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Recruitment/Posting Title
Energy Management Systems Manager

Job Category
Staff & Executive - Facilities/Environmental/Maintenance

Department
IPO-Facilities Utilities

Overview
The Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O) employs a workforce of approximately 2,700 staff, represented by 15 collective negotiations agreements, and is responsible for institutional strategic initiatives and operations, which encompasses an expansive range of comprehensive service and business operations across the State of New Jersey. These include planning and construction, facilities, public safety and emergency operations, environmental health and safety, transportation, housing, and auxiliary/retail operations.

Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Energy Management Systems Manager for the Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Energy Management Systems (EMS), this position is responsible for the management and operations of the Utilities Energy Management Systems and Building Controls unit. The unit is responsible for the maintenance and operations of pneumatic and direct digital control building systems in approximately 6 million square feet of university buildings on the Busch/Livingston, College Avenue, and Cook/Douglass campuses. This role supervises staff, manages daily operations, and oversees technical aspects and system upgrades.

Key Duties

1. Has sole responsibility for all facets of the day-to-day supervision and management of the energy management systems operations on all five New Brunswick campuses.
2. Must ensure that the workforce is properly deployed to respond to planned, preventive, and emergency work.
3. Determines the critical areas of building operating controls that need upgrades, prioritizes obtaining all quotes and pricing, and forwards that information for funding.
4. Manages the financial spending of the EMS shop to maintain the budget.
5. Attains, supports, and maintains IP addresses for all web-accessible buildings.
6. Maintains operations and system upgrades for all web-accessed servers.
7. Coordinates with IT personnel for all software and systems backups on a nightly basis and schedules access to the server room for all contractor server needs.
8. Supports and maintains laptop revisions and licenses for operating systems field access programming and troubleshooting.
9. Reviews operating systems communication protocols, integrates communication language protocols to cross-interpret to a BACnet protocol, and integrates older proprietary standalone building ATC systems into the BACnet Rutgers campus-wide web access graphical interface monitoring system.

Position Status
Full Time

Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Day

Work Arrangement
FLSA
Exempt

Grade
07

Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
91297.00
Annual Mid Range Salary
115559.00
Annual Maximum Salary
139821.00

Standard Hours
37.50

Union Description
Admin Assembly (MPSC)

Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft

Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility
ABP

Minimum Education and Experience

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience and five years of experience in the maintenance, repair, and/or installation of pneumatic and direct digital control energy management systems.
• A minimum of five years of experience in the supervision of technicians responsible for pneumatic and digital control installation, maintenance, and repair, preferably in a union environment, and the management of budgets.

Certifications/Licenses

• Valid Driver's License

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have thorough, hands-on experience in troubleshooting and replacing pneumatic controls, as well as in troubleshooting, replacing, and programming microprocessor-based electronic controls.
• Advanced knowledge in PC systems operating hardware and software, Automated Logic Controls (ALC), Honeywell, Siemens, and Allen Bradley system software and hardware programming and configuration, networking connectivity (IP, IPX), systems routers/gateways, building switch port, and Cat-5 cable identification. Experience with basic computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, or any other basic computer programs is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer 10 years plus experience in the maintenance, repair and/or installation of pneumatic and direct digital control energy management systems.
• Niagara certification preferred. Some Novell experience helpful.

Equipment Utilized

The position regularly uses and supports equipment and software for building controls, ranging from 65-year-old pneumatic controls and 30-year-old electronic controllers to present-day direct digital controllers (DDC) in conjunction with pneumatic operator end devices. The next-generation systems currently being installed include Honeywell CARE proprietary protocols, BACnet COMFORTPORT DDC, Automated Logic Controls DDC, and Siemens DDC. These controllers require the use of software/hardware programs and programming, IP addresses, and all associated configurations. Nightly backup servers, LAN-gate, and Jace field communication gateways are powered by emergency power panels. All field-installed operating programs and software are maintained on CDs and laptops for system reconfiguration and downloads in the field.

Web Accessible Building Automation System:

Hardware:

• Manage 4 EMS systems running MS-Windows 2008 Enterprise Server and MS-SQL Server.
• Automated Logic: 30 LAN-gates and IP addresses. Server supports 30 buildings with over 75,000 points.
• Honeywell: 5 Tridium Jace gateways and IP addresses. Server supports 4 buildings with over 10,000 points.
• Honeywell: 1 Tridium Jace BACnet and IP addresses. Server supports 1 building with over 2,500 points.
• Siemens: 2 Apogee Jace gateways and IP addresses. Server supports 2 buildings with over 6,000 points.

Software:

• Automated Logic: Web-Control frontend, Eikon logic builder graphical programming.
• Honeywell: COMFORTPOINT, CARE, XL-Plus, Graphic Central proprietary, Tridium-Jace, E-Vision Lon protocol.
• Siemens: Apogee proprietary programming and BACnet.
• ABB VFD: BACnet over IP points integration.
• Users: 100 plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Special Conditions

• Clean Driving Record

Posting Details

Posting Number
25ST0773

Posting Open Date
04/10/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Home Location Campus
Rutgers University - New Brunswick

City
New Brunswick/Piscataway

State
NJ

Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement.