Senior Associate Director – Digital & Building Technology

About You

You will lead and deliver ICT infrastructure design, combining robust technical design with strong client and stakeholder engagement. You’re hands-on, commercially aware, and comfortable coordinating across disciplines to achieve high-quality outcomes. You will enjoy providing support and mentoring to junior team members whilst working collaboratively with other team members and stakeholders. Experience working in a consulting environment delivering projects as part of a multi-disciplinary and multi-office project team will also be well-regarded.

Responsibilities

• Produce complete ICT design deliverables: written reports, drawings, technical specifications, and schematic diagrams (e.g., data networks).
• Attendance at technical meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors
• Provide technical leadership and manage team outputs; set quality expectations and mentor where needed.
• Confidently question, challenge, and innovate design solutions; manage client and stakeholder expectations.
• Ensure all specifications, drawings, and calculations meet applicable industry, legal, and quality standards.
• Coordinate ICT design with related engineering disciplines (e.g., electrical and mechanical).
• Review and continuously improve practices; challenge “standard” approaches where better outcomes are possible.
• Plan, host, and conduct client/stakeholder meetings; capture and confirm technical and operational requirements.
• Undertake peer and QA reviews of ICT design deliverables.

Key Requirements

• Engineering degree in an appropriate ICT infrastructure design discipline, or equivalent qualification/experience (e.g., CCNA/CCNP, BICSI, etc).
• 5 - 10 years ICT infrastructure design experience across different building types, including commercial buildings, hospitality, healthcare and data centers.
• Strong technical capability in:
  • LAN Ethernet switching
  • Structured cabling systems
  • Fibre optic networks
  • Wi-Fi network communications
  • Telecommunication network infrastructure and services
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of: data cabling manufacture/contracting; IT/IP systems integration; network technology vendor/manufacturer; IT/multi-disciplinary consulting; construction project management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with colleagues, clients, and contractors.

Experience in the following will also be desirable:

• Proficiency with 2D CAD and coordination of 3D Revit models.
• Experience producing and administering procurement documentation.
• Evidence of leading small technical teams or workstreams.