energy-saving recommendations for District leadership.
Maintain current control schematics, system graphics, integration maps, and records of schedule exemptions to measure energy and cost impacts.
Perform other duties as assigned.