Principal Consultant (ICT & Security) - Consultancy in West Bromwich

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?
Join a global professional services organization with decades of experience delivering complex infrastructure, advanced technologies, and critical systems across a diverse range of industries. Working on projects that shape communities and drive long-term sustainability, the business provides end-to-end expertise from advisory and design through to delivery and lifecycle management.
The Principal Consultant will join the Buildings & Infrastructure practice within a multidisciplinary Cities & Places environment, working as part of a specialist ICT & Security team that supports projects across sectors including water, transport, cities, defense, and critical infrastructure. The successful candidate will combine hands-on technical design leadership with client engagement and commercial responsibility, with clear opportunities to progress into more strategic and leadership-focused responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Lead and deliver ICT and security design solutions across building and infrastructure projects from feasibility through to handover (RIBA stages)
Act as a client-facing lead for ICT/security work, supporting relationship development and project delivery
Contribute to business development activity alongside sector leads (no cold outbound sales focus)
Work across multidisciplinary teams spanning architecture, engineering and infrastructure disciplines
Provide technical oversight for secure communications and building ICT systems
Coordinate and integrate security solutions across complex infrastructure environments
Mentor and support junior team members, maintaining technical quality and delivery standards
Prepare technical reports, specifications, and responses to client briefs and proposals
Support delivery across multiple sectors including defence, critical infrastructure, water and transport (excluding rail preference where possible)
Skills / Must Have:
10+ years' experience in ICT systems for buildings and infrastructure environments
Strong background in telecommunications, building services or infrastructure engineering design
Proven experience in both project delivery and client/business-facing work
Experience working within secure environments (e.g. defence or critical infrastructure)
Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (or current/previous SC clearance)
Strong understanding of integrated building ICT and security systems
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design teams
Ability to produce technical documentation (reports, specifications, design outputs)
Knowledge of systems such as:
Data communications and networking systems
Secure/non-secure communications systems
Structured cabling and telecoms infrastructure
CCTV and video surveillance systems
Access control and intruder detection systems
Perimeter and physical security systems (including barriers, fencing, HVM considerations)
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline
Professional membership or working towards (e.g. engineering/security-related institution) desirable
Benefits:
Hybrid working model (typically 2-3 days office-based, flexible arrangements available)
Locations available across London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Bristol
Strong emphasis on work-life balance and flexible working patterns
Opportunity to work on high-security, nationally significant infrastructure projects
Step up from a purely technical ICT/security role into a more client-facing, commercially engaged position.
Structured career progression into senior leadership and commercial roles,
Clear pathway toward leadership, mentoring, and team development responsibilities within a growing specialist practice.
Support for professional development and memberships
Inclusive and collaborative multidisciplinary working environment
Opportunity to influence and deliver complex, secure infrastructure projects across major UK sectors.
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000 per annum (depending on experience)
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