Building Automation Specialist

Position Title

Building Automation Specialist

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

A hospital Building Automation Specialist (BAS) focused on HVAC controls and monitors air quality, temperature, humidity, and pressurization to support patient safety, infection control, and regulatory compliance. It maintains critical conditions in spaces such as operating rooms and isolation rooms, provides real-time monitoring and alarms, and helps ensure a reliable, efficient, 24/7 operation.

Education:

Technical training or an associate degree in one of the following:

• HVAC Technology
• Building Automation Systems
• Information Technology
• Electronics or Controls Engineering Technology

Experience:

2–3 years of hands-on experience with:

• HVAC systems (air handlers, VAVs, chillers, boilers)
• Building automation or HVAC control systems
• Troubleshooting sensors, actuators, control valves, and sequences

Certification/Licensure:

EPA Section 608 Certification – Required for anyone working with refrigerants

Preferred / Highly Valued:

• BAS Vendor Certifications (based on system in use)
• Siemens (Apogee / Desigo)
• Johnson Controls (Metasys)
• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure)
• Honeywell (WEBs / EBI)
• Delta Controls

BACnet Certification (or demonstrated protocol knowledge)

NIOSH / OSHA safety training (healthcare environment compliance)

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