Digital Lead, England & Wales

AECOM
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Influencing stakeholders","Communication","Translating strategy","Client workshop facilitation","Bid support"]

Drive digital optimisation and delivery across AECOM’s England & Wales Water business. Lead digital implementation and client-facing advisory across multiple programmes, translating digital strategy into deliverable workplans with measurable outcomes. Partner with client account managers and regional delivery teams to identify digital opportunities, guide data governance and platform adoption, champion AI/data science and automation, and support bid responses and client workshops.

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Digital Lead, England & Wales

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Job Summary

Drive digital optimisation and delivery across AECOM’s England & Wales Water business. Lead digital implementation and client-facing advisory across multiple programmes, translating digital strategy into deliverable workplans with measurable outcomes. Partner with client account managers and regional delivery teams to identify digital opportunities, guide data governance and platform adoption, champion AI/data science and automation, and support bid responses and client workshops.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key 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, translating strategy into owned deliverable workplans.
  • •Advise clients on digital transformation, including data governance frameworks, operating models, platform adoption, and roadmap development.
  • •Champion AI, machine learning, and data science adoption, identifying where they drive efficiency, insight, or innovation, and support automation through MVPs.
  • •Lead bid responses and facilitate client and internal workshops, stakeholder sessions, and presentations to align strategy and demonstrate digital value.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline.
  • •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 within complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
  • •Experience working with UK water sector clients and regulated industry frameworks.
  • •Strong data skills including data governance, platforms such as Power BI and Azure, with scripting (e.g., Python) preferred.
Experience:InfrastructureWater sector
Education:Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science (or related discipline)
Skills:Influencing stakeholdersCommunicationTranslating strategyClient workshop facilitationBid support
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AIMachine learningData scienceData governancePower BIAzurePythonMinimum Viable Products (MVPs)

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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