MEP Digital Engineering Lead

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in the UK is seeking a Digital Engineering Lead to drive digital project delivery across high-value projects. This role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance with standards, and overseeing project execution. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in BIM management and digital construction, along with relevant academic qualifications. The company offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Medical Health Cover

Life Assurance

25 days of annual leave

Pension Scheme

Family Friendly policies

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Real career progression opportunities

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Qualifications

• Proven experience overseeing projects with MEP values exceeding £50 million.
• Professional registration with CIBSE or IET, or actively working towards accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of Digital Engineers across multiple projects.
• Ensure all projects are planned, managed, and delivered in compliance with ISO 19650 processes.
• Take ownership of digital project delivery, including reporting and resource planning.

Skills

BIM management

digital construction

digital project delivery

MEP systems

Education

Degree

Honours Degree

HNC

HND

National Certificate

Diploma

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

BIM 360

Job description

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Dalkia Engineering has a fantastic opportunity for a Digital Engineering Lead to join our talented Digital Engineering Team in the South region. This is a key leadership role at the forefront of digital project delivery, where you'll play a vital part in shaping and driving the digital engineering strategy across complex, high-value projects.

This position requires travel to various project sites and offices, and you can be based anywhere in London, Kent, Cambridge, Nottingham or surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact in a fast-growing organisation, delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions across sectors including healthcare, commercial, leisure, MOD/MOJ, and education.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead and manage a team of Digital Engineers across multiple projects
• Ensure all projects are planned, managed, and delivered in full compliance with Dalkia’s ISO 19650 processes and standards.
• Lead the delivery of digital training initiatives, supporting the continuous development of Dalkia’s digital community.
• Take ownership of digital project delivery, including reporting, resource planning, and cost control within the assigned region(s) or sector.
• Oversee both internal and external project execution, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery aligned with agreed objectives.
• Manage and report all change control processes impacting Digital Engineering across active projects.
• Provide regular regional project updates and performance reporting (KPIs) to the Technical Director – Digital.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Relevant academic qualifications such as a Degree, Honours Degree, HNC, HND, VQ, National Certificate or Diploma, or equivalent.
• Professional registration with CIBSE or IET, or actively working towards accreditation.
• Proven experience in BIM management, digital construction, or digital project delivery within the MEP, AEC, or construction engineering sectors.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Revit, Navisworks, BIM 360, or similar.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems.
• Sector experience in one or more of the following is desirable: healthcare, commercial, leisure, MOD/MOJ, or education.
• Proven experience overseeing projects with MEP values exceeding £50 million.

What’s on Offer

Our people are our greatest asset. We’re committed to recruiting, training, and developing people, who can drive innovation and help shape the future of energy. We invest in nurturing talent, offer a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package, and support continuous professional development at every level of the organisation.

• Medical Health Cover
• Life Assurance
• 25 days of annual leave, plus 1 additional day for your birthday
• Pension Scheme
• Family Friendly policies
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits, retail discounts, technology and bikes and much more.
• Real career progression opportunities.
• Discretionary annual salary reviews

Diversity and Inclusion

At Dalkia, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to driving innovation and achieving a sustainable energy future. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive regardless of background, identity, or lived experience. We welcome applications from all individuals and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Together, we’re building a culture that reflects the communities we serve and supports the transition to a net-zero world.

About us

Dalkia is a leading technical and energy services company in the UK. We are committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients. Backed by EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity, we leverage the strength of our Group, without losing the personability of a smaller business. We’re a people-first culture.

Our strength lies in the diversity and expertise of our people. We prioritise safety in everything we do, taking a proactive approach that ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone we interact with.

Dalkia Engineering: Partnering with our customers, we co-create, design and deliver energy-efficient mechanical, electrical and public health solutions faster, safer and better than ever before.

Guided by our value-added approach and bolstered by the latest technologies, tools and engineering techniques, our expert team will support you throughout the project lifecycle, from design to commissioning, completion and aftercare, ensuring complete satisfaction.