BMS Technical Lead

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BMS Technical Lead provides technical leadership and oversight for Teraco's Building Management System (BMS) field infrastructure within the Operational Technology (OT) environment.
The role provides technical oversight of monitoring infrastructure, field devices, communications architecture, intelligent PDUs, field-device security standards and hardware standardisation.
The incumbent leads two Field Device Technicians and one Network Management System (NMS) Specialist.

OBJECTIVES

1. MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

- Provide technical oversight of BMS field infrastructure, monitoring architecture, system expansions and engineering standards.
- Lead and supervise two Field Device Technicians and one Network Management System (NMS) Specialist.
- Define the BMS field-infrastructure scope and develop technical specifications, Bills of Quantities (BOQs) and hardware schedules for multidisciplinary projects within the operational space.
- Specify and standardise monitoring hardware including gateways, controllers, sensors, metering equipment, protocol converters, structured cabling, fibre infrastructure, communication networks and associated field infrastructure.
- Review consultant designs, contractor submissions, engineering drawings, technical documentation and proposed deviations from standards.
- Provide technical oversight during installation, testing, commissioning and operational handover of BMS monitoring infrastructure.
- Provide technical guidance and cybersecurity ownership of in-service BMS field devices by assessing CVEs, managing vulnerability remediation programmes and supporting the use of approved OT-security platforms such as Claroty, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Dragos or equivalent tools.
- Develop firmware management strategies, maintain OT asset standards and ensure secure configuration of field devices and communications.
- Own Teraco's intelligent PDU strategy including approved hardware selection, lifecycle management, end-of-life replacement planning, firmware strategy, OEM engagement and technical escalation.
- Coordinate with the BMS Operations team to ensure successful integration of new monitoring infrastructure into the Schneider EBO platform.
- Develop and maintain engineering, installation, testing, commissioning and documentation standards for BMS field infrastructure.
- Provide technical escalation support for complex OT, communications, monitoring and field-device issues.
- Mentor technical staff and drive continuous improvement, innovation and standardisation across the BMS field environment.

2. SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

- Advanced knowledge of Building Management Systems, industrial automation and critical infrastructure.
- Strong knowledge of BACnet, Modbus, SNMP, MQTT and industrial networking.
- Strong understanding of OT cybersecurity, vulnerability management and CVE assessment.
- Experience with Claroty, Microsoft Defender for IoT, Dragos or equivalent OT security platforms.
- Knowledge of intelligent PDUs, power monitoring systems and monitoring infrastructure design.
- Ability to review engineering drawings, technical specifications and contractor submissions.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, project coordination, analytical and communication skills.

3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

- National Diploma, Advanced Diploma, BEng Tech/BTech or BEng/BSc Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Computer Engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in Building Management Systems, Industrial Automation or Operational Technology.
- At least 2 years' experience in a technical leadership, supervisory or lead-engineer role.
- Experience delivering multidisciplinary engineering projects and managing contractors and consultants.
- Experience with industrial networking, OT cybersecurity and intelligent monitoring infrastructure.
- Experience within data centres or other critical infrastructure environments.
- Relevant OT or cybersecurity certifications (e.g. ISA/IEC 62443, GICSP) will be advantageous