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AECOM Digital Optimisation Lead, Water, UK&I in Chesterfield, United Kingdom
Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
Job Description
Start here. Grow here.
AECOM is seeking a Digital Optimisation Lead UK&I for our Water End Market work, supporting the growth of our digital service. The Digital Optimisation Lead will report to the Water Digital Lead for Europe & India.
Guided by client understanding, our digital water team harness our domain, delivery and digital expertise to advise, advance and implement sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s success! Our digital capabilities are based around 3 pillars. The first pillar is digital optimisation , whereby harnessing the power of digital technology and our domain expertise, we can aide our project delivery teams to optimse the delivery of our design deliverables. We can assist with aiding automation of designs, secure storage with automated workflows, and the implementation of AI solutions across project delivery. The second pillar is digital advisory , where the team work with clients to guide them on digital investments, technology selection and gain organisational commitment. Our final offering is digital implementation , where we work with our clients to apply and embed best fit digital technologies for asset optimisation and long-term organisational benefits.
As a Digital Optimisation Lead you will take a lead role in guiding our internal delivery teams to transform and optimise our engineering deliverables and implementation of digital adoption technology and product development. The main objective, with support from regional digital optimisation leaders will be to provide comprehensive end-to-end project team support, facilitating the integration of digital solutions into our business operations. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with our Client Account Managers and delivery teams. As a key player in executing our digital strategy for optimisation, you will support digital teams, facilitate cross market collaboration and be a champion for adoption
Here’s what you’ll do:
Digital adoption across region : identify areas where upskilling and support in project delivery is required to successfully deliver digital methods of working.
Collaborate Globally : Build trusted relationships with our global digital water optimisation leader and our Enterprise Capabilities team. Ensuring global initiatives are cascaded across the team and meet the regions requirements.
Project Support: Act as digital lead across multiple projects or framework.
Resource Management: Responsible for ensuring suitable resources are identified and allocated to projects.
Software Champion: Point of contact within region for technical software queries.
Internal stakeholder Presentations: Present at regional water townhalls, updates and successes
Digital Strategy: Work with Water Digital Lead to plan and develop digital strategies and successfully deliver owned elements of plan
Regional Optimisation Leaders: Manage and lead team of regional optimisation leads, ensuring our project delivery teams have the support to deliver projects through latest digital solutions.
AECOM Market profile: Work with the water digital leadership team to enhance AECOMs market profile as a leading provider of digital solutions in the Water end market through thought leadership pieces, conference presentation, professional meetings etc.
If you're passionate about innovation and turning bold ideas into reality, AECOM welcomes you. Join our team, where we don't just construct infrastructure but also uplift communities and enhance lives. Why not give our AECOM Water page on LinkedIn a follow to stay updated on the impactful projects we're working on and see firsthand the difference we're making in the industry!
Come grow with us.
Become part of our dynamic Water business, which boasts around 670 experts across the UK & Ireland. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.
Enjoy the Perks.
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Qualifications
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
Here’s what we’re looking for:
Certified Postgraduate or Equivalent Qualification : In Civil/Structural Engineering.
Project Information Delivery : Experience in delivering project information in accordance with BIM standards.
Software Proficiency : Proficient in using Revit and/or Civil 3D, with experience in validating and coordinating models in Navisworks or similar software.
Design Automations: Experience of working with teams to identify automation opportunities and develop Minimum Viable Products (MVP) which have scaling potential.
Stakeholder engagement: Experience of influencing non-technical executive stakeholders from around the business
Mentoring and coaching: Experience in mentoring and coaching technical and non-technical teams
We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAdjustments@aecom.com. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.
If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Additional Information
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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – Jay Hewitt
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10117314
Business Line: Water
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Digital & Engineering Technology
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited