Digital Consturction Manager

Saint Gobain; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland seeks a Digital Construction Manager to transform construction data usage and digital design across projects. You will drive adoption of digital platforms, data-led processes and industrialised methods, connecting product data to design outputs and ensuring measurable business value.

This home-based role with occasional travel offers flexibility to collaborate with teams, technology partners and sites across the Saint-Gobain network, delivering scalable solutions and

Qualifications

• Strong construction design experience with digital platforms in the AEC space.
• Experience with construction data management across design and construction lifecycle.
• Proven project management skills from concept to delivery, including budgets/business cases.
• Excellent stakeholder management and networking across multiple Saint-Gobain businesses and partners.
• Commercial mindset with ability to develop scalable digital solutions delivering measurable value.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of digital construction and design platforms across Saint-Gobain.
• Establish a single, reliable source of construction and product data linking products to systems and design outputs.
• Collaborate with design teams to apply data early to improve specification, engagement and opportunities.
• Manage projects to industrialise digital construction and roll out solutions across projects, businesses and countries.
• Build business cases for digital initiatives, manage budgets and stakeholders to improve efficiency, margins and revenue.

Skills

Construction design

Data management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial thinking

Job description

Digital Construction Manager

Location: Home Based with occasional travel to a Saint-Gobain office

Business: Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland

At Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland, we're looking for a Digital Construction Manager to help us transform the way we use construction data, digital design and technology to create value for our customers and our business.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our digital construction journey, helping us move from a product manufacturer to a construction solutions supplier You'll work across our businesses, technology partners and construction stakeholders to develop and manage digital solutions that make it easier to design, specify and deliver Saint-Gobain solutions across construction projects.

The role will drive the adoption of digital platforms, data-led design processes and industrialised construction methods, helping us create scalable solutions, improve specification opportunities and enhance material and data traceability. Ultimately, you'll help us unlock the commercial value of data and deliver measurable value across the Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland portfolio.

This is a home-based role with occasional travel to a Saint-Gobain office and project sites, offering the flexibility to work across a broad network of teams and stakeholders.

What we're looking for:

• Strong construction design experience, with practical knowledge of digital platforms in the AEC space.
• Experience of construction data management, understanding how data is created, stored, maintained and used across the design and construction lifecycle.
• Proven project management experience, with the ability to take digital or construction technology projects from concept through to delivery, including managing budgets and business cases.
• Excellent stakeholder management and networking skills, with the confidence to work across multiple Saint-Gobain businesses, internal digital teams and external software providers.
• A commercially minded and innovative approach, with experience of developing scalable digital solutions that can create measurable business value.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the development and delivery of digital construction and design platforms, working with internal teams and external technology partners to create solutions that can be used across Saint-Gobain.
• Help establish a single, reliable source of construction and product data, connecting information from products to systems and into building design and building outputs
• Work with construction and design teams to understand how data can be used earlier in the project lifecycle to improve early specification, customer engagement and commercial opportunities.
• Manage projects that demonstrate how digital construction can be industrialised and scaled, including opportunities to roll out solutions across multiple projects, businesses and countries.
• Build the business case for digital construction initiatives, managing budgets and stakeholders while demonstrating how better use of data can improve efficiency, margins and revenue opportunities.

About us

Are Saint-Gobain and our businesses inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of 'Making the World a Better Home'. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting, we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person. We look forward to hearing from you