Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary
We are seeking a strategic Building Automation Manager to architect and lead the deployment, support, and optimization of our newly established Building Automation Team. This leadership role is critical in scaling BAS solutions across our national footprint, ensuring that facilities operations are integrated, sustainable, and resilient. The ideal candidate will possess a "founder's mindset," capable of transitioning a start-up internal function into a mature, enterprise-grade operational standard.
Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Direct a multidisciplinary team of BAS engineers and technicians, serving as the primary technical authority for national facilities operations.
• Enterprise Standardization: Define and execute global strategies for BAS implementation, including the standardization of protocols and equipment to drive energy efficiency, infrastructure resiliency, and operational excellence. Provide expertise in an ever-changing technology to assure automation systems remain supported and viable.
• Vendor & Ecosystem Management: Orchestrate relationships with external vendors and contractors to ensure seamless system integration and performance , service maintenance agreements (SMA’s).
• Risk & Compliance: Oversee system audits and ensure strict adherence to federal, state, and local regulations, with a specific focus on cybersecurity and safety standards. (Inclusive partnership with BAE’s IT subject matter experts and company policy relative to network requirements)
• Financial Stewardship: Establish Standards for Software, Hardware, Networking, maintenance and other elements of the Building Automation System that supports project planning, CAPEX/OPEX budgeting, and resource allocation for all BAS-related initiatives.
• Business Integration: Partner with business development and executive leadership to provide technical roadmaps and system evaluations for portfolio growth. Collaborate with all parts of the facilities organization driving alignment for building operations, capital project design and execution serving business needs.

Typical Education and Experience

Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 10 years work experience or equivalent experience

Required Skills and Education

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 10–12 years of progressive experience in BAS or Controls Engineering, with a proven track record of managing multi-site portfolios.
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of HVAC, lighting, and energy management, including deep familiarity with PLC, SCADA, DDC, and protocols (BACnet, Modbus, LonWorks).
• Leadership: Demonstrated success in building and mentoring technical teams and managing high-value stakeholder relationships.
• Certification: Niagara 4 Technical Certification Program (TCP), CAP or CEM

Desired Skills

• Ability to design scalable frameworks for rapid portfolio expansion.
• Advanced understanding of the intersection between IoT, building analytics, and cybersecurity.
• Exceptional executive communication skills for translating technical complexity into business value.

Preferred Skills and Education

• PMP certifications are highly preferred.

About BAE Systems Electronic Systems

BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.

Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.

This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.