Building Automation Design Lead

Modern Niagara helps building owners managers and general contractors meet the mechanical electrical integrated building technology and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Toronto Southwestern Ontario and Ottawa. We also develop custom turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canadas infrastructure and on the communities where we live learn work and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion initiative determination professionalism and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and as a result our award-winning safety culture has a record thats well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara you will work alongside values-driven safety-conscious and high-impact teams in a fast-paced innovative and collaborative environment. Here your knowledge skills and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canadas infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canadas Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNAs Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazines Gold Winner for Canadas Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canadas Best Health Safety Culture Award as well as Canadas Best Health Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a qualified professional Building Automation Design Lead to join a growing Controls Service team out of Vaughan ON. The leader in this role will play a pivotal part in further developing the Service teams owner direct/service project abilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & Development: Lead the design of BAS systems including control panel layouts wiring diagrams
  and sequence of operations.
• Standards Management: Develop and deliver appropriate BAS design standards that meet project
  requirements.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare comprehensive design documentation including system
  architecture diagrams and equipment schedules.
• Quality Assurance: Review and approve design documents to ensure compliance with industry standards
  and client specifications.
• Client Engagement: Act as a primary technical contact for clients participate in presentations and
  workshops to align expectations as necessary.
• Project Coordination: Collaborate with project managers sales teams and field technicians to align
  design solutions with project requirements.
• Technical Collaboration: Work with Service Team members to develop and present innovative technical
  solutions.
• Operational Management: Assist Sr. Leadership with labour planning cost estimation and forecasting.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Experience: 5 years in BAS design with 3 years in a leadership role (preferred).
• Professional Engineer (preferred) with relevant certifications in Building Automation Systems or
  related fields.
• Experience working with a full range of commercial and industrial BAS projects (preferred).
• Technical Proficiency: Expertise in HVAC systems control strategies and communication protocols.
• Software Skills: Proficiency in Visio AutoCAD and other relevant design tools.
• Leadership & Communication: Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage
  multiple projects simultaneously.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve design-related challenges efficiently.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara we recognize the value of fostering a diverse equitable and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women Indigenous Black racialized LGTBQ2S people with disabilities and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities experience equitable outcomes and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at