Senior Smart Buildings & OT Consultant

INTEGRATED DESIGN and ADVISORY (IDA)

Integrated Design and Advisory is one of three business verticals at Michael Baker International with more than 850 professionals located across the country. We unite architecture and engineering design expertise with strategic advisory services to deliver holistic and innovative solutions that address the business and project objectives of our clients. We serve market sectors, including industrial, defense contractors, data centers, aerospace, life sciences, healthcare, higher education, aviation, rail and transit, and the federal government.

 

Our multidisciplinary approach leverages the early involvement of all project stakeholders and key disciplines including planning, architecture, interior design, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and fire protection (MEP+S+FP) engineering. Our Advisory capabilities provide solutions across the project life cycle along with sustainability and resilience. This offering highlights the firm’s expertise in areas such as strategic consulting, planning, cybersecurity, building controls, cost management, commissioning, program management, construction support, building information modeling, digital twins, emergency response, disaster recovery, operational continuity, energy resiliency and more.

 

Over the past 85 years, Michael Baker has built a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation, and integrity as we partner with our clients to solve complex built environment and critical infrastructure challenges. We have achieved success as a company by employing a solutions-oriented mindset and continually evolving our capabilities to best serve our clients. Integrated Design and Advisory supports our long-term growth strategy, enhanced capabilities, and unique areas of expertise that focus on high performance buildings, intelligent systems, and critical infrastructure. We are focused on an integrated approach, informed decision-making, and innovative solutions to aggressively pursue, win, and execute large, complex projects for government and private sector clients.

 

Position Summary

The Senior Smart Buildings & OT Consultant is responsible for leading the planning, design, coordination, and implementation of advanced smart building technologies, operational technology (OT) systems, and integrated building automation solutions. This role focuses on delivering high‑performance, data‑driven, interoperable building environments that enhance operational efficiency, user experience, maintainability, and long‑term value.

The consultant will oversee multidisciplinary project teams, lead project execution, support integrated design efforts, and ensure that smart building and OT solutions are aligned with project requirements, industry standards, and client outcomes. This is not a practice‑leader or national leadership role; instead, it is a senior technical and project delivery position.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

1. Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead cross‑disciplinary project teams delivering Smart Building and OT design scope from concept through closeout.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and progress tracking across all Smart Building and OT-related workstreams.
• Facilitate coordination between architecture, MEP, low‑voltage, IT, facility operations, and technology vendors.
• Ensure technical deliverables meet the project’s performance goals, quality standards, and client expectations.

2. Smart Building Systems Design & Integration

• Lead the design and integration of Smart Building systems, including building automation (BMS/BAS), IoT sensors, digital infrastructure, advanced metering, analytics enablement, and space‑use technologies.
• Develop Division 25 specifications, integration architecture, and system interoperability requirements.
• Define data governance, metadata/tagging standards, and requirements for data normalization across building systems.
• Coordinate system interfaces and data exchange between BAS, lighting controls, metering, access control, AV, and building operations platforms.

3. Operational Technology (OT) Systems (Non‑Cyber)

• Provide expertise in OT systems design, integration, and performance requirements, including: 
  • building automation OT networks,
  • mechanical/electrical controls,
  • plant equipment controls,
  • advanced metering,
  • energy dashboards and OT telemetry,
  • shop/plant/utility‑scale OT infrastructure.
• Oversee OT system architecture documentation, controller layouts, system sequences, I/O summaries, and integration requirements.
• Align OT system selection