BMS / EPMS Controls Lead

The role

The BMS / EPMS Controls Lead will define and deliver building automation and electrical power monitoring systems for high-density data center projects. This person will own controls requirements from design review through integration, commissioning, and handoff.

What you will do

• Own the BMS and EPMS Basis of Design, design criteria, control narratives, sequence of operations, points lists, alarm philosophy and standard details.
• Review consultant, colo-provider and contractor design packages.
• Define monitoring and control interfaces for electrical and mechanical equipment.
• Coordinate controls scope and responsibilities among engineering, colo operations, designers, contractors, and IT/OT security.
• Specify and review system integration using protocols such as BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, SNMP and OPC UA.
• Apply controls network and cybersecurity requirements.
• Lead controls readiness through submittal reviews, testing, commissioning and closeout.
• Help resolve field issues and control-system deficiencies.
• Develop reusable standards, checklists, commissioning scripts and lessons learned.
• Prepare status updates, technical recommendations, risk items and decision requests.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls, Building Systems Engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 7+ years of experience delivering BMS, EPMS, controls or instrumentation systems in data centers, other mission-critical facilities or complex industrial environments.
• Hands-on experience reviewing control drawings, sequences, points lists, network diagrams, submittals and commissioning documentation.
• Working knowledge of power monitoring and building automation systems, including critical alarms, electrical metering, mechanical plant monitoring and equipment integration.
• Experience coordinating controls contractors, equipment vendors, design consultants and commissioning teams through design, construction and turnover.
• Ability to troubleshoot integration issues and communicate technical requirements clearly to both engineering teams and field personnel.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and support time-sensitive construction and commissioning milestones.

Nice to have

• Experience with high-density AI or liquid-cooled data centers, including CDUs, pumps, heat exchangers and leak detection.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Tridium Niagara or comparable BMS/EPMS systems.
• Knowledge of BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, OPC UA, DNP3 or related integration protocols and common OT security practices.
• Experience with integrated systems testing, commissioning levels, FAT/SAT, cause-and-effect testing or operational readiness.
• Experience developing scalable controls standards for multi-site programs or working with colocation providers and EPC delivery teams.
• Relevant professional license or controls, commissioning, cybersecurity or data center certification.

About the company

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip. The company works with leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups.