Shape the future of smart buildings and digital transformation!
Buro Happold is currently seeking an experienced Senior Smart Buildings Consultant to join our growing Digital Advisory Team in the United States. In this role, you will help clients harness technology, data, and digital innovation to improve the financial, environmental, and social performance of their assets and portfolios.
Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.
From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.
Your next role
As a Senior Smart Buildings Consultant, you will lead the strategy, business case development, procurement, and delivery of digital and smart building programs for a diverse range of clients. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you will help organizations unlock value through connected technologies, operational intelligence, and data-driven decision-making.
You will serve as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding initiatives from concept through operational handover while helping shape Buro Happold’s growing Digital Advisory practice. From smart buildings and campuses to large-scale urban and infrastructure projects, you will play a key role in delivering innovative solutions that drive meaningful business and operational outcomes.
Your key duties
- Lead the strategy, business case development, and delivery of digital and smart building programs from concept through operational handover.
- Develop prioritized use cases, technology roadmaps, and investment cases that align digital solutions with client business objectives.
- Manage technology procurement processes, including market assessments, supplier evaluations, tender management, and contract structuring.
- Review and assess technical proposals and solution architectures, including BMS, EMS, BOS, IoT platforms, analytics platforms, and OT/IT convergence solutions.
- Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures, and commercial controls while managing scope, budget, risks, and program dependencies.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with technology vendors and industry partners to ensure recommendations remain current and market-informed.
- Develop and enhance digital transformation methodologies, tools, templates, and advisory frameworks.
- Design and facilitate client workshops to identify opportunities, accelerate understanding, and build stakeholder alignment.
- Mentor and support team members while contributing to the continuous growth of the Digital Advisory practice.
- Support business development efforts through proposal development, client engagement, and innovative go-to-market offerings.
Your skills and experience
As an established Smart Buildings or Digital Advisory professional, we expect that you will be able to demonstrate:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- 4+ years of experience leading or managing digital and smart building programs, ideally spanning strategy, business case development, and delivery.
- 2+ years of experience with smart building technologies, including BMS, EMS, BOS, IoT platforms, analytics solutions, and OT/IT convergence.
- Proven experience developing business cases, use-case portfolios, and implementation roadmaps for digital and smart building initiatives.
- Experience managing procurement processes, supplier evaluations, and technology-related contract structuring.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to align technology solutions with business objectives.
- Experience leading projects or workstreams with direct client interaction and stakeholder management responsibilities.
- Familiarity with consulting methodologies such as MSP, design thinking, or similar frameworks.
- Interest and experience in technology-enabled business, real estate, or urban transformation initiatives.
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: digital strategy, innovation, business case development, digital procurement, enterprise architecture, operating models, governance, program advisory, or information management.
- Understanding of the construction process and/or experience within the built environment industry is preferred.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Relevant professional or business qualifications (e.g., MBA, ACA, CA, or similar) are beneficial.
- Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all requirements.
What we offer
- Salary range of $100,000 to $130,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
- Generous benefits package
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays
- 401k with company match
- Hybrid working environment & summer hours
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
- Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities
- Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups
- Opportunities to contribute to employee-led networks and initiatives, including Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, Young Employees Forum, and Employee Resource Groups.
Ready for something a little less ordinary?
Apply now to start your career journey with us.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
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