Project Engineer Digital

Snc-Lavalin; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holiday allowances

Professional development

Job summary

Snc-Lavalin in the United Kingdom is seeking a Project Engineer Digital Solutions to lead BIM and information management across major rail projects. You will define digital requirements, deliver BIM execution plans, and ensure effective data exchange through the project lifecycle.

You will collaborate with discipline leads, enhance digital delivery, and drive adoption of CDE tools while upskilling teams and upholding UK standards in data and information management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with BIM and digital engineering in rail or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of information management and data standards in the UK.
• Proactive learning and ability to drive digitisation adoption.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders to define digital engineering requirements.
• Produce BIM and information management deliverables such as EDRP, MIDP, RACI.
• Integrate BIM/digital processes into post-design and handover phases.
• Lead QA, audits, lessons learned on digital tools and CDE processes.
• Promote 4D/5D modelling and digital outputs for planning and coordination.

Skills

BIM

Information Management

Digital Delivery

Stakeholder Engagement

Team Leadership

Learning mindset

VR/AR

Open Rail Designer

Education

Engineering degree

Professional institution membership

Tools

MicroStation

Bentley iTwin

Open Rail Designer

Job description

Job Description Overview

The role of the Project Engineer Digital Solutions is always evolving. You’ll help the range of projects operating within the Complex Projects Business make decisions on how best to produce, manage and share digital information to optimise delivery, enhance quality, avoid errors and ultimately exceed client requirements. You’ll also provide detailed advice and support to our teams around how changing technologies might help enhance and streamline their individual delivery processes. You will actively contribute to the Information Management Plan and Digital Delivery more widely and you’ll work with the team to ensure that they are adhered to throughout the phases of the project lifecycle, across the sectors. We are looking for individuals with a real passion and drive to make Digital Engineering the centre of our integrated delivery approach. To do this you’ll need to have a wide range of positive behaviours including being collaborative, open, empathetic, enthusiastic, resilient, tenacious, hardworking and delivery orientated. As a Digital Engineering lead with our teams, you’ll be visible and accessible to them, with an ability to work effectively with our site project teams.

Your role

• Engage with project stakeholders to identify, review, challenge and define Digital Engineering and Information Management requirements.
• Produce and maintain key BIM and Information Management deliverables, including the BIM Execution Plan, Responsibility Matrix and Master Information Delivery Plan.
• Establish and manage project processes to support the effective delivery, exchange and use of graphical and non-graphical design information.
• Support the integration of BIM and digital processes into post-design, construction, testing, interface and handover phases.
• Work collaboratively with discipline leads, subject matter experts and supply chain partners to implement practical, cost-effective digital delivery approaches.
• Support and upskill project teams and supply chain partners in the effective use of the Common Data Environment and wider digital tools.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and direction to post-design teams and project digital champions.
• Lead quality assurance, auditing, lessons learned and continuous improvement activities relating to digital tools, information management and CDE processes.
• Promote the use of graphical deliverables, clash detection, 4D sequencing and other digital outputs to improve construction planning, coordination and decision-making.
• Champion digitisation across the project, promoting digital behaviours, best practice, innovation and the development of high‑performing digital teams.

About you

Degree level or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant discipline. Member of a professional institution desirable. Complimentary or additional qualifications may include Data Systems, Data Analytics, BIM Certification and Security.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering design, delivery and construction within a primary Rail, Transportation and wider infrastructure sector.
• Experience of quality assurance solutions and tools.
• Experience of construction and delivery digital solutions.
• Delivery of BIM and Digital Engineering systems and processes within Medium and Major Projects contexts.
• A thorough understanding of data, information management, BIM agendas within the UK and the standards and documents that underpin its implementation within the engineering industry.
• Self‑motivated and keen to learn across a range of technical subjects and engineering disciplines.
• Programming or application development experience may be advantageous.
• Practical experience delivering 4D/5D models desirable.
• Experience with VR/AR applications desirable.
• Experience with design authoring tools such as MicroStation.
• Experience with BIM Authoring tools such as Open Rail Designer.
• Experience with 3D review tools such as Benley iTwin.
• Ability to engage with staff at all levels, to provide learning and drive adoption of Digitisation process, to ensure sustainable transformation.

Security clearance

This 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 delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Rewards and benefits

Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, well‑being, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. Combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Equal Opportunities Employer

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.