Careers with LMG

Smart Building Solutions Designer

About LMG

LMG has been at the forefront of innovation within the built environment since 1986.

We deliver integrated smart building technology projects and support services which provide sustainable long-term growth and profitability, as well as diverse range of career opportunities; enabling both our people and our clients’ businesses to flourish, whilst setting a new standard for what is possible in the built environment.

As experts in smart building technology, we want to inspire new ways of thinking, deliver excellence and establish new models for doing business – with people, partners and customers – built on trust and shared values, rather than transactional relationships.

Alongside actively working to support the raising of standards in training and professional qualifications, we invest heavily in the development of our people. We give them access to continuous learning opportunities, leading to the freedom of working autonomously and making their own informed decisions, whilst benefiting from a supportive and collaborative working environment.

About Role

As a Smart Building Solutions Designer within the presales and preconstruction department, you will be responsible for scoping, design, costing and proposal production for Smart building solutions that meet and exceed our clients’ business requirements on allocated opportunities throughout the bid process and pre-construction phase.

Our Smart building solutions bring together all aspects of our technology portfolio, including:
- Master System Integrator and Master System Operator Services
- Building IoT (Building and Occupant Monitoring)
- Physical IT cabling infrastructure (Copper and Fibre)
- Network (LAN, WiFi, Voice, In-Building Mobile, Servers and Storage)
- Electronic security (Access Control, CCTV, Intercom, Intruder)
- Audio-visual (Video Conferencing, IPTV, FIRS, Digital Signage, Background Music)

Following on from the presales phase and contract award you will lead and contribute to the pre-construction phase providing technical design and commercial input of the Smart Building Design & Build projects, ensuring compliance with our clients’ requirements and a smooth hand-over to day two support teams.

This role includes all aspects of pre-sales, from the initial enquiry stage to the award as well as post award pre-construction activities and would suit candidates with experience in both designing, estimating and tendering smart building solutions.

Possessing strong analytical, design, commercial skills and with a keen interest in technology, you will contribute to the technical design of smart building projects within the enterprise, hospitality, residential and data centre segments, ensuring compliance to our clients’ expectations.

Working collaboratively with teams across the business, this role has significant scope for personal development and progression and will give considerable exposure to the varied technologies and systems that we operate, opening a variety of routes for future career progression.

Key Responsibilities

General:

  • Leading and contributing to, allocated opportunities throughout the bid process and pre-construction phase.
  • Leading, contributing and participating in producing high-quality and professional bid proposals to our clients.
  • Take ownership of allocated enquires throughout the bid cycle from receipt of tender documentation to bid submission, project award and preconstruction design/costing.
  • Effective communication and interaction with the sales, operations, project delivery, technology heads and procurement departments.
  • Represent, attend and support client meetings, including site surveys, mid-bid, post tender, presentations, pre-construction design.
  • Deliver both technical and commercial presentations.
  • Create and manage supporting technical and commercial documentation and templates to support pre-sales and pre-construction activities.
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal departments, manufacturers, suppliers and partners to maximise opportunities and our company profile.
  • Deliver effective handovers to the project delivery team of secured opportunities adhering to company processes and guidelines.
  • Support the Head of Pre-Sales & Pre-Construction in achieving the company-set objectives and delivery of our strategic plans.

Design and Costing:

  • Prepare cost models and builds to support the defined scope of works or concepts demonstrating material, labour and professional services.
  • Assume design responsibility for smart building solutions to meet relevant standards, codes of practice, client requirements and support the full suite of our smart building services.
  • Leading, contributing and participating in producing quality, post award designs throughout the pre-construction phase meeting both project and client requirements.

Perso Specification:

Knowledge:

  • The ability to design smart building solutions for multiple markets, including commercial real estate landlords, flexible space operators, data centres, residential and hospitality.
  • Experience in the design and delivery of large multi-technology solutions and operational technology within a construction environment.
  • Fully conversant with the design and estimation of smart building solutions, including but not limited to Master System Integrator services, IoT sensors, ICT Cabling, LAN/WiFi Networks, Electronic Security, Audio-visual.
  • Awareness and understanding of smart building software.
  • Understanding of risks in client tender documentation.
  • Knowledge and awareness cross the breadth of our smart building technologies, including security, infrastructure cabling, audio visual, networking, MSI and IoT.
  • Understands the principles of design and estimation.
  • Understands pre-construction activities, processes and deliverables including technical submittals, drawing approval, Information Requests, change control, variations.
  • Understands the need to maintain accurate documentation and the depth of information required for successful bid submission and operational delivery.
  • Experience in designing and building smart building solutions incorporating enterprise and key manufacturers.
  • Proven vendor liaison experience and product knowledge to ensure we derive maximum benefit from both their solutions.
  • Experience and ability to produce, check and analyse .xlsx costing sheets for smart building projects.
  • Proven track record in a pre-sales and pre-construction design environment in a similar industry and/or market sectors.
  • Strong commercial awareness and understanding of bid analysis, financial breakdown and presentation of numbers

Skills:

  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal, to communicate effectively with colleagues and key stakeholders in customer organisations.
  • Good MS Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams etc.) and general ICT skills.
  • Ability to design, estimate and develop both written and graphic representation of smart building solutions for various markets including, enterprise, data centre, residential, educational, hospitality.
  • Commercial awareness, understanding of bid analysis, financial breakdown, and presentation of numbers.
  • Ability to follow clear directions and work in accordance with agreed processes.
  • Use literacy and numeracy skills to quantify requirements and timelines for tasks to be carried out.
  • Ability to effectively work and coordinate with team members and responsible parties in relation to allocated opportunities and associated activities.
  • Follow best technical practices to maintain quality standards whilst meeting agreed timescales.

Behaviours:

  • Focused and thorough, working to consistently high standards.
  • Self-motivated and disciplined, applying effective time management to manage workload in order to meet deadlines.
  • Applies initiative to overcome any obstacles encountered in the workplace.
  • Has a flexible approach to working hours; ability to work overtime as and when the business dictates.
  • Anticipates security issues and demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding data integrity.

 

Experience, Qualifications and Certificates

Qualifications:
Essential

  • Minimum five A*-C (4-9) GCSE’s or equivalent, including Maths and English.
  • Valid DBS Check.
  • Accreditations, certification or memberships with recognised manufacturers and/or specific training.
    Desirable
  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
  • Accreditations in recognised manufacturers and/or memberships of other relevant trade bodies within the Smart Buildings industry.
  • Understanding of WiredScore and SmartScore certification process.
  • Awareness of Building Information Modelling & CAD solutions.
  • APMP Foundation Certification.

Desirable:

  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent).
  • Accreditations in recognised manufacturers and/or memberships of other relevant trade bodies within the Smart Buildings industry.
  • Understanding of WiredScore and SmartScore certification process.
  • Awareness of Building Information Modelling & CAD solutions.
  • APMP Foundation Certification.
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Position
Permanent
Location
London
Salary
£50,000 - £60,000
Closing date