Smart Building Consultant

Smart Buildings Senior Consultant

Clear. are working with a highly respected smart buildings consultancy and software vendor that is expanding its Smart Buildings Advisory team. They are looking to appoint a Lead Smart Building Consultant to take a senior, client-facing role within their advisory team.

This is a true consultancy position, focused on strategy, specification, and client leadership, rather than system delivery or software implementation.

London/Remote

Up to £120,000
Performance Bonus
Hybrid/Remote working
Excellent Benefits

The Opportunity

This role sits within a growing advisory function that supports developers, asset owners, and project teams in defining clear, buildable smart building requirements. The focus is on producing robust Smart Building Specifications, Employer's Requirements inputs, and technical briefs that can be adopted by MEP consultants and confidently delivered by contractors.

You'll be trusted to shape smart building outcomes from early briefing through to handover, ensuring that ambition translates into measurable, contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the senior day-to-day lead for client relationships, representing the advisory team with developers, asset owners, consultants, and main contractors

Provide clear, experience-led advice on what constitutes a practical, deliverable smart building

Author detailed Smart Building Specifications defining scope, responsibilities, interfaces, and performance requirements

Develop smart enablement requirements across BMS, metering, IoT, networks, data architecture, integration, and handover

Provide subject matter leadership across smart enablement, building systems, and building performance data

Review and challenge consultant and contractor proposals to ensure alignment with the Smart Building Specification

Support projects through design, construction, and handover in line with RIBA stages

Produce concise technical reports, briefing notes, and decision papers for senior stakeholders

Desired Experience

Significant experience in smart buildings, building services, or digital engineering

Experience operating in a consultancy, contractor, or specialist advisory environment

Proven ability to lead client relationships and act as a trusted technical advisor

Strong track record of producing technical specifications, Employer's Requirements, or contractual documentation

Experience working on new build or major refurbishment projects, with a solid understanding of CIBSE and RIBA design stages

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