Prncipal Controls Engineer

Company: Spencer Ogden

Location: London

Posted: May 15th, 2026

Mission Critical Infrastructure | Data Centres | Smart Buildings

UK | Hybrid (3/2)


Up to £95,000 + Excellent Benefits


The AI infrastructure market is accelerating fast, and one of the most technically respected engineering businesses in the critical infrastructure space is looking to appoint a Principal Controls Engineer to support major hyperscale and mission critical projects across the UK and Europe.


This is not a maintenance-only BMS role.


This is a high-level engineering position focused around:


• Controls Strategy

• BMS / Smart Buildings

• Systems Integration

• Critical Infrastructure

• Commissioning Support

• Operational Optimisation


The environment is technically strong, delivery-focused and heavily involved in complex hyperscale and data centre infrastructure projects.


Strong interest in individuals with experience across:


• Data Centres / Mission Critical

• Tridium / Niagara

• Schneider / Trend / Siemens / Honeywell

• HVAC Controls

• BACnet / Modbus Integration

• Smart Buildings / BMS Design


Excellent opportunity for somebody wanting to work on genuinely future-facing infrastructure tied to the ongoing AI and hyperscale build-out across EMEA.


Package available up to £95,000 plus strong wider benefits package.


Confidential discussions available.

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