Posted 25 days ago
Senior Building Automation Specialist
@ Ecosystem
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Ecosystem is hiring a Senior Building Automation Specialist to lead controls design, bidding, commissioning and optimization on multimillion-dollar building energy projects. The role is full-time with about 60% on-site presence, and the posting states a salary range of 100,000 to 130,000 dollars.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct on-site assessments of BAS and mechanical systems
- Specify BAS components and design custom control strategies
- Lead controls assessments and prepare RFP documentation
- Oversee BAS installations and lead commissioning
- Train client staff and mentor junior engineers
Requirements summary:
- Degree in mechanical, electrical or instrumentation controls engineering, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years in control systems with leading integrators or manufacturers
- High proficiency in BAS platforms and software tools
- Deep understanding of HVAC systems and control logic
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to clients
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-19
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-19
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-20
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory, Construction site |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation and Controls Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Wellness, Free or discounted meals |
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Ecosystem
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Reconnecting People to Results
Full company description
At Ecosystem, we believe in building meaningful relationships with both our clients and employees. With curiosity and collaboration, we do breakthrough work so our clients achieve environmental, financial, and operational results and reach their ambitious decarbonization goals. When we sit around the table with our clients, solving problems in their buildings, we work together to align our interests and identify the outcomes important to them. From the outset, we believe that accountability for achieving the outcomes that matter to our clients should completely lie with us. After all, we are engineers with three decades of experience in energy retrofits, and our proven expertise and track record of innovation is why we are invited to the table in the first place. To be accountable, we've built a business that re-connects engineering design, construction and commissioning with a total focus on delivering results. This way, we can contractually guarantee the outcomes that mean the most to our clients while acting as a single point of contact throughout each step of the journey. With over 200 specialists, we are the go-to engineering and construction firm for energy projects across multiple industry sectors. Join our team: https://ecosystem-energy.com/careers/ Our projects: https://ecosystem-energy.com/case-studies/ Glassdoor:
- LinkedIn followers
- 20,096
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 341
- Reported office locations
- Delta 3 Building, 2875 Laurier Blvd, Suite 950, Québec, QC G1V 2M2, CA
- 462 7th Avenue, Floor 22, New York City, NY 10018, US
- 407 McGill Street, Suite 600, Montreal, QC H2Y 2G3, CA
- 8 King Street East, Suite 910, Toronto, ON M5C 1B5, CA
- Boston, Massachusetts, US
- 875 N High St, Suite 400, Office 47, Columbus, Ohio 43215, US
- Business categories
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Energy
- Other recorded names
- Ecosystem
- Specialties
- construction
- engineering
- mechanical engineering
- energy efficiency
- sustainability
- decarbonization
- asset renewal
- and deep energy retrofit
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
At Ecosystem, we believe in building meaningful relationships with both our clients and employees. With curiosity and collaboration, we do breakthrough work so our clients achieve environmental, financial, and operational results and reach their ambitious decarbonization goals. When we sit around the table with our clients, solving problems in their buildings, we work together to align our interests and identify…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Québec, QC |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1993 |
| Specialties | constructionengineeringmechanical engineeringenergy efficiencysustainabilitydecarbonizationasset renewaland deep energy retrofit |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 5 |
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Who We Are
At Ecosystem we believe we should be accountable for results. That’s why we've integrated engineering and construction, seeing our projects through from design concept to implementation and commissioning. And that's how we can efficiently solve complex energy and decarbonization challenges in the built environment.
Here are some of the projects we've been working on recently: University of Toronto, Toronto Zoo and San Diego Padres Stadium.
Why This Role Matters
As Senior Building Automation Specialist, you'll play a key technical and strategic role as we continue to grow. You’ll bring your expertise to multimillion-dollar energy projects, turning complex MEP designs into high-performing building systems. By developing custom control strategies and optimizing mechanical systems, you’ll help achieve ambitious energy, comfort, and operational goals. From pre-design through commissioning and beyond, your work will deliver measurable ROI and long-term sustainability.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct on-site assessments of BAS and mechanical systems.
- Analyze BAS legacy sequences and architectures for optimization opportunities.
- Specify BAS components and design custom control strategies.
- Ensure mechanical system designs are fully controllable and aligned with automation strategies.
- Lead controls assessments during bid phases and generate scope estimates.
- Prepare RFP documentation, including sequences and points lists.
- Support client presentations and internal reviews pre-award.
- Oversee BAS installations; liaise with contractors and project teams.
- Attend start-ups to ensure readiness and validate programming.
- Confirm implementation of control logic and user-friendly interfaces.
- Troubleshoot issues on-site and resolve them in real-time.
- Lead or support full commissioning to ensure systems perform to specifications.
- Optimize programming to meet performance guarantees post-installation.
- Train client facilities staff on BAS and integrated system operation and provide clients with clear, actionable technical insights.
- Monitor system data during the M&V phase and troubleshoot anomalies.
- Support data collection and reporting for ongoing performance validation.
- Mentor junior engineers and technicians on controls design and commissioning best practices.
- Champion cross function knowledge transfer to internal Project Team: engineers/ construction managers/ subcontractors.
Technical Leadership & System Design
Project Development & Bidding
Construction & Commissioning
Optimization, Monitoring & Client Support
Mentorship & Internal Innovation
What You Bring
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrumentation Controls Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in control systems from leading integrators or manufacturers, such as Delta Controls, Distech Controls, Johnson Controls, Siemens, Honeywell, and Tridium.
- High proficiency in BAS platforms and software tools.
- Deep understanding of HVAC systems and control logic.
- Skilled in field troubleshooting, commissioning, and integration of building systems.
- Effective communicator, capable of translating technical concepts for clients and stakeholders.
- Comfortable with 60% on-site presence for project execution and client support
What Ecosystem Offers
- Annual base salaries benchmarked and reviewed annually, ranging from 100,000 - $130,000, with final compensation determined based on a candidate’s experience, technical expertise, and skillset.
- Generous time off: enjoy a minimum 15 vacation days, 5 personal days, 10 public holidays, and a year-end holiday closure
- Complete Group Insurance offer (health, visual, dental, life insurance, AD&D, Telemedicine and Employee Assistance Program) with employer contribution of 60%.
- Employer contribution to Retirement Savings Plan.
- Mileage (home to site) and meals covered on-site.
- Thriving people-first culture: we put our values in action in DEI, CSR, Innovation, and Social committees, and celebrate our shared success at events like Ecofest.
Those who change the world don’t just make recommendations- they make decisions and act on them. This is what we do at Ecosystem.
This job posting is for an existing vacancy at the time of posting.
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