Smart Buildings Engineer - Corporate Real Estate - Director

We're seeking someone to join our team as a Smart Buildings Engineer to lead the deployment and lifecycle management of smart building technologies, bridging technical design and field implementation to drive operational efficiency, connectivity, and innovation across our real estate portfolio.

In the Corporate Services division, we empower our businesses by creating collaborative workplace solutions and commercial services that enhance the employee and client experience, while optimizing the value of our sourcing and third-party lifecycle to enable the Firm to do-and-win business. This is a Director level position within Corporate Real Estate, which is responsible for overseeing the management, workplace design and acquisition/disposition activities of the Firm's properties (lease or purchase).

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

• Oversee installation, maintenance, and operation of Building Management/Automation Systems (BMS/BAS) and smart building technologies across the portfolio
• Coordinate building technology deployments and support system configuration, commissioning, and validation activities
• Serve as a technical liaison with vendors, contractors, IT, and engineering teams to ensure secure, reliable system connectivity and performance
• Manage third-party partners and support project execution, budgeting, and delivery in collaboration with capital projects and construction teams
• Lead IoT/smart device lifecycle management, including onboarding, inventory, commissioning, and decommissioning
• Ensure cybersecurity, governance, and compliance alignment for smart building systems while supporting risk assessments and remediation efforts

• At least 6 years' relevant experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience
• Knowledge of building communication protocols (e.g., BACnet, Modbus, Lon Works)
• Strong understanding of OT/IoT networking concepts and experience partnering with IT/network engineering teams
• Experience managing vendors, contracts, and third-party partners in a complex environment
• Proven project management capability with the ability to prioritize initiatives and collaborate across cross-functional teams

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.

At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.

There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $130,000 and $183,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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