Job Description

BMS Engineer - Madrid, Spain

RED are an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.

Join a highly collaborative, 50-person multidisciplinary account team dedicated to delivering next-generation data centre infrastructure. You will be joining to support our dedicated Lead Controls Engineer on this major account This role has been specifically created to invest in emerging talent. You will be supported by the shared expertise of our wider UK controls team, receiving extensive mentorship designed to accelerate your development and grow your career in data centre controls engineering. We are currently designing cutting-edge 170MW hyperscale data centres, balancing the creation of agnostic global templates with highly refined, localised designs across Europe and the Nordics.

From day one, you will be exposed to the latest and greatest hyperscale designs currently being localised for the European market. Guided by your mentor, you will learn the details of hyperscale data centre designs and assist implementing the client’s stringent Building Management System (BMS) philosophies into reality. By working with experienced engineers and working closely with the client’s technical leads, you will gradually take on more responsibility. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious engineer to receive training, learn from industry experts, and build a long-term career working on some of the largest data centre builds in Europe.

Role Responsibilities

• Support the production of designs and specifications for new build mechanical and electrical installations in many building types, within complex technology-based buildings where close control and extensive monitoring systems are required.
• Produce points lists for Control Systems
• With Support, write Sequence of Operation documents from review of MEP designs and through discussion and agreement with design engineers.
• Produce specifications from templates, software specification writing tools and from fresh where necessary.
• Produce plan drawings, schematics, network topology drawings and control function diagrams as required to suit project needs.
• Produces early-stage reports for sign off by clients during development of designs.
• Be able to review Contractor’s engineering proposals for compliance with the design specifications and any relevant regulations.
• Carry out condition surveys and reviews of existing installations. Produce reports and improvement plans.
• Represents Company at technical meetings with customers, professional teams and Contractor teams.
• Specify and attend Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests and Integrated Systems Tests.
• Specify and attend commissioning activities during construction and completion of projects

Role Requirements

• Grado or Máster en Ingeniería in a relevant engineering discipline, or demonstrable equivalent professional experience
• Registered with a recognised Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros
• Working towards Chartered Engineer status or equivalent
• Currently employed as a BMS/BEMS/Building Automation Consulting Engineer
• Experience of building automation, instrumentation and monitoring systems.
• Understanding of networks, network hardware, cabling and network security
• Understanding and ability to support control system designs and report outputs
• Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports
• Experience of attending meetings to discussing relevant skillset
• Knowledge of MS office (word/excel/outlook)
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to work well either alone or as part of a team
• Act in an ethical manner and follows the principles of the Ethics Charter and Ethics in Practice Guidelines
• 2+ Years’ experience at Engineer level or above
• Adaptable, proactive approach to engineering tasks
• Flexible and willing to travel as required to service international projects and clients
• Good presentation skills
• Familiar with multiple vendors legacy and current products and keeps track of new and emerging products and technologies
• Supports the commercial management of projects and fees
• Ability to work autonomously, as part of a wider team, and leading a team
• Good knowledge & working application of key Health and Safety issues and legislation
• Ability to use IT based calculation and spreadsheet software
• Good working knowledge of leading control systems products, networks and systems including those provided by schneider, siemens and trend.
• Support the delivery of projects in accordance with the expectations of the RED Project Delivery Process from a Project Management, Financial Management, QA/QC and Technical Review perspective.
• Good understanding of British and European Standards/UK Regulations/Codes.
• An appreciation of ATEX regulations.
• Background in consulting or construction preferred.
• Act in an ethical manner and follow the principles of the Ethics Charter and
• Ethics in Practice Guidelines of the Group

*This role will ideally suit those with the right to live & work in the UK without restrictions.

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