GENERAL DESCRIPTIONMilvian Group is seeking an experienced and business-oriented Smart Facilities Managing Director (MD) to lead the scaling, growth, and delivery of projects across our EMEA network. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated leader with proven expertise in smart building solutions and a strong track record in engineering program and project management, capable of shaping strategy and driving execution at scale.
In this role, you will lead multi-disciplinary project teams and oversee the full lifecycle of smart facility initiatives from defining build specifications and driving cost-effective planning, through to delivery, vendor management and operational integration. You will own critical path management, ensuring projects are executed on time while meeting engineering standards, sustainability goals, and business objectives. The ideal candidate brings together strategic vision and hands-on execution, with the ability to simplify complexity, adapt to change, and align cross-functional teams. In this role, you will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, internal engineering teams, and external partners while serving as the central point of budget and P&L accountability for scaling smart building technologies, facility optimisation, and IoT-driven solutions acrossthe region.
Key Job Responsibilities
* Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale engineering and IOT based smart facility projects, including
* feasibility, design, installation, commissioning, and operational handover.
* Manage critical path activities, dive deep on technical details and provide innovative solutions to resolve
* issues.
* Own the regional digital architecture for smart-facility platforms (IoT, BMS, cloud), embedding
* cybersecurity, data integrity and governance by design.
* Champion sustainability and compliance, embedding energy efficiency and carbon reduction into all
* project deliverables.
* Hold accountability for multi-million-pound budgets (P&L), vendor governance, and delivery performance
* across EMEA.
* Lead and align cross-functional, multi-regional teams, vendors, and contractors, conducting structured
* progress reviews to meet cost, quality, safety, and sustainability objectives.
* Guide technical design reviews and drive the adoption of IoT-based solutions for energy management
* and facility optimisation, ensuring alignment with business priorities and global best practices.
* Define equipment specifications and influence procurement strategies, ensuring reliable, cost-effective,
* and sustainable systems are selected and deployed at scale.
* The position is remote based with travel to locations in Europe and occasionally to international sites.
About The TeamMilvian group is a diverse and multi-talented team with a proven track record of overcoming challenging technical problems to deliver leading-edge IOT based solutions to its customers across the world. Our high-performing team blends engineering know-how, problem solving, curiosity, innovation, leadership, and effective communication to deliver results for our customers.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEBasic
* Bachelors degree in related engineering discipline, accredited by Engineering Council.
* Proven program and project management experience within large organisations, delivering feasibility
* studies, design, and deployment of engineering and smart building solutions in complex, global
* environments.
* Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams and managing engineering contractors
* in operational settings, with accountability for safety, quality, and compliance.
* Strong background in smart facilities, IoT solutions, building automation, and energy optimisation.
* Flexibility and ability to travel across Europe and occasionally to international sites.
Preferred
* Masters degree in related engineering discipline, accredited by Engineering Council.
* Membership to applicable engineering institution; ASHRAE/CIBSE, USGBC/BRE, IET, AEE
* Professional engineering licensure such as PE or CEng
* Practical leadership qualification (ILM Level 5 or above), with a proven ability to inspire and lead cross-
* functional teams, managing both internal stakeholders and external partners.
* Experience in scoping, designing, and delivering hardware-focused IoT projects, leveraging AWS
* services and cloud platforms for scalable solutions.
* Hands-on expertise in deploying Building Management Systems (BMS) with LoRaWAN integration,
* delivering measurable gains in energy efficiency and sustainability.
* Recognised problem solver and communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills, capable of driving
* cross-functional process improvements.
* Demonstrated influencing and stakeholder management skills, connecting strategy, organisational
* priorities, and project execution into a unified roadmap.
Milvian Group is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.
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