Senior Digital Implementation Lead

Location(s):

New York, NY, US

Contract Type: Regular (US only)

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Various

Discipline: Digital design

Job Ref: 13195

Recruiter Contact: Jaclyn Barone

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

If you share that vision, even if you don’t meet every requirement listed, we’d still love to hear from you. We value potential and diverse perspectives as much as experience. Let’s explore how we can support your growth and help you take the next step in your career, while contributing to an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

Job Description

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 and we do this by combining our digital expertise with engineering domain knowledge and project delivery experience.

About the role:

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 managing the execution of digital workstreams.

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 New York office. 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

Minimum 10 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

Benefits & Reward

At Mott MacDonald, our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, providing them with a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses. We provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and company paid life insurance.

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills.

The expected salary for this position is:

NY: $140,000 - $170,000

NJ: $135,000 - $165,000

Collaboration at Our Core
At Mott MacDonald, we believe great ideas happen when we’re together. Our hybrid approach centers on an in-office culture, with most of your time spent collaborating face-to-face and a minimum of three days per week in the office. We balance flexibility with connection, so you and your manager can choose how to meet client, team, and personal commitments.

Equal opportunity is the law.

We seek 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.

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.