Digital Buildings Consultant

Job Description

The role of Digital Buildings Consultant is to both lead teams of consultants and deliver consultancy and systems engineering projects in the field of Digital Building technologies, applications, process, and standards. Working as a part of the FPC Digital Building Services Group, the role will be responsible for delivering projects and services to FPC’s clients in order to successfully fulfil the Scope of Work (SoW) outlined in the Agreement, Proposal, or Engagement Letter between FPC and it’s client, together with any other relevant client-side documents such as Business Requirements Document (BRD), policies, standards, and processes.  

The Digital Buildings Consultant represents FPC in delivering services to our clients and when working with industry partners and suppliers, so will maintain the highest standards of technical and professional performance, and conduct themself with honesty and integrity at all times. 

In addition to client-facing role and delivery responsibilities, the Digital Buildings Consultant is expected to be a technical lead on project delivery, an effective Team Leader, to provide day-to-day mentoring & support in the development of other team members, and an active member of the Digital Building Services team. This includes making a positive contribution to the development of the team and wider FPC business, as well as working effectively with all FPC colleagues to successfully deliver projects and support FPC’s business objectives.

The responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following:  

• Program and Project Management: Delivery of consultancy and engineering services and projects for clients in accordance with the Proposal, Scope of Work (SoW), and/or Engagement Letter 

• Client Management: Understand and develop customer requirements and business objectives and work proactively with FPC, the client, and other stakeholders to meet and deliver them. Build and manage positive client stakeholder relationships 

• Services and Solutions Delivery:

  • Provide support, advise, and collaborate on Digital Building systems integration, technologies, initiatives and solutions, processes and standards for FPC and our clients 

  • Design Digital Building systems and architectures to provide optimum performance, functionality, and value

  • Review Digital Building systems architectures and designs, identifying issues and suggesting improvements 

  • Produce service delivery, technical and project related reports as required 

• Business Development: Identify potential revenue opportunities for the FPC business line, communicate them to FPC management and, where required, support the business development activity for them 

• Industry Expertise: 

  • Maintain expertise, knowledge, and understanding of industry trends, developments, and initiatives

  • Identify, develop, deliver and support opportunities for continuous improvement for FPC

• FPC Responsibilities: 

  • Represent FPC in a professional manner internally and externally, and achieve a high level of customer satisfaction for all work performed

  • Be an effective Digital Building Services team member, communicating with colleagues and working collectively to contribute to the development of Digital Building Services team and the FPC business 

  • Report to line manager, acting in accordance with their requests and direction and those of FPC management 

  • Manage own workload, communicating and escalating any issues to line manager accordingly 

  • Act in accordance with all FPC employment policies and procedures, including FPC Employee Handbook, Health & Safety, and Time and Expenses Reporting 

  • Carry out any other duties reasonably requested by FPC Management

Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications

The Digital Buildings Consultant Engineer should possess experience and qualifications in the following: 

• Minimum 5 years Digital Building and IoT industry experience 

• Proven track record in Digital Building related roles e.g. Consultant, Designer, Project Manager or Engineer 

• Required Bachelor's or Master's degree in Controls, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Effective Stakeholder Management and communication skills, including attending project, client and team meetings, document writing and presentation skills 

• Strong technical expertise in Digital Building technologies including some or all of the following: 

  • Digital Building Systems Integration design, development and implementation 

  • Digital Building Controls Systems including:  

    • Building Management Systems (BMS) 

    • Automation Systems 

    • Lighting Controls Systems (LCS) 

    • Audio Visual Systems (AV)

    • Data and Information Management

    • Controls Strategies 

    • Control Protocols (BACnet, MQTT, Modbus, LON, MBus, DALI, Fox, SMI, etc.) 

    • Systems Specifications 

    • System Architectures 

    • Schematic Drawings & Wiring Diagrams 

    • Description of Operations 

    • Point Naming and Addressing 

    • Asset Records 

  • Cybersecurity best practices 

  • IP Networking (IPV4, IPV6, Switching, Routing, DHCP, WiFi, Structured Cabling, etc.)

  • System Audits & Site Surveys 

• Digital Building / IoT Industry training and professional qualifications 

• Experience as working as part of a Design Team to develop coordinated designs, including: 

  • Client requirements gathering and documentation 

  • Technical Submittal Creation / Review 

  • SoW and Specification Development 

• Competent using Google Suite and/or Microsoft Office software applications 

In addition to the above, it is desirable for the  Digital Buildings Consultant Engineer has experience or qualifications in the design, delivery and operation of IoT Systems: 

• Use of Cloud Platforms (Google, Microsoft, Amazon) and Data Analytics  

• AutoCAD / BIM / Visio 

• RIBA/AIA Stages of Work or international equivalents 

• Construction Projects and Contracting 

• Systems Testing & Commissioning, FDD and Automated Commissioning Systems