Information Manager with Digital Design Experience

Jacobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Flexible working

Career development within Jacobs

Job summary

Jacobs is shaping the future of water infrastructure by delivering world-class information management and digital delivery on major UK programmes. You will lead information management, establish and govern data environments, and guide teams through ISO 19650 practices to ensure high-quality outcomes across lifecycles.

You will mentor colleagues, promote digital innovation, and work within a hybrid model across UK projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in Information Management, BIM, or digital delivery in water/infrastructure.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary information management on large projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 principles.
• Experience governing Common Data Environments and information workflows.
• Proficiency with ProjectWise, Autodesk tools or similar platforms.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of project information management across projects.
• Establish and oversee Common Data Environments.
• Guide teams on ISO 19650 principles and workflows.
• Ensure information is managed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Influence digital delivery strategies and drive standards.
• Mentor and develop BIM and information management skills.

Skills

Information Management

BIM & Digital Delivery

ISO 19650

Stakeholder Management

Digital Platforms

Tools

Bentley ProjectWise

Autodesk solutions

Asite

Revit

Civil 3D

AutoCAD

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Shape the Future of Water – Opportunity for an Information Manager with Digital Design Experience

Your Impact

The UK water sector is entering a period of unprecedented investment and transformation, creating a unique opportunity to redefine how critical water and wastewater infrastructure is planned, designed, delivered and operated. As an Information Manager within Jacobs' Regulated Water team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that information, data and digital delivery processes enable successful project outcomes across some of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes.

Your expertise will help drive consistency, quality and compliance across project information and digital deliverables, ensuring multidisciplinary teams can collaborate effectively and make informed decisions throughout the project lifecycle. Through the implementation of industry-leading information management practices, Common Data Environments and ISO 19650 workflows, you will support Jacobs' digital transformation ambitions while delivering value for our clients, communities and the environment.

Beyond project delivery, you will help shape the future of digital delivery within our water business by promoting best practice, championing innovation, supporting the adoption of emerging technologies and helping develop the next generation of BIM and information management professionals.

What's In It for You

At Jacobs, you'll have the opportunity to be part of a growing and highly respected digital delivery community working on some of the UK's largest and most complex water and infrastructure programmes.

You’ll benefit from

• The opportunity to influence digital delivery and information management strategies across major regulated water projects.
• Exposure to industry-leading professionals across engineering, digital delivery, BIM, GIS, information management and project delivery disciplines.
• A collaborative environment that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and the adoption of emerging digital technologies.
• Career development opportunities within a global organisation at the forefront of digital project delivery
• Opportunities to mentor, train and support colleagues while helping shape standards, processes and best practices across the business
• The chance to work with industry-leading digital platforms including ProjectWise, Autodesk solutions, model coordination tools and emerging data technologies
• Flexible working and the opportunity to support projects throughout the full asset lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, handover and operation

About The Opportunity

Our Regulated Water business is experiencing significant growth as clients invest in programmes that improve resilience, sustainability and customer outcomes. As an Information Manager, you will join a multidisciplinary team that is central to delivering these ambitions through effective information management, digital collaboration and governance.

Working closely with project managers, designers, engineers, clients and digital delivery professionals, you will lead the implementation of project information management requirements and support the delivery of high-quality digital outcomes. You will establish and oversee Common Data Environments, guide teams in the application of ISO 19650 principles and ensure project information is managed effectively throughout the entire project lifecycle.

You will have the opportunity to influence how information is delivered across projects, support digital innovation initiatives and help embed consistent standards, processes and workflows. The role offers significant visibility across project teams and provides an excellent platform for professionals who are passionate about improving how information, data and digital technology can enhance infrastructure delivery.

In addition, you will play an important role within the wider BIM and digital community by supporting onboarding, mentoring and capability development, helping to raise digital maturity across both projects and teams.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Experience in Information Management, BIM, Digital Engineering or Digital Delivery within the water, infrastructure, utilities or broader built environment sectors
• Proven experience leading or managing information management and digital delivery activities on multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong understanding of ISO 19650 information management principles, with practitioner certification or equivalent practical experience
• Experience establishing, managing and governing Common Data Environments and project information workflows.
• Strong knowledge of BIM processes, information management practices and collaborative digital delivery methodologies
• Experience working with platforms such as Bentley ProjectWise, Autodesk solutions, Asite or similar information management environments.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design information, information exchanges and digital deliverables to meet client requirements
• Understanding of model coordination, federated model reviews, issue management and clash detection workflows
• Working knowledge of digital design tools such as Revit, Civil 3D and AutoCAD, enabling effective engagement with project delivery teams
• Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence teams and drive best practice
• A passion for quality, continuous improvement, digital innovation and developing others.

Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally. Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and belonging. We put people at the heart of our business, and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture, and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of different perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging.Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

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As a disability confident employer, we will interview disabled candidates who best meet the criteria. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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