IoT-Enabled Building Optimisation Engineer

SCENTRE GROUP LIMITED; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five days paid Life Leave

Four weeks annual leave

18 weeks gender neutral paid parental,

Free parking at Westfield

Job summary

Scentre Group is hiring a Building Optimisation Engineer to improve water efficiency, asset performance and sustainability across Westfield destinations. The role combines engineering expertise with data analytics and IoT integration to standardise data and drive practical operational outcomes.

The position teams with Facilities and operations to monitor performance, develop dashboards, and roll out metering infrastructures across priority sites.

Qualifications

• Background in Building Services, Facilities Management, Design & Construction Management, or similar (trade or tertiary qualifications welcome).
• Hands-on experience with building systems like Mechanical & Hydraulic Services, Building Management Systems, or Building Analytics.
• Understanding of industry standards, best practice and compliance in facilities and building systems.
• Working knowledge of data integration techniques and principles.
• Collaborative mindset to work across teams and deliver shared outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic approach to challenges.
• Experience analysing complex data sets and translating findings into clear, practical insights.
• Proactive approach to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with vendors and technology providers to implement and optimise metering and analytics across building systems.
• Work with Facilities and operational teams to monitor performance, validate data and drive improvements.
• Develop reporting, dashboards and insights to support informed decision-making.
• Escalate critical issues and support investigation and resolution of system or operational problems.
• Identify opportunities to improve water efficiency and reduce consumption via data-driven insights.
• Develop and implement water metering strategies, standards and best practices.
• Lead rollout of water metering and monitoring infrastructure across priority destinations.
• Collaborate with Design & Construction teams to embed metering standards in new developments and upgrades.

Skills

Data analysis

IoT

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data-driven insights

Education

Building Services / Facilities Management / Design & Construction background

Tools

Building Management Systems

Building Analytics

Data integration

Job description

Scentre Group is hiring a Building Optimisation Engineer to improve water efficiency, asset performance and sustainability across Westfield destinations. The role combines engineering expertise with data analytics and IoT integration to standardise data and drive practical operational outcomes.

The position teams with Facilities and operations to monitor performance, develop dashboards, and roll out metering infrastructures across priority sites.