From IT support to Senior Technician, Controls and BMS
A way in from outside the industry.
There’s a page for this pathway in , with its licences and local details.
What’s different
Brings networks and systems; learns the controls, the plant they run and the site’s fire systems.
Skills to build
What a Senior Technician, Controls and BMS needs. Some of it will come with your background.
BMS and fire
- Fire system cause and effect Leads others
- Operate the BMS Leads others
- Respond to a fire alarm Leads others
- Inhibit and restore gas suppression Independent
- Monitor and control liquid-cooling systems Independent
- Respond to early smoke detection Independent
- Use and reset the emergency power off Independent
Monitoring and response
- Read trends and capacity Leads others
- Triage DCIM and BMS alarms Leads others
LV distribution
- AI load swings and how they are smoothed Independent
Leadership
- Coach and assess others Independent
Cyber and OT security
- Control vendor remote access Independent
- Report an OT anomaly Independent
- Patch OT through vendors Assisted
Safe isolation
- Isolate and lock out a single energy source Independent
Cooling plant
- Operate air handlers and respond to their faults Independent
- Psychrometrics and the thermal envelope Independent
Procedures and documents
- Write and review a MOP Independent
Network deployment and operations
- IP addressing and subnetting Assisted
Emergency response
- Recognise and report a suspected cyber incident Assisted
Physical access and security
- Monitor CCTV Assisted, desirable
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Sources and licences
- Critical Facilities reference framework © Facility Labs. (CC BY 4.0)
- ISCO-08, International Labour Organization, as published in ESCO v1.2.1. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents)