Role Summary
This role owns the design and architectural standards for datacenter networking, OT networks, and Building Management Systems (BMS) across Compass Datacenters’ construction portfolio. You’ll be the internal IT representative on construction projects—responsible for making sure our network and controls infrastructure is designed right, built right, and handed off cleanly to operations.
You’ll also manage the teams that execute these builds during construction. That means you need to be technically deep enough to review designs and catch problems, and experienced enough to run contractors, hold vendors accountable, and keep builds on schedule.
What You’ll Own
Network & OT Design
- Datacenter network architecture: Design the IP fabric, switching, and routing topology for each facility. Define standards for spine/leaf, out-of-band management, and connectivity to corporate WAN.
- OT network design: Architect the operational technology network that carries BMS traffic, power monitoring, environmental sensors, and physical security systems. Keep it segmented, reliable, and maintainable.
- BMS integration: Define how building controls (HVAC, electrical switchgear monitoring, leak detection, fire alarm interfaces) connect back to the network. Own protocol decisions—BACnet/IP, Modbus TCP, SNMP—and make sure the architecture supports both local control and remote visibility.
- Security segmentation: Design the firewall rules, VLANs, and access controls that keep OT/BMS traffic isolated from corporate IT and customer environments. No shortcuts.
Construction Phase Execution
- Represent IT on construction projects: Be the internal IT point of contact during design and build. Review MEP drawings, low-voltage scopes, and BMS submittals. Catch conflicts early.
- Manage build teams: Lead the technicians and engineers who install, configure, and commission IT and OT infrastructure during construction. Set priorities, remove blockers, and hold the team to quality standards.
- Contractor oversight: Manage low-voltage contractors, BMS integrators, and other third-party vendors. Own the process from RFP and scope definition through installation, testing, and site acceptance.
- Commissioning & handoff: Make sure systems are tested, documented, and handed off to operations in a state that’s ready to run. No punch lists that drag on for months.
Standards & Documentation
- Hardware and design standards: Maintain and evolve the standard bill of materials, reference designs, and configuration templates for network and BMS infrastructure. Platforms include Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, and relevant BMS vendors.
- Structured cabling: Own the low-voltage cabling standards—pathway design, cable specs, labeling conventions, and testing requirements.
- Documentation: Ensure every project produces clean as-built drawings, network diagrams, IP address plans, and configuration backups. If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.
Team Leadership
Direct management: Manage a team of technical specialists focused on IT/OT infrastructure in the construction lifecycle. Hire well, develop your people, and give direct feedback.
Technical mentorship: This is a player-coach role. You’ll review designs, troubleshoot issues alongside your team, and raise the technical bar across the group.
Cross-functional coordination: Work closely with construction management, facilities engineering, and IT operations to make sure what gets built actually works for the people who have to run it.
Why us?
Compass is committed to its core convictions and key principles. We look for people who believe there’s a different way to deliver great projects and can easily adapt to change in a quickly growing organization. We strive to create great partnerships with our clients, contractors and supply chain partners through transparent communications, humble and curious collaboration, and a zealous focus on consistent execution of the most important 20%.
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Compass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
Compass is committed to an inclusive culture, and we celebrate and value diverse insights and perspectives. To continue to soar on our rocket ship, we need talent from various backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to successfully participate in the job application, and interview process, and in potential roles to perform crucial job functions.
Benefits:
Medical | Dental | Vision | Voluntary | 401K | Unlimited PTO for US based Employees