Senior Building Services Digital Integration Asset Manager (Ref: 006989)

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Senior Building Services Digital Integration Asset Manager to join the Estates & Facilities team of a prestigious academic institution with a large, complex and operationally demanding estate.

This is a strategically important role focused on the integration, optimisation and digital evolution of building services infrastructure. The successful candidate will lead the development of a centralised operational HUB, bringing together multiple building systems into a seamless, energy-efficient and data-driven environment.

Working at the forefront of smart building technology, you will play a critical role in driving innovation, sustainability and performance improvement across a diverse estate that includes teaching spaces, research environments and specialist facilities.

The Role

You will lead the strategic integration of key operational systems including:

• Building Management Systems (BMS)

• HVAC systems

• Lighting controls

• Energy Management Systems (EMS)

• Security and life safety systems

• Vertical transport

• Occupancy and environmental monitoring technologies

The objective is clear: create a unified communication architecture that delivers real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance capability, improved system uptime and measurable energy savings.

You will develop and implement a 5-year rolling integration strategy aligned with asset lifecycle and decarbonisation programmes, ensuring systems are future-ready, resilient and optimised for performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a strategic plan for digital integration of building services across the estate.

• Lead the management and optimisation of a centralised operational HUB, ensuring seamless real-time performance monitoring.

• Leverage live data to provide actionable insights, system alerts and early warnings to engineering teams and contractors.

• Support the evolution of digital platforms including Power BI models, Digital Twin technologies and CAFM systems.

• Contribute to asset lifecycle planning, capital investment strategies and long-term infrastructure development.

• Monitor service provider performance and ensure integration objectives are embedded within contracts.

• Conduct site-based investigations to assess system performance and integration effectiveness.

• Drive energy optimisation initiatives to reduce environmental impact and improve occupant comfort.

• Provide training and technical guidance to internal teams to maximise the benefits of integrated systems.

About You

• Professional certification in BMS, controls integration or energy management is highly desirable.

• Proven leadership experience in complex estates or infrastructure environments

• Strong knowledge of BMS, digital systems, life safety and security systems

• Experience integrating multiple engineering disciplines into cohesive operational frameworks

• A strong understanding of asset lifecycle management and decarbonisation strategies

• Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate technical data into strategic insight

• Experience within higher education, healthcare, research or other complex multi-building estates would be advantageous.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking estates team responsible for a significant and historically important estate. The organisation offers a supportive working environment along with excellent professional development opportunities.

The role comes with a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave, pension provision and access to a wide range of staff benefits.

Apply Now

Please contact the Maxwell Stephens team on 02071184848 or send your CV to [email protected].

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