Raj Thomas

Raj Thomas is the Manager, Mechanical and Building Automation Systems at Monash University, providing strategic and operational leadership within Buildings and Property. His background spans building automation engineering, project management, service delivery, consulting and general management, bringing experience from both the service provider and building owner perspectives.

At Monash, his work encompasses building automation modernisation, data-informed maintenance, service contract development and building services incident response. He also contributes to Smart Campus planning and the exploration of digital twins and practical AI applications, with a focus on their application to the operation of an existing university estate.

Raj brings the perspective of an owner and operator responsible for sustaining building performance beyond project handover. His focus is on connecting reliable building data with the people, processes and service arrangements needed to turn insight into action and measurable operational value.