Controls Systems Engineering-Project Manager

  • Barry-Wehmiller
  • Sterling, Virginia
  • Full Time

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Who Youll Work With

Design Group is a leading engineering and technology firm operating at the intersection of digital infrastructure and industrial solutions. As the data center market experiences unprecedented growth, we are expanding our team to support the long-term deployment of large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure across key regional clusters.

As a Deployment Project Manager, you will play a critical leadership role onsite, helping drive the consistent rollout of standardized systems across complex, fast-paced environments. Youll serve as a linchpin between design, integration, and field execution teams , ensuring that deployments stay aligned with program objectives , timelines, and quality standards.

You will be joining an established operational effort supporting some of the largest and most advanced data center clusters in the world. Your ability to lead through complexity, maintain operational discipline , and contribute to a high-functioning deployment process will be essential to the success of the overall program.

What Youll Do

  • Manage the successful deployment of multiple greenfield data centers; scopes typically include both BMS and EPMS

  • Receive the applications from the design team and deploy them to each site

  • Manage large capit a l projects in Procore including:

-L1-L5 startup and commissioning support

-Material Receiving/Transfer

-Observation tr acking and c loseout

-Schedule t racking and c ommunication

-RFI management

  • Communicate staffing needs to the rest of the firm

  • Oversee deployment team responsible for:

-Point to Point check out of thousands of devices

-Configuration of communication protocols for multiple types of equipment including switchgear, breakers, power meters, etc.

-Configuration and calibration of instruments (meters, VFDs, flow meters, etc.)

-Deployment and commissioning of Ignition applications, Rockwell controls, and/or other similar control systems involving PLCs and SCADA.

  • Provide guidance/leadership to Design Group subcontractors (electricians) onsite

  • Budget/Forecasting skills

  • Site Safety and enforcing Design Group safety procedures.

  • Client interfacing and vendor relationships

What Youll Bring

  • Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent experience

  • 5 + years experience starting up control systems with significant onsite time.

  • Strong communicator and ability/desire to work within large teams made up of Design Group professionals, the trades, a GC and the client.

  • Passionate about the success of their teams and their projects

  • The Deployment Project Manager must reside in the vicinity of the data center campus and should expect to have a high level of site presence to be successful in this role.

  • Relocation timing : Negotiable, dependent on location and opportunity .

Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Controls Engineer, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader.

Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Controls Engineer but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant.

T he approximate pay range for this position is $100-$150k. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location of the position.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful worktherefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

Company:

Design Group
Job ID: 485956381
Originally Posted on: 7/18/2025

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