Team Lead-Electrical Safety, Automation & Contracted Support

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

19d•Onsite

About The Position

The Team Lead leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for building automation systems, electrical safety programs, and contracted technical support across university facilities. The role provides technical leadership, staff direction, and project management for campus building automation system upgrades, including control-platform migrations, controller replacement and integration, control-sequence development and review, network coordination, commissioning, functional performance verification, training, and project closeout. The position leads the university’s electrical safety and arc flash program by establishing priorities, policies, and standards; overseeing assessments and corrective actions; supporting regulatory compliance; and coordinating risk-reduction efforts that improve the reliability and maintainability of campus electrical systems. The role also leads engineering and project-management efforts for facilities maintenance, repairs, renewals, and capital improvements, and provides technical guidance for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and related building systems. The Team Lead coordinates with university departments, building occupants, consultants, contractors, and technical staff to limit operational disruptions and ensure systems are reliable, maintainable, documented, and compliant with university standards, safety requirements, and applicable codes. The position manages project scope, budgets, schedules, procurement, risks, resources, and stakeholder communications; mentors staff; and supports continuous improvement in facilities engineering and project delivery. Work is based in Austin, Texas, with a 40-hour schedule, typically Monday through Friday. The schedule may be five 8-hour days or four 10-hour days, as determined with the supervisor. Some overtime, evening, weekend, and holiday work is possible. The position is designated essential during extraordinary and emergency situations when the university is closed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Five years of progressively responsible experience in facilities engineering, building automation systems, controls engineering, construction management, commissioning, or project management.
Experience managing technical projects involving building automation systems, controls integration, HVAC systems, electrical systems, or related building infrastructure.
Demonstrated leadership experience leading teams, projects, or technical programs.
Must be eligible for Professional Engineer licensure within one year of hire.
Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without sponsorship.
A criminal history background check is required for finalist(s); hiring is contingent on clearing the check.
Must provide a resume or CV, three work references with contact information (at least one supervisor reference), and a letter of interest.
May be required to pass a physical examination and tuberculosis screening; may be required to use a respirator.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field.
Professional Engineer license or other advanced professional certification.
More than ten years of experience in facilities engineering, building automation systems, controls engineering, construction, commissioning, or project management.
Experience administering BAS modernization projects, controls migrations, system integrations, or commissioning efforts in large institutional, healthcare, research, or higher-education facilities.
Experience with Schneider EcoStruxure, Johnson Controls Metasys, Siemens Desigo/Apogee, BACnet, Modbus, or similar building automation platforms.
Experience supervising technical professionals and managing multidisciplinary project teams.
Experience with electrical safety programs, arc flash mitigation initiatives, and facility operations.
Experience with UT systems and software such as AssetWorks, DEFINE, WORQS, WORKSpace, Power BI, Tableau, or similar enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, direction, and accountability for assigned engineering, technical, and project-management staff; establish priorities, allocate work, mentor staff, communicate departmental objectives, and promote best practices.
Lead planning, design, procurement, implementation, commissioning, and closeout of campus building automation system upgrades and modernization projects.
Coordinate control-system migrations, network infrastructure, front-end software platforms, programming, graphics development, point integration, functional testing, documentation, training, and stakeholder communications.
Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and contractor performance to support reliable and maintainable building systems.
Lead and provide organizational support for university electrical safety initiatives, including the arc flash program and related risk-reduction efforts.
Establish priorities, coordinate resources, remove execution barriers, and support engineering staff responsible for assessments, standards development, corrective-action planning, and compliance activities.
Collaborate with Facilities Services leadership and campus stakeholders to improve the safety, reliability, and resilience of campus electrical infrastructure.
Lead engineering and project-management efforts for facilities maintenance, repairs, renewals, and capital-improvement projects.
Provide technical guidance for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, controls, and related building systems across the university.
Communicate technical and program information to leadership, clients, contractors, consultants, building occupants, and university stakeholders; develop and present recommendations, project updates, technical reports, and executive briefings.
Prioritize, assign, and monitor resources; evaluate workload demands, identify resource constraints, and adjust priorities to meet operational and institutional needs.
Support continuous-improvement initiatives, standards development, committee participation, and departmental programs.
Attend staff meetings and safety training and meetings; perform other duties, special assignments, and related functions as assigned.
May volunteer for the on-call program and may drive University vehicles; drivers must maintain an acceptable driver rating under Policy UTS157 Section 2.5.4.
Use an electronic device such as an iPhone, iPad, or computer for time reporting and work management, including receiving assignments and updating work orders.
May be required to report during extraordinary or emergency situations when the university is closed, unless directed otherwise.

Benefits

Competitive health benefits, with employee premiums covered at 100% and family premiums at 50%.
Voluntary vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
Teachers Retirement System of Texas defined-benefit retirement plan with employer matching funds, subject to eligibility.
Optional voluntary retirement programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and Deferred Compensation 457(b).
Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses.
Free training access through LinkedIn Learning and professional conference opportunities.
Tuition assistance.
Employee discount program, including athletic tickets.
Free access to UT Austin libraries and museums with staff ID.
Free rides on UT shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID.
Continuing education opportunities and stipends for additional trade licenses are described for the Facilities Operations and Maintenance team.