Assistant Digital Systems Manager

Willmott Dixon Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector seeks an Assistant Digital Systems Manager for exciting projects in the Midlands. This hybrid role involves supporting preconstruction and operations teams in implementing and maintaining construction technology systems while ensuring compliance with standards. Ideal candidates will have proven digital skills and relevant industry experience.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Discounted private medical

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme with low carbon options

Qualifications

• Proven industry experience using construction project technology systems.
• Valid UK driver's license is required.
• Understanding of backend systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, maintenance, and development of technology systems.
• Ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations.
• Collaborate with internal teams to optimize systems.

Skills

Excellent digital skills

Information management best practices

Knowledge of ISO19650

Education

Degree level qualification in an IT or systems related subject

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

Tools

Viewpoint for Projects (4P)

Dalux

SharePoint

Microsoft Suite

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 Colehill 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.