Data Delivery Manager

Construction; Telford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction is seeking a Data Delivery Manager in Telford with hybrid work considered. You will oversee geospatial and CAD data deliveries, ensure QA compliance, and manage resources across a survey team on major infrastructure projects.

You will collaborate with Project Managers, brief teams, identify risks, and drive continuous improvement while upholding quality standards aligned with RICS.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering geospatial or CAD projects to quality standards.
• Solid understanding of geospatial/CAD workflows, standards, and software.
• Experience applying QA processes and coordinating technical survey teams.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to manage risk.
• Confident communicator able to brief teams and escalate issues clearly.
• Proactive, detail-oriented leadership style focused on continuous improvement.
• Experience managing sub-contractors in a survey or geospatial environment.
• Degree or equivalent in Geomatics, Surveying, or related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee QA-controlled delivery of geospatial and CAD data to deadlines.
• Lead compliance monitoring and resolve non-conformances promptly.
• Schedule and allocate resources across the survey team.
• Clarify project specs and brief the geospatial/CAD team.
• Identify and manage delivery risks; escalate as required.
• Assess subcontractor competency and capacity against needs.
• Lead project de-briefs and capture lessons learned.

Skills

Geospatial data delivery

CAD workflows

QA leadership

Resource scheduling

Team leadership

Risk management

Sub-contractor management

Stakeholder briefing

Education

Geomatics degree

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS

AutoCAD

Job description

Data Delivery Manager

Permanent

Location Telford, Shropshire (Hybrid Considered)

Salary Negotiable Dependent on experience

A strong opportunity has opened up with a well-established client in the West Midlands, operating as a market leader within mobile mapping and geomatics surveying across infrastructure and civil engineering projects. The business delivers large-scale, technically driven projects using the latest digital surveying technology, with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and professional standards aligned with RICS. Project exposure includes highways, rail, bridges, construction, and major infrastructure schemes.

As Data Delivery Manager, you will work alongside Project and Technical Managers to oversee the quality-assured delivery of geospatial and CAD data outputs, lead compliance monitoring, and manage resource scheduling across a talented and fast-moving survey team. This role will be based in the head office Telford office however there would be opportunity to work hybrid.

Responsibility & Duties

• Manage geospatial and CAD data outputs to agreed deadlines and quality standards
• Act as QA Lead; monitor compliance and resolve non-conformances promptly
• Collaborate with Project Managers to schedule and allocate team resources
• Clarify project specs and brief the geospatial/CAD team accordingly
• Identify and manage delivery risks, escalating to Project Managers as required
• Assess sub-contractor competency and capacity against project requirements
• Identify and resolve equipment and software faults with the geospatial team
• Lead project de-briefs, capturing lessons learned and improvement opportunities

Experience & Qualification

• Proven experience delivering geospatial or CAD projects to quality standards
• Solid understanding of geospatial/CAD workflows, standards, and software
• Experience applying QA processes and coordinating technical survey teams
• Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to manage risk
• Confident communicator able to brief teams and escalate issues clearly
• Proactive, detail-oriented leadership style focused on continuous improvement
• Experience managing sub-contractors in a survey or geospatial environment
• Degree or equivalent in Geomatics, Surveying, or related discipline preferred