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The pace is fast. The impact is real. \nYou’ll be part of a team that values: \nOwnership - we take responsibility and follow through \nCollaboration - we work across teams, functions, and borders \nCuriosity - we ask questions and keep learning \nEndurance - we build for the long term \n\nWhat It Feels Like to Work Here \nFast-moving, high-growth, and hands-on \nSmart, driven people solving real challenges together \nWork that directly supports AI and next-generation infrastructure \nRoom to grow, stretch, and take on more \n\nWhat We Offer \nCompetitive salary, bonus and equity opportunities \nComprehensive health and wellness benefits \nRetirement savings with company contribution \nEmployee referral program \nInterested? This is a great opportunity to work for a young and dynamic company!\nWe are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Data Center Controls to join our team!\nPurpose of the Role \nThe Sr. Manager of Data Center Controls is a senior leader responsible for defining, owning, and continuously advancing the company's controls engineering standards, spanning Electrical Power Monitoring Systems (EPMS) and Building Management Systems (BMS) across all data center development and operating projects. This individual serves as the internal authority on controls architecture, SCADA/EPMS integration, BMS sequences of operation, alarm management, points and network standards, and OT cybersecurity, ensuring that every facility we develop is fully visible, automated, and controllable to the reliability standard our customers and business require. \nThis role partners closely with electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, commissioning, IT/OT security, construction management, and controls systems integrators to drive coordinated design decisions from basis-of-design through construction, commissioning, and energization. The Sr. Manager of Data Center Controls sets the frameworks, specifications, and design standards that govern how our portfolio is monitored and controlled, and ensures those standards are consistently applied and continuously improved as the company scales. \nKey Responsibilities \nEngineering Leadership & Standards \nDevelop and own the company's EPMS and BMS design standards, basis-of-design documentation, points list templates, and technical specifications governing all controls systems across new data center development. \nEstablish and enforce controls architecture criteria for EPMS and BMS; utility and generator metering, protective relay integration, power quality monitoring, SCADA front-end, mechanical plant control, VFD integration, environmental monitoring, and fire/life-safety interfaces. \nDefine standards for controls network architecture, including OT network segmentation, redundancy, cybersecurity hardening, and integration pathways with corporate IT. \nDrive continuous improvement of data center automation, remote monitoring, and alarm management to reduce manual intervention and improve incident response time. \nLead evaluation, selection, and standardization of controls platforms, PLCs, RTUs, sensors, and software across the portfolio to maximize reliability, reduce integration complexity, and improve vendor leverage. \nProject Execution \nProvide controls engineering leadership and technical review across all project phases, from site feasibility and schematic design through design development, construction documents, and commissioning. \nReview and approve EPMS and BMS design packages from external engineers of record (EORs) and systems integrators, ensuring compliance with company standards and jurisdictional requirements. \nOversee the development ofpoints lists, sequences of operation, network architecture diagrams, and alarm matrices as living design documents throughout the project lifecycle. \nLead controls value engineering efforts, balancing first cost, lifecycle cost, licensing model, vendor lock-in risk, and schedule across each project. \nSupport RFP development, bid evaluation, and systems integrator/vendor selection for EPMS and BMS scopes of work; review integrator qualifications and proposed means and methods. \nOversee controls construction administration including submittal review, RFI responses, points-to-device verification, and coordination with the commissioning team during startup and energization. \nTeam & Stakeholder Management \nBuild, mentor, and lead an internal controls engineering team as the company's development pipeline grows. \nManage relationships with EPMS/BMS systems integrators, controls vendors, cybersecurity consultants, and metering/utility contacts. \nCollaborate with electrical engineering to define EPMS metering points, protective relay integration, and power quality monitoring requirements across the critical power path. \nCollaborate with mechanical engineering to define BMS sequences of operation for chilled water plants, CRAH/CRAC units, and economizer control, and partner with commissioning to ensure controls systems are designed for testability. \nPresent controls strategy, system architecture decisions, and cybersecurity posture to executive leadership and, where applicable, to customers and investors. \nInnovation & Technology Roadmap \nEvaluate and develop the company's strategy for AI/HPC-ready controls, including high-resolution power monitoring, dynamic cooling control, and predictive, analytics-driven fault detection. \nDevelop roadmap for DCIM integration, digital twin capability, and analytics platforms to support grid resiliency, demand response, and sustainability goals. \nMonitor and respond to evolving controls protocols and cybersecurity requirements (BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA, IEC 61850, NIST/IEC 62443) across key development markets; update company standards accordingly. \nParticipate in relevant industry organizations (7x24 Exchange, ASHRAE, Uptime Institute, BICSI) and contribute to thought leadership. \nRequirements \nExperience & Background \n10+ years of progressive controls or instrumentation engineering experience, with a focus on mission-critical or data center facilities. \nDemonstrated experience leading EPMS/BMS design on hyperscale, colocation, or enterprise data center projects. \nExperience as a technical owner or discipline lead, not just a contributor, on large capital projects. \nPrior experience managing or mentoring engineering staff and external systems integrators. \nTechnical Knowledge \nDeep knowledge of EPMS architecture: power monitoring, metering, protective relay integration, and historian/trending platforms. \nDeep knowledge of BMS architecture: DDC controls, sequences of operation, and alarm management for mechanical and electrical plant equipment. \nProficiency with controls protocols and standards, including BACnet, Modbus, OPC UA, SNMP, and IEC 61850. \nExperience integrating EPMS/BMS with SCADA and DCIM platforms and building automation front-ends. \nFamiliarity with OT cybersecurity best practices, including network segmentation and NIST/IEC 62443 frameworks. \nExperience with functional performance testing and commissioning of controls systems (L0-L5). \nLeadership & Competencies \nAbility to translate complex controls engineering concepts for non-technical audiences including executives and investors. \nStrong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously. \nExcellent written and verbal communication; 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