Control Room Operator

  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • Full Time
Control Room Operator Job Description Summary Reports to the chief engineer but oversees the day-to-day building management system at an assigned property. Responsible for repairing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and managing the computerized BMS and associated subsystems. Responsibilities also include coordinating with the designated liaison on all current and future modifications to the BMS. Job Description

Essential Functions:

  • Ensure the proficient operation and maintenance of all building controls and HVAC systems, ensuring all systems are maintained in first class condition.
  • Troubleshoot and perform preventive maintenance on BMS hardware and instrumentation
  • Troubleshoot software program problems in the BMS
  • Capable of making real time changes to the HVAC systems as needed to ensure proper building operation.
  • Maintain back-up and history database files of the BMS
  • Monitor operation, implement new ideas, and establish trends towards Energy Management
  • Review and update alarm messages
  • Review and provide feedback and changes for control sequencing and plans as needed.
  • Assist in the monitoring of contractors, inspecting work and generating deficiency lists.
  • In depth daily monitoring of the BMS and site energy monitoring platform to confirm the building is running as efficiently as possible
  • Ability to make changes, additions and edits to the BMS
  • Regularly inspect all areas of the site/building(s) and report deficiencies as well as suggestions for improvements and take initiative to correct as appropriate particularly in regards to the BMS
  • Ability to run and review BMS reports on routine basis
  • Maintain and refine a documented preventative maintenance and service call program for all building systems.
  • Review tenant and base building renovation/development plans and specifications, providing comments relating to design problems or conflicts to existing building systems or structures as it relates to the BMS.
  • Responsible for the overall direction, setting priorities and coordination of the building management system.
  • Assist in performing in-house training of personnel on operation of BMS system.
  • Attends trainings and classes in order to further enhance knowledge where applicable particularly as it relates to controls and BMS
  • Monitor maintenance schedules including preventive maintenance, demand, and tenant request work orders as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned, and needed at the assigned property
  • Shift: Monday-Friday 5:00AM-1:00PM

Non-Essential Functions:

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of operational experience of BMS systems
  • Accredited technical school, military, or college certification in HVAC and/or Operating Engineering Technologies and/or equivalent job related training and experience preferred.
  • Advanced working knowledge of Building Automation Systems.
  • Strong technical and problem solving abilities.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to organize and coordinate work efficiently.

Physical Requirements:

  • Regularly required to stand, walk, reach and use arms to perform tasks as well as push and pull objects and grasp with hands.
  • Regularly use fingers to type or write as needed.
  • Regularly required to talk and hear and occasionally required to smell.
  • Frequently required to sit, stoop, crouch, kneel, crawl, balance, climb stairs and ladders, work at heights and in environments with temperature ranges both while working outside and inside.
  • Occasionally required to work around vibration or noise as well as dust.
  • Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. and occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
  • Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision color vision and depth perception.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function in a satisfactory manner. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at ... or email HRServices@cushwake.com . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: C&W Services
Job ID: 478919254
Originally Posted on: 5/29/2025

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