[Hiring] Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer @Volta

Role Description

As Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer, you will be Volta's technical authority for building and power management controls. You will set the controls architecture, standards and acceptance regime that every DSX site is built to, across Europe and North America.

This is a principal-level individual contributor role. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global E2E DSX Execution, you will decide how controls are specified, integrated and proven, and your standards will be used by design, delivery, commissioning and operations teams across the whole portfolio.

What you will do

• Controls architecture and standards:
  • Set Volta's global controls architecture for BMS and PMS, including system boundaries, network design, redundancy and integration with facility monitoring and compute.
  • Own the controls standards library: sequences of operation, points schedules, alarm philosophy, naming conventions and FAT/SAT requirements.
  • Define controls requirements for high-density AI workloads, including liquid cooling, CDU integration and power-to-compute interfaces.
• Technical authority:
  • Make the final technical call on controls design deviations, vendor proposals and integration disputes across all sites.
  • Shape vendor and framework strategy with Procurement, setting the technical bar suppliers are selected against.
  • Set controls security requirements with Systems Security, covering segmentation, access and secure remote support.
• Capability and improvement:
  • Use operating data and incidents to evolve the standards and the reference design.
  • Coach and raise the capability of controls engineers and specialists across Volta and its partners.

Qualifications

• Recognised senior authority in BMS/PMS or mission-critical controls, typically 12+ years, with data centre experience essential.
• A track record setting controls architecture and standards across a portfolio of sites, not a single project.
• Deep knowledge of electrical and mechanical control sequences, supervisory platforms, and protocols such as BACnet and Modbus.
• Experience making and defending high-consequence technical decisions with vendors, designers and executives.
• Experience defining FAT/SAT and integrated systems test regimes for controls.
• Ability to influence across functions and regions without direct authority.

Nice to have

• Controls for high-density AI facilities and direct liquid cooling.
• OT security and controls network architecture, for example IEC 62443.
• Standardising controls across an international portfolio.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary.
• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success.
• Retirement/pension contributions.
• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.