HVAC Controls Engineer

Company Description
SmartWatt is a nationwide, fast-growing company that maximizes the value of infrastructures by optimizing energy and building systems. We design and build energy efficiency upgrade projects that help our customers achieve financial savings, energy reductions and an enhanced environment that fosters productivity, comfort and safety.

Why we do it?
We are driven and passionate about partnering with our customers and providing expertise to create more efficient and optimized environments for their employees, students, teachers and communities to thrive in. We strive to be better, do better and achieve better results for our customers. Our teams of experts don’t follow trends. We set them. We embrace change. We challenge the norm. We make promises - and we keep them. We earn our customers' business by creating value for them, showing genuine concern and understanding of their needs, building deep relationships, and ensuring they are happy. Our customers see and feel our constant care for every project.
Job Description
Are you the kind of person that doesn’t accept status quo? Do you often find yourself exploring into other avenues and projects? Do you enjoy connecting and collaborating, not only with people but also the systems they use? If so, then we want you to join our team!
An HVAC Controls Engineer at SmartWatt has the ability to make a vast impact on facilities and the people that work within them. Through implementation of advanced building control systems, you are able to make facilities more efficient and less costly, but even more than that, you are able to have an impact on the health, safety and comfort of those that live and work in them.
What do our HVAC Controls Engineers do to provide this value?
Utilize industry standard tools to access, integrate and program Building Automation and Energy Management Systems,
Develop project requirements from write-up, scope, specification, system functional capabilities and via direct communication with sales staff or the customer,
Connect and collaborate with customer IT departments for coordinating system connectivity, as well as install and set-up IT related equipment, switches, routers and computers,
Ensure success of implementation and beyond by confirming systems and equipment operate properly, conducting point testing and functionality testing, identifying and communicating any deficiencies, and training the customer and end-user on system operation.
While do all the above, you are also promoting, maintaining and enhancing new and existing customer relationships.
Our HVAC Controls Engineers typically work on projects that include HVAC and Lighting controls in commercial, industrial and educational facilities.

Qualifications
The core components to be successful in this role are (i.e. must haves):
A High School Diploma
At least 3 years of experience working in the Controls industry
Previous experience operating DDC control systems for HVAC and lighting control in a commercial or industrial setting.
Previous experience installing and/or operating and maintaining HVAC equipment and systems
Active Driver’s License

The following are a definite plus, so if you’ve got any of these be sure to tell us!
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, HVAC, Information Technology, or a related field
Tridium AX/N4 certification
Experience with building automation systems (Siemens, Allerton, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, etc.)
Our most successful HVAC Controls Engineers come to us with the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
Technical knowledge: Knowledge of software and computer language used to operateTridium Niagara AX/N4
Knowledge and understanding of various communications protocols used in the industry including BACnet, Lonworks and Modbus

Computer and IT skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word and Project
Ability to use AutoCAD or Visio
Familiarity with computer networking, programming and information architecture
Familiarity with networking applications, Ethernet, TCP-IP, IP Networks and infrastructure

Customer focus; passionate about ensuring customers are happy
Communication; demonstrated ability to successfully communicate across all levels of an organization
Work quality; history of producing high quality work and a proven ability to establish and monitor quality measures
External awareness; informed about market conditions and competitive information, up-to-date on trends
SmartWatt is a purpose-led company and it is important that all SmartWatt-ersshare the following values:
Commit to Win – for SmartWatt, there’s value in winning. Winning is fun. It creates energy, fuels momentum, stimulates growth and defines success.
Deliver on Commitments – Integrity is not a tired cliché with SmartWatt. Keeping our word and keeping it real are at the heart of our corporate DNA.
Outperform Yourself – We love what we do and we seize every opportunity to outperform our competitors, but more importantly – to always outperform ourselves, knowing there is always a next level.
Embrace the Unconventional – The status quo, the way it’s always been done, predetermined solutions and convention wisdom are the basics, not the end game here. Exceptional is standard practice as SmartWatt.
Connect & Collaborate – In our client relationship, partner alliances and in the SmartWatt culture there is no winning without shared values and ongoing collaboration.

To succeed at SmartWatt these values MUST resonate with you!
The work environment:
As a Controls System Integrator you will spend up to 40% of your time out of the office traveling to and visiting customer sites which will require frequent driving, walking and standing during those times. The other 60% of the time (approximately) will be spent in an office setting sitting for prolonged periods of time utilizing the computer. While on customer sites the environment can vary and there is potential to be exposed to hazardous conditions, extreme temperatures and/or dusty or noisy conditions; although this is rare. The position also frequently communicates with customers and co-workers and must be able to exchange accurate information in an understandable way.
The travel required for this position is 25-50% of the time and will be mostly regional.
Come join a company that is committed to going further to understand what is needed and engineer what is possible.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.