Digital Buildings Technical Lead (IoT Operations)

The Digital Buildings Technical Lead (IoT Operations) plays a senior role within our global Technical Consultancy team delivering high-impact digital transformation solutions across complex real-estate portfolios. The role has a focus on a large portfolio of digital buildings in operations and requires deep IoT/OT expertise strong leadership and the ability to define and drive operational standards for secure policy-driven smart-building environments.

You will be working with a key Global Client report to the EMEA Regional Head of Technical Consulting and work closely with other Technical Consulting Team Leads.

Key Responsibilities
 

1. Team Leadership & People Development

As a senior leader in the Technical Consulting function you will be responsible for managing developing and supporting your team:

• Line management coaching and development of technical Digital Building consultants.
   

• Performance management through objective-setting delegation communication and structured appraisals.
   

• Developing capability and growth plans using FPCs learning and development programmes ensuring the teams skills evolve to meet current and future portfolio needs.
   

• Monitoring skills compliance utilisation and performance against KPIs and strategic objectives.
   

• Supporting effective resource allocation across Technical Consulting contracts with attention to commercials and delivery demands.
   

• Supporting recruitment through interviews technical assessments and scoring.
   

2. Technical Delivery Leadership

You will lead the delivery of high-quality technically sound Digital Buildings and IoT Operations consultancy services:

• Build and maintain strong client relationships understand business objectives and translate them into actionable technical tasks.
   

• Lead delivery to ensure time cost scope and quality expectations are consistently exceeded.
   

• Oversee delivery quality across the IoT/OT consulting portfolio ensuring alignment to project scope SLAs KPIs and all contractual obligations.
   

• Provide senior technical oversight for IoT/OT system architecture communication protocols (BACnet Modbus) networking layers FDD metering controllers alarm management and integration into cloud and enterprise systems.
   

• Ensure technical compliance with cybersecurity controls: for example compliance in operations exception handling incident response credential policies firmware management and vulnerability remediation.
   

• Support risk identification reporting evaluation and mitigation across all projects and programmes.
   

• Ensure proactive management of risks to people finances reputation and operational continuity.
   

• Work closely with Program Management to ensure commercial awareness of all contracts and accurate reporting on delivery status.
   

3. IoT Operations Strategy & Technical Governance

• Develop operating models and governance frameworks to maximise the value of building technology across global portfolios.
   

• Define IoT/OT Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs/MOPs) maintenance models lifecycle strategies and operational compliance processes.
   

• Critically review and refine technical guidance for transition from projects to operations ongoing system maintenance in operations and vendor performance standards.
   

• Provide technical leadership on IoT/OT cybersecurity alignment with enterprise risk frameworks.
   

• Contribute to development of new capabilities including inputs to the Innovation Board policy improvements and technical governance enhancements.
   

4. Business Development & Market Engagement

As a senior figure within the consultancy function:

• Support bid responses tender evaluations SoW creation and proposal development.
   

• Assess technical viability and scope alignment for all proposals.
   

• Participate in client presentations and solution discussions where required.
   

• Maintain and nurture stakeholder relationships essential for retention and growth.
   

• Represent FPC in industry forums and partner engagements supporting brand reputation and market positioning.
   

5. Leadership & Contribution to the Wider Business

• Uphold and promote FPCs mission values and culture fostering trust accuracy innovation collaboration and enjoyment.
   

• Maintain professional conduct integrity and excellence when representing FPC internally and externally.
   

• Support continuous improvement initiatives identifying opportunities for enhancements in governance delivery processes and capability.
   

• Maintain awareness of industry trends technologies and market developments.
   

• Support preparation of leadership reports including monthly and quarterly performance updates.
   

Ensure compliance with Health & Safety ISO 9001 ISO 14001 and all internal policies.

Qualifications :

Core Requirements

• Strong stakeholder management experience with the ability to translate business needs into technical deliverables.
   

• Proven consulting ability to shape and implement IoT/OT operating models at enterprise scale.
   

• Extensive experience with smart building technologies including sensors controllers metering FDD alarm management and OT/IT integration.
   

• Strong knowledge of IoT/OT architecture protocols (BACnet Modbus) and smart-building data models.
   

• Deep understanding of OT/IoT cybersecurity controls and operational risk frameworks.
   

• Experience defining MOPs SLAs maintenance and vendor performance models for OT systems.
   

Industry & Technical Background

• 810 years experience in digital buildings smart buildings OT/IoT systems or related fields.
   

• Experience delivering technical consultancy for global portfolios across commercial real estate pharma industrial or data centres.
   

• Expertise in managing complex multi-vendor environments with layered governance.
   

• Experience developing coordinated smart-building and MEP controls designs.
   

• Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant field (or equivalent professional experience).
   

• Professional certifications desirable (LEED AP WELL AP WiredScore BREEAM etc.).
   

• Competent with Google Suite.

Additional Information :

Working Location

A UK based role serving global clients requiring flexibility some travel and cross-time-zone collaboration.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time