Digital Implementation Lead

Here at Mott MacDonald, we are experts in engineering, management, and development services supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. One of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through the connected thinking of our 20,000+ talented consultants. Sustainability and innovation are at the heart of all of our sectors which, in North America include Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We are looking for an innovative leader with broad experience in digital technology and engineering project delivery to join our enthusiastic, ambitious, and growing Digital Services Team.Our team provides industry-leading digital delivery support to high-profile infrastructure engineering projects.We do this by combining our digital expertise with engineering domain knowledge and project delivery experience

Job Description:

Your mandate is to lead the application of digital technologies on major projects across our North American region

• You will engage with senior project leadership and clients to understand project delivery challenges and to identify corresponding business requirements for digital delivery workstreams (information management, BIM, GIS, business intelligence, automation, etc.)
• You will work with Business Development leads and our clients to contribute to proposals and lead planning for digital delivery workstreams on our major pursuits
• You will support resource managers to build capacity and capability to enhance our ability to support a wider range of projects and grow the next generation of digital delivery leaders. This includes coaching, mentoring and guiding several of our digital leads currently manging the execution of digital workstreams. Helping them and their teams to succeed

You will also participate in the leadership of the Digital Services teams. This includes:

• Engaging with other team and discipline leads to identify and develop opportunities for digital delivery workstreams on projects across the unit.
• Collaborating with colleagues in other Mott MacDonald practices and across the North American Digital Delivery Network to advance strategic initiatives and to build our digital excellence culture. This will include problem solving and ad-hoc peer reviews, you should be comfortable quickly gaining context and understanding of a project to be able to offer insight, experience and solutions to optimize our working methods.

This role is based in Mott MacDonald's downtown Los Angeles. We offer a hybrid work environment with flexible hours to balance work demands and life responsibilities. Regular travel is expected which accounts to approximately 50% of time in a Mott MacDonald or client facing location.

Candidate Specification

About you - you will be able to demonstrate most of the key qualifications and behaviours below:

• Minimum 8 years' experience
• Relevant degree in engineering or architecture, or technical diploma
• Intuitive understanding of digital technology, its capabilities and limitations, and applications to engineering project delivery. Able to identify innovative solutions that respond to organizational goals and strategies
• Strong project delivery skills with relevant experience in the engineering industry. Expert in defining project end deliverables and identifying opportunities to generate value
• Strong communication skills. Able to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work closely with clients to develop project and program digital visions.
• Strong leadership skills. Able to challenge current practices. Can engage diverse range of stakeholders on a compelling idea to get buy-in
• Strong management skills. Able to supervise and coordinate the work of technical specialists. Able to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines. Able to manage operational matters including resourcing, skill utilization and support recruitment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in conducting business analysis to understand processes and requirements. Able to streamline workflows, automate processes, and standardize outputs
• Strong team player, able to work effectively and inclusively with hybrid and remote teams
• Expertise in one or more digital technical disciplines (information management, BIM, GIS, data analytics, automation, etc.)
• Experience working with Common Data Environments (CDE) such as ProjectWise and BIM 360, SharePoint, Aconex, etc.
• Strong knowledge of international standards such as ISO19650 and BS1192/PAS1192
• Service oriented; passionate about providing quality service to clients both internal and external. Willingness to support and ultimately own client relationships
• Confident to work autonomously. Ability to work in a fluid, unstructured environment with a can-do, positive and pro-active attitude and seeing initiatives through to the end
• Eagerness to develop new skills and to further expand knowledge
• Growth mindset

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don't have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let's discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Salary Range: $112,000 - $137,000

Benefits: 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, STD/LTD disability, holiday, vacation and sick time, parental leave and company paid life insurance

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Equal employment opportunity is the law.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

More about Mott MacDonald

We're a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence