
Smart Building Consultant – Senior Program Manager
CannonDesign
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $159,500 - $199,400 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership, influencing capital planning, digital investment prioritization, and enterprise technology direction.
- Define vision, outcomes, and measurable objectives (OKRs/KPIs) for technology-enabled environments across multiple markets.
- Own multi-year strategic roadmaps that align technology investments to organizational goals and operational performance.
- Offer thought leadership on how advanced technologies can enhance workflows, safety, productivity, occupant well-being, and operational resilience.
- Own end-to-end program delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, risk, and value realization for enterprise-scale initiatives.
- Guide organizations in applying best practices in project delivery, governance, and performance measurement.
- Establish and lead program governance frameworks, including executive steering committees and escalation paths.
- Support alignment across operations, facilities, IT, and user groups to ensure the success of major capital and technology investments.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multi-system IT and building technology programs for smart facilities and campuses.
- Lead multiple concurrent, interdependent programs spanning campuses, regions, or portfolios.
- Evaluate, recommend, and plan the integration of enterprise IT, smart building, and specialized systems (e.g., lab, clinical, or workplace technologies).
- Ensure interoperability across operational, specialty, and facility systems, creating a cohesive ecosystem that enhances efficiency, outcomes, and user satisfaction.
- Influence enterprise standards, architectures, and integration principles for smart building and digital infrastructure platforms.
- Balance innovation with risk, cost, scalability, and lifecycle support considerations.
- Lead executive-level workshops and decision forums, aligning stakeholders around outcome-driven, data-informed solutions.
- Support organizational change management by helping clients adapt processes and workflows to leverage new technologies.
- Lead workshops and design sessions to align stakeholders around outcomes-driven and data-informed solutions.
- Advise clients on vendor selection, contracting strategies, and performance management for smart building systems and digital platforms.
- Conduct capability assessments of vendors, ensuring alignment with client objectives and enterprise standards.
- Act as an independent advocate for the client in vendor evaluations, negotiations, and scope coordination.
- Assist with vendor management.
- Escalate and resolve vendor performance, delivery, and financial risks impacting program outcomes.
- Provide guidance on data privacy, cybersecurity, and industry-specific compliance (e.g., HIPAA, FDA, GLP, or other applicable standards).
- Help clients implement robust governance and cybersecurity frameworks to safeguard sensitive data and connected systems.
- Ensure compliance considerations are embedded into enterprise program governance and risk management.
- Build and lead a high-performing project delivery team.
- Provide direct leadership, mentoring, and performance management for program and project managers.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive project environment.
- Establish delivery standards, capacity planning, and resource forecasting across programs.
- Stay current with emerging smart building, IoT, and data integration technologies.
- Translate industry trends into actionable strategies for clients.
- Advise clients on long-term innovation roadmaps and investment sequencing.
- Support clients in developing long-term innovation roadmaps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Architecture, or related discipline. Master’s degree or certifications (e.g., PMP, ITIL, CISSP, Lean Six Sigma) preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in program management, technology consulting, or smart building systems integration.
- Proven experience advising healthcare, science & technology, or complex institutional organizations on technology programs that improve operations, efficiency, and user experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale, cross-disciplinary technology programs in complex or regulated environments.
- Strong leadership and strategic thinking skills.
- Excellent project management and organizational capabilities.
- Strong consulting and advisory capabilities with executive presence.
- Deep knowledge of building systems integration, digital infrastructure, and enterprise technologies.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills for engaging diverse stakeholder groups.
- Expertise in project governance, vendor management, systems integration, and digital roadmap development
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- flexible spending account options
- voluntary insurances
- paid time off
- flex-time schedules
- remote work options
- 401k plan
- employee perk programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program managementtechnology consultingsmart building systems integrationproject governancevendor managementsystems integrationdigital roadmap developmentdata privacycybersecuritycompliance
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic thinkingproject managementorganizational capabilitiesconsultingadvisory capabilitiescommunicationfacilitationcollaborationmentoring
Certifications
PMPITILCISSPLean Six Sigma