Digital Lead, England & Wales

Overview

In this role you will lead digital delivery and advisory for the Water business, blending hands-on implementation with client-facing consultancy. You’ll champion digital methods, data-driven decision making, and AI-driven insights to improve project outcomes. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to shape strategy, identify opportunities, and deliver measurable value for clients and internal teams. This is a chance to drive transformation across England & Wales water projects within a global engineering leader.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working model
• career development opportunities
• AECOM University
• volunteering days
• flexible working arrangements
• support for part-time arrangements

Responsibilities

• Lead digital delivery across multiple projects and frameworks in England & Wales, ensuring teams have the right tools and capabilities
• Develop and implement digital optimisation strategies in collaboration with the core digital team and translate strategy into deliverable workplans
• Advise clients on digital transformation approaches, including data governance, operating models, platform adoption and roadmap development
• Engage with Client Account Managers to identify digital opportunities, support relationships, and align delivery with client needs
• Champion AI, machine learning and data science adoption across project teams and client engagements
• Identify automation and digital innovation opportunities, developing MVPs with scaling potential
• Manage and support regional delivery teams in adopting the latest digital solutions and upskilling needs
• Lead and contribute to bid responses for digital-led opportunities and support proposal management
• Facilitate client workshops, stakeholder sessions and internal presentations to align on strategy and demonstrate value

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering
• Strong experience in a digital, data, or technology-focused role within the infrastructure or water sector
• Proven track record of leading digital delivery across multiple programmes in complex environments
• Experience with UK water sector clients and regulated frameworks
• Strong data skills including data governance; Power BI and Azure; Python scripting preferred
• Ability to translate digital strategy into measurable workplans
• Confident communicator able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience facilitating client workshops and contributing to bid responses

• influencing and stakeholder engagement
• clear communication
• collaborative teamwork
• digital delivery
• AI and data science techniques
• data governance

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