Smart Buildings Consultant

Asset & Smart Buildings Manager - outside IR35

£43.72 per hour contract up to 1 year

An NHS organisation is seeking a highly knowledgeable Smart Buildings Manager to lead the strategic management of its estate assets and smart building technologies. This is an exciting opportunity to drive transformation, asset performance, compliance, and long-term investment planning across a complex healthcare estate.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Assurance, you will take ownership of the Trust's asset management strategy, ensuring the effective lifecycle management of buildings, plant, equipment and digital infrastructure. You will play a key role in developing and implementing smart building technologies, supporting major capital programmes, and ensuring compliance with statutory and NHS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and develop smart building technologies and digital asset solutions
• Ensure compliance with HTMs, HBNs and statutory requirements
• Provide assurance reporting to senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders
• Drive innovation, digital transformation and data-driven decision making
• ?Lead the Trust-wide asset management strategy and lifecycle planning
• Act as a senior representative at regional and national forums

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience implementing smart building technologies and digital transformation initiatives
• Proven experience managing asset strategies, lifecycle planning and compliance programmes
• Strong knowledge of Digital Twin, IoT, target operating models
• Strong leadership, contract management and budget management experience
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Desirable

• NHS estates experience
• Professional membership (IHEEM, CIBSE, IWFM, RICS, ICE or equivalent)
• PRINCE2, APM or similar project management qualification
• Experience with CAFM systems and digital asset management platforms
• Capital project and investment planning experience