Positions: Controls, BMS, EPMS & Automation
Data Center Headhunters recruits critical facilities, data center operations, construction and delivery, commissioning, power and cooling, and executive talent for colocation, hyperscale and enterprise sites. We research the market, contact working people and qualify a shortlist for your opening. No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
12 titles in Controls, BMS, EPMS & Automation, each with its own page.
This is what we do all day: recruit data center professionals.
No postings. No stacks of resumes. No chasing. You interview a short list.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Data centers only, construction to operations
- Local and 100% travel candidates
- Replacement guarantee on standard searches
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Controls, BMS, EPMS & Automation 12 titles
- BMS EngineerThe building management system shows operators what is wrong, and a poorly kept one either hides problems or floods the screen until nobody reads it.
- Senior BMS EngineerYou are hiring someone to decide how the building automation system should behave when things go wrong, and a title with the word senior in it does not tell you whether they can.
- Controls Engineer, Data CenterYour cooling plant follows logic someone wrote, and you need the person who can read it, test it and change it without surprising the operators.
- EPMS EngineerWhen a breaker trips at two in the morning, the electrical power monitoring system either tells the operator what happened or buries it in noise.
- SCADA Engineer, PowerYou need a person who can make the electrical system visible and controllable from a screen, and who knows what must never be controlled from one.
- Controls / BAS TechnicianYou need hands on the controllers, sensors and wiring that make cooling equipment behave, and you need to know how far their authority goes before an engineer must step in.
- Controls Project ManagerOn a build, the controls scope touches every trade, and a project manager who treats it as a line item will cause delays that nobody sees coming.
- DCIM Engineer / AdministratorYour capacity numbers are only as good as the data under them, and somebody has to be responsible when the database and the floor disagree.
- Controls Programmer (Niagara / PLC)You need someone who writes the logic that runs the plant, and the platform on their résumé matters less than how they test what they write.
- OT Security Engineer (BMS/EPMS)You need someone who can protect building and power control networks without breaking the equipment that keeps the facility running, and that balance is rare.
- Master Systems Integrator (MSI) EngineerYou need someone who ties separate control systems into a single working whole, and the real test is how they handle the seams between contractors.
- Controls Manager (Owner Side)You need a person who represents your interests on controls and automation, and who can say no to a contractor with good reasons.
Is the hire BMS, EPMS, SCADA or DCIM?
Each platform answers a different question. BMS engineers control and monitor mechanical systems. EPMS engineers monitor the electrical system and capture power events. SCADA engineers for power handle utility and substation control. DCIM engineers or administrators track assets, capacity and space across the white space. Name the platform, not just controls.
Candidates in this family usually know one platform family deeply and another lightly. A BMS engineer who has programmed sequences for chilled water plants may have only viewed EPMS screens. Ask which systems they integrated, which points they proved and which vendor tools they used daily.
Controls programmers working in Niagara or PLC environments write code; controls and BAS technicians install, terminate and troubleshoot. These overlap on small teams but are distinct hires on large campuses.
Do you need an owner-side controls manager or an integrator?
Owner-side controls managers set standards, approve integrators and own the systems after handover. Master systems integrator engineers combine many vendor systems into one coherent platform during construction. Controls project managers run cost and schedule for a controls contractor. Each title signals which side of the contract the person sits on.
OT security engineers for BMS and EPMS are an emerging hire. They protect operational networks that were rarely designed with security in mind. The right candidate understands both controls protocols and network security, which is a small pool.
If your controls team is forming for a new campus, consider whether you need a builder first or a maintainer first. The person who integrates everything during construction may not want to run daily alarms afterward.
Should the controls hire sit on the build team or the operating team?
Decide who owns the system after handover. A build-side controls hire integrates, tests and documents during construction, then often moves to the next project. An operating-side hire maintains sequences, tunes alarms and manages changes for years. The posting should say which, because temperament and career goals differ sharply between the two.
Owners with several campuses sometimes hire one controls manager to set standards and review integrators everywhere. That role needs influence and a clear mandate, not just technical depth.
Whichever side you choose, ask for evidence of documentation. Controls systems without accurate points lists and sequences become expensive mysteries within a year.
Questions
Should I hire a BMS engineer or a senior BMS engineer?
Senior usually means the person sets standards, reviews integrator work and leads troubleshooting across sites, rather than working on one system.
Is a DCIM administrator a facilities role or an IT role?
It sits between them. We screen for asset and capacity discipline and for comfort with both facilities and IT teams.
What does a Controls, BMS, EPMS and Automation search cost?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. The fee basis is written in the agreement before outreach starts.
How long does a Controls, BMS, EPMS and Automation search take?
It depends on the title, level, location and your interview process. We agree a realistic plan at calibration and do not promise a date.
How do you handle counteroffers for Controls, BMS, EPMS and Automation candidates?
We discuss motivation and likely counteroffers during live qualification and again before you make an offer.
What guarantee applies to Controls, BMS, EPMS and Automation hires?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What do you not do in a Controls, BMS, EPMS and Automation search?
We do not post your role on job boards, send unscreened resumes or approach candidates before the brief is agreed.
How long did your last search take? How much did the empty seat cost while you waited?
An open data center seat holds up commissioning dates, stretches the people covering it and adds cost every week it stays empty. Put your own numbers into the cost-of-vacancy calculator, then compare that figure with a contingency search where you pay only if you hire.
Work out your cost of vacancyHow a search runs
How does The Six-Step Search work?
Every search runs the same six steps. We agree the brief with you, map where the people work, find direct contact routes, reach out personally and repeatedly, then qualify each candidate live. You only see a short list of people who fit, with notes on each, and we stay with you through offer and start.
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Search Calibration
You get: A written brief you sign off on: scope, must-haves, pay band and who not to approach.
- 02
Market Mapping
You get: A map of the companies and projects where your future hire is working today.
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Professional Contact Intelligence
You get: Verified direct contact routes to the people on that map, not job board replies.
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Persistent Personalized Outreach
You get: Repeated, role-specific outreach to people who are not looking, in your words.
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Live Candidate Qualification
You get: Each candidate is screened live against your brief before you hear their name.
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Candidate Intelligence and Process Support
You get: A short list with candidate briefs, then support through interviews, offer and start.
Need this person?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.