Smart Building Consultant

A career at Arup offers you the chance to make a positive difference in the world. Independently owned and independently minded, Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world’s most prominent projects in the built environment. We believe that flexible arrangements, such as hybrid working, create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people.

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

Smart Building Consultant:

An exciting opportunity for a candidate to join Arup as a Smart Buildings Consultant working within the Smart Buildings team based in Dublin. Our Europe-wide team has members in locations such as London, Dublin, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Madrid, all working together cohesively to deliver world class project opportunities with some of the leading organisations pushing the boundaries of data driven building design.

We work on a diverse range of challenging and interesting projects for clients in sectors such as commercial properties both for developers and tenants ranging from global technology companies to the financial services sector. We provide smart enabling design and consulting across property portfolios to identify opportunities to de-carbonise and achieve Net Zero targets, as well as working on standardising data and naming standards to provide insights and analytics opportunities to maximise value and provide the optimal user experience. Our aim is to deliver future proofed buildings that are designed to meet the expanding needs of the user whilst also working with the client team to identify ways in which data can maximising the value of their buildings.

The team works closely with other teams across Arup and is the hub for multidisciplinary working, bringing together different specialists and advisory services to suit client and project needs.

Your responsibilities:

The candidate will have the potential to grow the Arup Smart Buildings Consultancy offering within the Ireland group and also the wider Europe Region. With this role you will make an impact carrying out the following:

• Early-stage stakeholder engagement with client teams to develop a deep understanding of their workplace needs and challenges,

• Engage in client meetings / workshops and articulate complex technical content to reach a level of client understanding to complex subjects and arrive at decisions.

• Produce technical data solutions, sketch out physical and data topologies, and understand their relationships.

• Proactively maintain professional development (supported by Arup) to expand both technical and non-technical skills via both formal and on the job training.

• Being part of the growth within the Smart / Digital buildings team to help win new projects in this area and develop our capabilities.

• Fostering a culture of innovation, foresight, and collegiality within the team.

Your Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

The candidate will possess the following requirements:

• A Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related relevant discipline

• A 3-5 years experience working on the engineering design of building control systems

• Proven experience in the delivery of projects, producing deliverables such as detailed reports, specifications and schematics related to building control systems.

• Have strong communication skills and proven ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical project stakeholders via effective communication.

• Have an understanding of building systems design, the Internet of Things and systems integration, with a strong interest in data science and analytics.

• Have knowledge and experience in the following specific technical areas would be an advantage to bring building systems and software development knowledge together:

• existing and emerging building controls languages & protocols

• IP and wireless networking and communication standards

• web services architecture

• coding and scripting languages such as Java and Python

• buildings domain ontology development (linked data concepts)

• semantic query systems and approaches

What to expect at Arup

• A multicultural and informal working environment where you can develop professionally by being part of a team who enjoy what they do.

• Opportunities for short or long assignments at Arup’s offices and projects anywhere in the world.

• Employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme, which is dependent on the firm’s financial performance.

• Competitive performance-based salary growth.

• A strong corporate culture committed to its values: quality of work, holistic approach, humane organization, straight and honourable dealings, social usefulness and reasonable prosperity.

• Continuous training and professional development that will allow you to adapt to the growing needs of our clients as we embrace digital transformation.

• You will be expected to become a member of a relevant and necessary professional organisation

Join us in shaping a better world

Our goal is to shape a better world, finding solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems. From climate action to social value, we consider the most expansive impacts of our work. Our drive to build a more sustainable, resilient and equitable future shapes our culture and has made us leaders in sustainable development. The successful candidate will join our multi-disciplinary design teams focusing on technical excellence and innovative solutions that create a better future for people, places, and the planet.

'A better way'- Sustainability and Social Equity

At Arup, we strive to bring environmental sustainability and social equity together. We put sustainability at the heart of our projects and invest in research and development that helps tackle issues such as climate change and poverty. We have made a commitment to reach net zero by 2030 and to contribute meaningfully to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, creating shared value for our clients and our communities while safeguarding our planet. Read our net zero carbon plan here.

A career at Arup gives you the chance to have a positive impact on the world. For us, corporate responsibility is not just a policy; it’s a way of working.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for talented people of any background based on merit, fairness and respect. At Arup, you’ll be a welcomed member of the team with opportunities to participate in social, cultural and educational events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador) or with your colleagues by joining staff networks such as those for women, culture or the LGBTQ+ community. At Arup we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best.

We are a certified CPD accredited employer with Engineers Ireland.

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