Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

The role

As Principal BMS & PMS Controls Engineer, you will be Volta's technical authority for building and power management controls. You will set the controls architecture, standards and acceptance regime that every DSX site is built to, across Europe and North America.

This is a principal-level individual contributor role. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global E2E DSX Execution, you will decide how controls are specified, integrated and proven, and your standards will be used by design, delivery, commissioning and operations teams across the whole portfolio.

What you will do

Controls architecture and standards

• Set Volta's global controls architecture for BMS and PMS, including system boundaries, network design, redundancy and integration with facility monitoring and compute.

• Own the controls standards library: sequences of operation, points schedules, alarm philosophy, naming conventions and FAT/SAT requirements.

• Define controls requirements for high-density AI workloads, including liquid cooling, CDU integration and power-to-compute interfaces.

Technical authority

• Make the final technical call on controls design deviations, vendor proposals and integration disputes across all sites.

• Shape vendor and framework strategy with Procurement, setting the technical bar suppliers are selected against.

• Set controls security requirements with Systems Security, covering segmentation, access and secure remote support.

Capability and improvement

• Use operating data and incidents to evolve the standards and the reference design.

• Coach and raise the capability of controls engineers and specialists across Volta and its partners.

What we are looking for

• Recognised senior authority in BMS/PMS or mission-critical controls, typically 12+ years, with data centre experience essential.

• A track record setting controls architecture and standards across a portfolio of sites, not a single project.

• Deep knowledge of electrical and mechanical control sequences, supervisory platforms, and protocols such as BACnet and Modbus.

• Experience making and defending high-consequence technical decisions with vendors, designers and executives.

• Experience defining FAT/SAT and integrated systems test regimes for controls.

• Ability to influence across functions and regions without direct authority.

Nice to have

• Controls for high-density AI facilities and direct liquid cooling.

• OT security and controls network architecture, for example IEC 62443.

• Standardising controls across an international portfolio.

What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success

• Retirement/pension contributions

• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits

• Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional Information

Background Checks

All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Accessibility

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