Client Director Smart Buildings

Clear Engineering Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading smart building technology company is looking for a Client Director to manage strategic partnerships with global consultancies. This role requires expertise in smart buildings and account management, addressing client needs through technology solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a hybrid work environment and should possess strong stakeholder management skills. Competitive salary of £110,000 plus performance bonus is offered, along with excellent benefits.

Benefits

Performance Bonus

Excellent Benefits

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Experience in smart buildings, digital engineering, or PropTech.
• Ability to influence product and partnership strategies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shaping new roles.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with consultancy teams.
• Ensure smart building solutions deliver measurable outcomes.
• Provide oversight across pilot and live projects.
• Identify and develop commercial opportunities.
• Act as the consultancy's voice internally.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Account management

Commercial acumen

Job description

Client Director - Smart Buildings

A leading smart building technology company is seeking a Client Director to own and grow a strategic partnership with a global engineering and design consultancy. This role is high-profile and foundational, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, smart buildings, and consultancy relationships.

London/Remote

£110,000 + Performance Bonus

Hybrid/Remote working
Excellent Benefits

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Account Leadership: Build and maintain senior-level relationships across consultancy teams, understanding their priorities and aligning solutions to deliver value.
• Platform Adoption & Value Delivery: Ensure smart building solutions are embedded in client workflows, delivering measurable outcomes in energy efficiency, asset performance, and sustainability.
• Programme Oversight: Provide senior oversight across pilot and live projects, collaborating with internal delivery, product, and technical teams to ensure successful outcomes.
• Commercial Growth: Identify and develop opportunities to expand the platform across additional projects, upsell services, and support the consultancy in delivering client value.
• Internal Advocacy: Act as the voice of the consultancy internally, influencing product development, partnership strategy, and go-to-market initiatives.

Desired Experience

• Smart buildings, digital engineering, building systems, or PropTech
• Experience working with or within engineering consultancies or complex enterprise clients
• Senior account management, client director, programme lead, or partnership leadership
• Strong stakeholder management at senior levels
• Ability to translate technical solutions into commercial and operational value
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and shaping a new role
• Strategic, commercially minded, and confident influencing without direct authority

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