APAC FM Recruitment recruits building management system (BMS) commissioning professionals for controls contractors, building services teams and project delivery businesses across Australia. We support appointments for new installations, refurbishments and upgrades where controls need to be checked against the agreed design and handed over to the people who will operate them.
Some briefs require someone to develop or amend controls software as well as test it. Others need a site engineer to verify an agreed sequence and work with a separate software team when it needs changing. We establish which duties the hire will own, the platforms involved and who signs off the results.
A controller may show that it has issued a command, while the equipment in the plant room tells a different story. During commissioning, the team needs to verify that signals reach the right devices, that the plant responds as specified and that the results are recorded clearly enough for someone else to review.
We ask candidates to describe what they tested and how they handled a result that did not match the expected behaviour. For example, did they trace the issue to a field device, raise a software change or coordinate a repeat test with the mechanical contractor? Those examples help establish whether someone has led testing or supported a specific part of it.
An upgrade in an occupied building may have to be handed over in stages. The new hire may need to coordinate access with the facilities team, agree when testing can take place and record which areas have moved to the new system. On a new installation, the priority may be coordinating with several trades so each system is ready for testing at the right time.
Tell us the platform, project stage, site attendance and whether the hire needs to carry out testing, witness it or lead the programme. If handover is the priority, confirm who will own the records, outstanding defects and any operator familiarisation.
If you’re hiring someone to carry out planned checks, investigate faults and support the controls once the system is in use, see BMS Service & Maintenance Recruitment.
We support permanent recruitment for ongoing delivery teams and contract recruitment for defined testing and handover work. If you’re hiring, speak with our team about your project and the experience you need.
If you’re looking for a role, submit your CV. Include the platforms and plant you worked with, the tests you carried out and what you owned through to handover.
They check that building controls operate as specified. The role can include verifying field devices, testing sequences and alarms, investigating discrepancies and recording results for handover.
Commissioning verifies that new or upgraded controls are ready for use. Service and maintenance keeps existing controls working and deals with faults that arise in operation.
No. Some roles include writing or modifying controls software. Others focus on site testing and raise software changes with a separate team. The brief should specify who owns each part.
Yes. Share the platform, areas in scope, project dates and any restrictions on when testing can take place.
Name the platforms and plant you worked with, the types of tests you performed and your involvement in software changes, fault resolution and handover.
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APAC FM Recruitment head office is based in Sydney, Australia. If you're looking to recruit in Facilities Management or Building Services in the APAC Region, then drop the team a message or give them a call today.
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