Principal IT/AV Consultant

Overview

As an IT Consultant you will lead technically excellent projects within a global engineering team, mentoring engineers and coordinating with stakeholders. You’ll drive design delivery, QA, and client-facing activities across RIBA-staged workflows. The role blends technical leadership with project management and business development, leveraging benchmarks and building technology insights. You’ll partner with cross-disciplinary teams to shape digital, smart-building solutions for high-profile clients. This is an opportunity to influence design journeys and deliver measurable impact across complex environments.

Responsibilities

• lead and manage engineers to deliver designs and meet client expectations
• stakeholder engagement across multiple levels
• monitor project fee and programme to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery
• participate in QA processes and establish deliverables
• mentor less experienced engineers and support work-winning activities
• conduct technical reviews and lead project meetings
• support project teams in detailed design development and site surveys
• apply knowledge of IT design principles and benchmarking to building projects

Key requirements

• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartered status
• degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Sciences (MEng, BEng or BSc)
• experience in IT consultancy and/or IT design within engineering
• ability to manage small to medium projects and coordinate engineers
• experience producing schematics, specifications, reports, and conducting site inspections
• knowledge of IT design principles and delivery, with familiarity with building benchmarking (WiredScore is a plus)

• ownership of tasks and deliverables
• problem-solving and guiding teams toward solutions
• effective client-facing communication
• IT design and delivery within engineering projects
• schematic diagrams, specifications, and project reports
• site inspections and surveys

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