BEMS Design Engineer in Dartford

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Are you an experienced BEMS Design Manager looking to work on within the Data Centre field?

Do you have a passion for delivering technically complex, smart, and secure building systems in regulated environments?

Then Crown House Technologies is the company for you!

Role Description

The BEMS Project Design Engineer is responsible for producing high-quality Building Management System (BMS), Electrical Power Monitoring System (EPMS) and Energy Management System (EMS) designs to support the successful delivery of mission-critical Data Centre projects. The role will involve taking ownership of the engineering design for allocated projects from project handover through to commissioning and final handover, ensuring designs are safe, coordinated, commercially aware and delivered in accordance with client specifications and project programmes. Working closely with Project Managers, Commissioning Engineers, Clients, Consultants and specialist subcontractors, the successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of resilient, high-performance control systems supporting critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure within Data Centre environments.

Engineering Design

• Produce complete BMS, EPMS and EMS design packages from client specifications and project requirements.
• Produce Points Lists, I/O Schedules and Controller Schedules.
• Develop Functional Design Specifications (Description of Operation).
• Design system architecture and network topology for resilient control systems.
• Select appropriate BMS controllers, EPMS devices, EMS platforms and field equipment.
• Review of control panel panel layouts and wiring drawings.
• Design resilient control systems for mission-critical Data Centre environments.
• Ensure engineering documentation complies with company standards, client specifications and industry best practice.
• Maintain accurate engineering documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support and Mentor Junior Design Engineer and Apprentices

Project Delivery

• Manage engineering deliverables for allocated projects.
• Coordinate engineering activities with Project Managers and Commissioning Engineers.
• Attend internal design reviews and client technical meetings.
• Support procurement with technical equipment selection.
• Prepare and manage technical submittals and RFI's.
• Respond to RFI's and technical queries.
• Participate in multidisciplinary coordination with Mechanical, Electrical and ICT teams.
• Support Digital Engineering and BIM coordination where required.
• Provide engineering support during commissioning, Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and project handover.
• Produce accurate as-built documentation.

Technical Responsibilities

• Design integrated BMS, EPMS and EMS solutions for mission-critical facilities.
• Develop network architectures using BACnet, Modbus TCP/IP and Ethernet-based communications.
• Integrate with third-party systems.
• Develop solutions that are reliable, maintainable, scalable and commercially effective.
• Understand redundancy philosophies including N, N+1 and 2N architectures.
• Ensure cybersecurity principles are considered throughout system design.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering standards, templates and design processes.
• Maintain awareness of new technologies and industry developments.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Software Factory Acceptance Testing (SFAT), Integrated Systems Testing (IST) and commissioning activities.

Health, Safety & Quality

• Comply with all Company Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure engineering designs comply with statutory regulations and client requirements.
• Promote safe engineering practices throughout project delivery.
• Produce accurate, coordinated and high-quality engineering documentation.
• Participate in design reviews, quality assurance processes and lessons learned activities.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum three years' experience designing BMS systems.
• Experience delivering projects within Data Centre or other mission-critical environments.
• Good understanding of critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure.
• Experience with Schneider EcoStruxure, Tridium Niagara or similar BMS platforms.
• Experience designing or integrating EPMS and EMS solutions.
• Strong understanding of BACnet and Modbus communications.
• Experience producing, Functional Design Specifications, Points Lists, Network Architecture Drawings.
• Proficient in AutoCAD.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Desirable

• Electrical Engineering qualifications (full electrical apprenticeship or equivalent).
• Schneider EcoStruxure Building Operation, Schneider Power Monitoring Expert (PME), Tridium Niagara, or Siemens Desigo.
• Experience with DCIM platforms.
• Revit, Navisworks or BIM coordination.
• Commissioning experience.
• Knowledge of IEC 62443 Cyber Security principles.
• Understanding of Uptime Institute Tier Standards.
• ECS or CSCS Card.

Career Development

This role offers the opportunity to develop into a Senior Project Design Engineer through increasing technical responsibility, ownership of larger and more complex projects, mentoring opportunities and involvement in engineering standards and design innovation.

About us

CHT is one of the UK's most advanced, and innovative, engineering and business services specialists. Part of the Laing O'Rourke Group, and founded on more than 200 years of experience, we are a leading construction and infrastructure technology services provider, supplying a complete Building Services package with communications, ICT, intelligent building, monitoring, BMS and the UK's largest mechanical, electrical & public health manufacturing facility - a 129,000 sq. ft factory - offering Off-site manufacturing and assembly for our digitally engineered modular MEICA packages.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story

Diversity & Inclusion

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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