Principal Consultant – ICT & Security

Principal Consultant – ICT & Security (Buildings & Infrastructure)

A leading built environment consultancy is looking for a Principal Consultant to join its Buildings & Infrastructure practice, sitting within a small specialist ICT & Security team inside a wider multidisciplinary Cities & Places group. The team works horizontally across water, transport, cities, defence and critical infrastructure.

This is a technical role, taking ownership of complex ICT and security design across major infrastructure projects — with scope to grow into mentoring and technical management as the practice expands.

What's in it for you:

• Take technical ownership of complex, secure infrastructure projects across major UK sectors
• Work across a genuinely varied portfolio — defence, critical infrastructure, water, transport, cities
• Build toward a technical leadership track, mentoring and shaping delivery standards in a growing specialist team

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical design and delivery of ICT and security solutions across building and infrastructure projects, feasibility through to handover (RIBA stages)
• Provide technical oversight for secure communications and building ICT systems
• Coordinate and integrate security solutions across complex infrastructure environments
• Work across multidisciplinary teams — architecture, engineering, infrastructure
• Mentor junior team members, maintaining technical quality and delivery standards
• Prepare technical reports, specifications and design outputs
• Support project work across defence, critical infrastructure, water and transport (rail excluded where possible)
• Input into proposals and client briefs from a technical standpoint as needed

Must Have:

• Experience with ICT systems for buildings and infrastructure environments
• Strong background in telecommunications, building services or infrastructure engineering design
• Experience in secure environments (defence or critical infrastructure)
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (or current/previous SC)
• Strong grasp of integrated building ICT and security systems
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
• Able to produce technical documentation — reports, specifications, design outputs

Systems knowledge:

• Data communications and networking
• Secure/non-secure communications systems
• Structured cabling and telecoms infrastructure
• CCTV and video surveillance
• Access control and intruder detection
• Perimeter and physical security (barriers, fencing, HVM)
• Datacentre (Not required by advantageous)

Also:

• Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline
• Professional membership (or working towards) desirable
• Good communication skills for working across technical and multidisciplinary teams

Benefits:

• Hybrid working — typically 2–3 days office-based, flexible arrangements available
• London, Manchester, Birmingham or Bristol
• Genuine focus on work-life balance
• Exposure to high-security, nationally significant infrastructure projects
• Structured progression into senior technical leadership roles
• Support for professional development and memberships
• Inclusive, collaborative multidisciplinary environment

Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 per annum, depending on experience