Principal Digital Construction Manager

Overview

As Principal Digital Construction Manager at Wates, you lead regional digital construction leadership and shape the digital engineering strategy. You drive data-led delivery across major projects, build a high-performing team, and advance digital adoption. You collaborate with design, technical and operational stakeholders to maximise performance and explore emerging technologies. This role offers the chance to influence the future of digital construction within a leading contractor.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance
• Flexible working options
• Industry-leading learning and development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• Clear career progression pathways

Responsibilities

• Lead regional team and support a cross-regional community of Digital Construction professionals.
• Drive implementation of digital construction and information management strategies across projects.
• Provide technical governance and assurance for digital project delivery.
• Ensure digital resources are effectively deployed to meet requirements.
• Support project teams in delivering high-quality digital construction outputs.
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement across processes and technologies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, design and technical teams to maximise performance.
• Identify opportunities to enhance digital construction adoption and capability across the business.
• Support business growth by promoting digital excellence and innovation with clients and stakeholders.

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in Digital Construction, BIM and Information Management leadership.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 and industry best practice.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing digital teams.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Strong understanding of construction project delivery and digital technologies.
• Experience implementing digital strategies across complex programmes or project portfolios.
• A passion for innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Relevant digital construction, BIM or engineering qualifications.

• Stakeholder engagement
• Influencing
• Collaboration
• Digital Construction
• BIM
• Information Management

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