
Building Automation Control Specialist
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The Building Automation Control Specialist supports the campus building automation network infrastructure, Digital Controls Shop managers, and senior technicians and trades staff. The role involves programming, service, installation, and operating the shop technical service phone line. It requires building-operations knowledge across building automation systems, temperature and humidity controls, utility distribution, HVAC systems, and IT and data communications. Work is generally scheduled onsite Monday through Friday, with occasional nights, weekends, and holidays.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category:Academic Staff Employment Type:Regular Job Profile:Building Automation Control Systems Specialist Job Summary: About the Building Automation Control Specialist: The Building Automation Control Specialist is a part of the Digital Controls Shop within the Division of Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M). This role's primary expectation is to support the campus' building automation network infrastructure, Digital Controls Shop managers, and other senior technicians and trades staff. Daily tasks will include high level programming, service, installation, as well as operating the shop technical service phone line. This position requires a high level of building operation knowledge relating to a wide variety of BAS, temperature/humidity controls, utility distribution, HVAC systems and IT and data communications. Additional Information: This position may require working in or around animal facilities on campus. Those working in or around animal facilities are required to complete an annual safety training and personnel medical evaluation form to gain clearance. Some areas have additional requirements for entry, including a TB test with negative results and measles titer test. We will provide training that will address hazards as well as how to safely perform job duties by, for example, following signage and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Ongoing/Renewable Full-Time: 100% FTE Hours generally scheduled onsite Monday through Friday, 7:30AM to 4:00PM. Occasional nights, weekends and holidays may be required for this position. Key Job Responsibilities: Creates, verifies, and updates point databases and programmable logic schemes and troubleshoots and resolves database issues. Monitors, tests, maintains, and repairs electronic and pneumatic building control systems components and related mechanical equipment Operates the service desk, identifying, troubleshooting, triaging, and escalating system functionality and field issues Assists the Digital... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/697C8CD75D544173
How this job compares
Set against the 457 open Controls Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$74–109K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$33–48/hr217 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Controls Technician jobs in Wisconsin and 457 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Controls Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (354 postings).
- Education
- 7 of the 457 open Controls Technician jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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