Senior Smart Buildings Consultant – Kent - £65,000

A brilliant opportunity has presented itself within one of our key clients. They are looking for a motivated Senior Smart Buildings Consultant to join their national team.

The Senior Smart Buildings Consultant position

In this role, you will be part of the Technical Consulting team; responsible for delivering technical advisory services for our clients across all sectors.

There will be focus on energy efficiency, building automation/control strategies, and digital energy solutions that contribute positively to decarbonisation.

You will be able to carry-out BEMS Audits / Condition Reports therefore experience with BEMS related project work is highly desirable. This includes the ability to interrogate existing software (e.g. set files) & description of operation.

Main responsibilities

• Conduct onsite feasibility studies or plant and process to identify opportunities for energy, carbon and cost savings.
• Interrogate individual systems and develop innovative solutions to deliver optimisation and decarbonisation outcomes.
• Review existing building control strategies (primarily HVAC) through the existing Description of Operation, BeMS Head End, and Interrogation of current Control Strategies (e.g., through SET software).
• Demonstrate strong levels of knowledge of HVAC plant (Boilers, Chillers, Pumps, Air Handling Units) and advanced dynamic control strategies to propose enhanced energy efficiency such as weather compensation, demand response, & trim.
• Develop technical reports and investment grade business cases including fully costed scope 1 and 2 reduction pathways over short to long term time horizons; backed up with detailed impact forecasts covering energy, emissions and cost reductions.
• Propose best practice optimisation techniques to the BSRIA AG98 standard.
• Propose innovative modifications of control strategies and rules to enhance our clients BeMS software beyond a standard (BS-EN15232 Class C) HVAC control system.
• Undertake data analysis including detailed trend and exception analysis of high frequency data to explain inefficiencies and model impact of proposed interventions.
• Align scope 1 and scope 2 reduction programs with wider Net Zero transition plans produced by Net Zero team.
• Advise clients on new decarbonisation technologies, ensuring proposed solutions incorporate the latest thinking on integrated systems and “single pane of glass” through Business Intelligence (BI) applications.
• Contribute to presales activities including new business meetings, site surveys, scope development and sales efforts, as well as thought leadership through written papers.
• Support the development of the Consulting team, including resources & capabilities, systems, processes and innovation in line with the overall objectives.
• Development of consistent methodologies for feasibility studies, technology reviews (including due diligence), process assessments and financial modelling.

Key requirements

• A strong knowledge of HVAC Plant & Control Strategies as well as BSRIA AG98 & BS-EN15232 best practice.
• Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services qualifications essential to a degree level or equivalent
• At least 5 years of professional experience either performing energy, BMS or renewables audits and/or delivering control optimisation programs in a variety of client sectors
• Technical understanding of Electrical, Mechanical and Utility Infrastructure
• Commercial awareness of UK Government energy policy and incentives
• Ability to develop accurate assessments and reports to a high standard
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel (Power BI desirable)
• Ability to carry out BeMS audits & interrogate software files such as ‘Set’

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salry upto £65,000
• 25 days annual leave increasing to 28 with length of service (+ bank holidays)
• Option to buy / sell up to 3 days annual leave
• Personal Pension Scheme (Up to 5% Matched)
• Life Insurance & Award-winning Employee Assistance Helpline and Online GP Service
• A professional development and sustainability allowance
• Private Medical Insurance (opt in)
• EV car and cycle to work scheme
• Annual Railcard and Flu Jab & Eye Test
• Enhanced Family Leave
• 2 x sustainable holiday travel days
• 1 day to volunteer for a charity of your choice
• Up to one professional membership fee per year

Person Profile

Willing to travel throughout the UK on a regular basis and able to prioritise and manage high workloads whilst professionally regulating internal and external expectation.

Do you think you could be our next Senior Smart Buildings Consultant?

For more information on this fantastic opportunity that will help shape the future of Building Management Systems, please call Yvonne Ndlovu at Team BMS on (phone number removed), or click “Apply now”.