Job Overview
Are you passionate about digital innovation in engineering?
Do you have experience with digital design tools and a deep understanding of how they drive engineering excellence? Our Client Southern Water is seeking a highly skilled Engineering Technical Lead for Digital Design to join their dynamic Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will help them to develop their digital engineering strategy, lead initiatives to implement new digital design initiatives, while driving digital transformation and improving design processes. You will lead their technical capability in the areas of BIM/CAD, and Information Management.
Responsibilities will include:
Technical Leadership: Manage digital information sharing with our supply chains. Serve as the primary liaison between Engineering and Southern Water’s Digital team. Manage relationships with key software providers, ensuring that design tools remain compatible with those used by our supply chain, including design consultants and contractors. Represent Southern Water at industry conferences and seminars.
Stakeholder Management: Manage digital information sharing with our supply chains. Serve as the primary liaison between Engineering and Southern Water’s Digital team. Manage relationships with key software providers, ensuring that design tools remain compatible with those used by our supply chain, including design consultants and contractors. Represent Southern Water at industry conferences and seminars.
Innovation & Strategy: Ensure continuous improvement is incorporated into policies, standards and specifications. Challenge company standards and existing ways of working to promote continuous improvement. Take a forward-thinking approach to the digital design strategy, identifying areas for continuous improvement and driving innovation within the team. Facilitate new digital initiatives and challenge established methods to enhance technical delivery. Collaborative working with the supply chain and delivery partners to drive efficiency.
Financial & Commercial: Analyse/assimilate financial information to make business decisions & business cases. Manage licensing agreements for digital tools and collaborate with the IT team on purchasing software upgrades. Prepare business cases for new IT initiatives to enhance the team’s capabilities. Negotiate with and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.
People: Lead our technical capability in the areas of BIM/CAD, and Information Management, including line management of the Information Management team within Engineering.
About You
* A solid understanding of digital design tools and their role in the engineering design process.
* Technical expertise in how digital tools interact and integrate with one another.
* The ability to communicate complex digital design concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on identifying root causes and prioritising solutions.
* A collaborative approach, engaging with team members and stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
* The ability to make confident decisions and be accountable for delivery.
* Implements plans and holds self fully accountable for delivering short-term business requirements by prioritising effectively.
* Participates in teams and groups and co-operates with others. Listens effectively. Interested to hear the views of others.
* Seeks to improve performance by setting specific, measurable goals.
Essential Qualifications:
* MEng/BEng/BSc or HND/HNC in Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related numerate subject.
Desirable Qualifications:
* Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
* Chartered Engineer of an appropriate Engineering /Scientific Institution
* Subject Matter Expert in at least one area relevant to digital design in an engineering environment