Assistant Digital Systems Manager

Willmott Dixon; Coleshill CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is looking for an Assistant Digital Systems Manager to support preconstruction and operations teams in a hybrid role. The candidate will manage digital systems, oversee document control, and ensure compliance with data management standards while engaging with stakeholders to ensure high-quality information management.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme with low carbon and electric cars

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Document Controller role.
• Excellent understanding of information management best practices.
• Valid UK driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and auditing of project technology systems.
• Manage O&Ms and document control duties.
• Engage with stakeholders for accurate project information.

Skills

Proven industry experience using Viewpoint for Projects (4P)

Experience in Document Control

Excellent digital skills

Knowledge of ISO19650 Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Education

Degree level qualification in IT or systems related subject

BTEC or other level 3 qualification in IT and/or systems related subject

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Dalux

SharePoint

Job description

Assistant Digital Systems Manager

Willmott Dixon are currently recruiting for an Assistant Digital Systems Manager to work on exciting new projects in our Midlands construction business. This will be a hybrid role which will require a presence in our Coleshill office 2 days per week and 3 days from home with ad hoc travel to our sites.

As an Assistant Digital Systems Manager, you will be supporting the preconstruction and operations teams in the implementation, maintenance and development of construction project technology systems such as the Common Data Environment (CDE), field systems and/or model collaboration software. Alongside this, you'll undertake document control duties and engage with stakeholders to ensure project information is up to date, accurate and high quality.

Key Responsibilities

The key responsibilities are:

• Support the implementation, maintenance, development and auditing of construction project technology systems.
• Highlight risk to construction project technology systems, as appropriate, to my line manager.
• Assist the management of O&Ms and take responsibility of document control duties.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including consultants and supply chain partners, to ensure information is up to date, accurate and high quality.
• Assist with end-to-end information management across a portfolio of projects.
• Work with the relevant internal teams, including Business Improvement, to optimise systems.
• Support the Digital team on training implementation and troubleshooting on the various systems.
• Support with ensuring Willmott Dixon's compliance with industry regulations and standards related to data security, privacy, and confidentiality to protect sensitive project information.
• Support in the creation and maintenance of workflows in line with company and industry standards, whilst enhancing process efficiency to ensure the project documentation flows smoothly within the project.
• Follow guidance to ensure the correct procurement of hardware on sites meet the needs of our systems.
• Support the digital enablement of the wider business.

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential

• Proven industry experience using Viewpoint for Projects (4P) or Dalux, SharePoint and Microsoft Suite.
• Previous experience in a Document Controller or Information Controller role within a construction main contractor setting.
• Excellent digital skills with an understanding of information management best practice.
• Knowledge of ISO19650 Building Information Modelling (BIM).
• Valid UK driver's license.

Desirable

• Degree level qualification in an IT or systems related subject.
• BTEC or other level 3 qualification in an IT and/or systems related subject.
• Proven industry systems experience and evidence of impact.
• Understanding of the backend systems.

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working.

We are a disability confident employer.

Benefits: In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.