Senior BAS Designer

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada’s infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that’s well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada’s infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA‘s Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) – Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine’s Gold Winner for Canada’s Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada’s Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada’s Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

We are seeking a self-motivated life-long learner ready to develop into a respected leader in a niche industry. The Senior BAS Designer role requires an enthusiastic technically-minded individual with an aptitude for mechanical, electrical, and software systems and an ability to work as part of a multi-faceted team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet project deliverables at the direction of the BAS Design Team Manager
• Translate mechanical drawings and specifications into technical deliverables, such as:
• Equipment schedules for mechanical equipment and end-devices;
• Points lists and system schematics;
• Sequences of operation;
• Electrical panel layouts and wiring diagrams;
• Datasheets, Operations and Maintenance manuals
• Select controllers, sensors and devices that meet each project’s specification and design intent, while striking a balance between hardware and installation costs
• Participate in design meetings, and coordinate with project manager, programming lead, field technical lead, and installation foreman to provide consistent project delivery.
• Develop and maintain as-built documentation
• Assist with project estimating
• Contribute to corporate knowledge sharing systems and participate in the development of tools and template libraries
  
  

After sufficient exposure to our corporate structure, there may be opportunities to shift the focus of this position based on the applicant’s desired career path. This could include more field work, software development, application and HMI development, system integration, sales, etc. This role is based in our Vaughan or downtown Toronto office.

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, post-secondary technical diploma, or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in BAS industry.
• Experience with DDC control systems is an asset
• HVAC design, IT networking, Lighting controls, and Security system experience are assets
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Visio
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to work on several projects concurrently and to be adaptable to changing priorities
• Strong problem solving ability and willingness for field work and hands-on learning
• Dedicated attention to detail, passion for doing great work in a team environment
• Valid driver’s license
  
  

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGTBQ2S+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at [email protected].