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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.