Digitalisation Strategy Lead

slihrms; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in the UK is seeking a Digitalisation Strategy Lead to shape and execute our digital strategy across Complex Projects, driving adoption and measuring business value.

Reporting to the Chief Technical Director, you will lead a high‑visibility team, align initiatives with growth priorities, govern digital initiatives, and partner with UK & Ireland digital leadership to deliver transformational change across multiple sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Information Management, Digital Technologies, or related STEM discipline.
• Experience leading digital transformation or digital delivery programmes in complex environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate data into business value.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with data insights.
• Resilient and adaptable in fast-paced, multi-priority settings.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the CP Digital Team.
• Own and evolve the CP Digitalisation Strategy.
• Act as senior authority for digital transformation initiatives.
• Drive development and implementation of digital solutions across CP sectors.
• Establish and monitor KPIs for adoption and impact.
• Champion data governance, digital security, configuration management, and audit compliance.
• Promote consistent digital ways of working and collaborative platforms.
• Support major bids, technical reviews, and strategic initiatives via digital innovation.
• Track emerging technologies to enhance performance and client outcomes.
• Partner with UK & Ireland digital leadership to align priorities.
• Build stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Digital transformation leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytics & problem solving

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Growth mindset

Adaptability

Education

Engineering degree

Information management degree

Digital technologies degree

Job description

Overview

Shape the Future of Digital Delivery. At AtkinsRéalis, we're creating a smarter, more connected world through technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Our Complex Projects (CP) business delivers some of the UK's most challenging and high-profile projects, combining world-class project delivery, technical expertise, and management contracting capabilities.

To accelerate our digital transformation journey, we are seeking an experienced Digitalisation Strategy Lead to drive innovation, enable adoption of digital solutions, and shape how we deliver projects across our business. Reporting to the Chief Technical Director , this is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to influence strategy, improve business performance, and create lasting impact across the organisation.

As the Digitalisation Strategy Lead, you will lead the development and execution of our digital strategy, ensuring digital solutions deliver measurable business value and become embedded into everyday operations.

Working closely with business leaders, technical specialists, operations teams, and digital champions, you will identify opportunities to improve efficiency, elevate project delivery, and accelerate adoption of innovative technologies across the CP business.

This role is ideal for a strategic thinker who combines digital expertise with strong stakeholder leadership and a passion for driving transformational change.

Your role

• Lead and develop the CP Digital Team, fostering a high-performing and innovative culture.
• Own and evolve the CP Digitalisation Strategy, aligning initiatives with business objectives and growth priorities.
• Act as the senior authority for digital transformation initiatives, ensuring clear business value, investment justification, and successful delivery.
• Drive identification, development, and implementation of digital solutions across all CP sectors.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure digital adoption, performance, and business impact.
• Champion data governance, digital security, configuration management, and audit compliance.
• Promote consistent digital ways of working, collaborative platforms, and digital engineering best practices.
• Support major bids, technical reviews, and strategic business initiatives through digital innovation.
• Track emerging technologies and identify opportunities to enhance operational performance and client outcomes.
• Partner with UK & Ireland digital leadership to align transformation priorities and share best practices.
• Build strong stakeholder engagement across technical, operational, and leadership communities.

About you

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Information Management, Digital Technologies, or a related STEM discipline.
• Significant experience leading digital transformation, innovation, or digital delivery programmes within complex infrastructure or project-based environments.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across diverse teams.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of how digital investments create business value.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable improvements through technology, process optimisation, or digital innovation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts for varied audiences.
• A growth mindset with a passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and transforming how businesses operate.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits - Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis , a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearanceThis role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is d