Team Lead-Electrical Safety, Automation & Contracted Support

University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

20d • 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 position provides technical leadership, staff direction, and project management for campus building automation system upgrades, including control-platform migration, controller replacement and integration, control-sequence development and review, network coordination, commissioning, functional performance verification, training, and project closeout.

The role 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 efforts to reduce operational risk while improving the reliability and maintainability of campus electrical 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 communication; mentors staff; and supports improvement of facilities engineering and project delivery practices. The role works 40 hours per week, generally Monday through Friday, with hours arranged with the supervisor. A four-day, 10-hour schedule may be possible. Some overtime, evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required. 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.
• 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.
• Eligible for Professional Engineer licensure within one year of hire.
• Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

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 including 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 workload, mentor staff, communicate 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, schedule, budget, risk, and contractor performance to ensure reliable and maintainable building systems.
• Lead and organize support for university electrical safety initiatives, including the arc flash program and related risk-reduction efforts.
• Establish priorities, coordinate resources, and support engineering staff responsible for electrical 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 supporting 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; prepare recommendations, project updates, technical reports, and executive briefings.
• Prioritize, assign, and monitor resources; assess workload and 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 and special assignments as required.
• May volunteer for the on-call program and may drive university vehicles, while maintaining an acceptable driver rating if driving.

Benefits

• Competitive health benefits, with employee premiums covered at 100% and family premiums at 50%.
• Voluntary vision, dental, life, and disability insurance options.
• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas defined-benefit retirement plan with employer matching funds.
• Additional voluntary retirement programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and Deferred Compensation program 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager