Senior Digital Buildings Consultants & Digital Buildings Consultants (US Based)

We are looking for a number of Senior Digital Buildings Consultants and Digital Buildings Consultants to provide technical related consultancy and systems engineering in the field of Digital Building technologies, applications, process, standards for FPC and our clients. Working as a part of the FPC Digital Buildings 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 Consultants represent 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 responsibilities, the Digital Buildings Consultant Engineer is expected to be an active member of the Digital Buildings Services team, to make a positive contribution to the development of the team and wider FPC business, working effectively with all FPC colleagues to successfully deliver projects and support FPC’s business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Delivery of consultancy and engineering services and projects for clients in accordance with the Proposal, Scope of Work (SoW) and/or Engagement Letter
• Understand customer requirements and business objectives and work proactively with FPC, the client and other stakeholders to meet and deliver them
• Provide support, advice 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
• 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 Buildings Services Group and the FPC business
• Maintain expertise, knowledge and understanding of industry trends, developments and initiatives
• Identify, develop, deliver and support opportunities for continuous improvement for FPC
• 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
• Identify potential revenue opportunities for the FPC business line, communicate them to FPC management and, where required, support the business development activity for them
• 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

Requirements

Experience and Qualifications

The Digital Building Consultants should possess experience and qualifications in the following:

• Minimum 5 years Digital Building industry experience
• Proven track record in Digital Building related roles e.g. Consultant, Designer, Project Manager or Engineer
• Strong technical expertise in Digital Building technologies including some or all of the following:
• Digital Building and IoT Systems Integration design, development and implementation
• Digital Building and IoT Controls Systems including:
• Building Management Systems (BMS)
• Automation Systems
• Lighting Controls Systems (LCS)
• Audio Visual Systems (AV)
• 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 and IoT Industry training and professional qualifications
• Construction Industry Health & Safety Qualification (CSCS or equivalent) and understanding of H&S RAMS
• Effective Stakeholder Management and communication skills, including attending project, client and team meetings, document writing and presentation skills
• 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 if the Digital Building Consultant Engineer has experience or qualifications in the design, delivery and operation of Digital Building Systems:

• Digital Building, IoT and Industry 4.0 technologies including Cloud Platforms (Google, Microsoft, Amazon), JSON, UDMI, APIs, Data Lake, Data Analytics, Data / Object Modelling, Object Oriented Design
• AutoCAD / BIM / Visio
• Project Management (Waterfall / Agile, PRINCE2, PPM, or similar)
• Project proposal development, estimating and presentation
• BREEAM / LEED, Sustainability and Building Performance Evaluation / Optimisation
• RIBA Stages of Work or international equivalents
• Construction Projects and Contracting
• Systems Testing & Commissioning, FDD and Automated Commissioning Systems

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Training & Development
• Work From Home