Principal Digital Consultant

Mott MacDonald; Croydon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Flexible salary options

Minimum of 33-35 days holiday

26 weeks paid maternity leave

Job summary

A global engineering consultancy is seeking a senior digital professional to lead information management on major infrastructure projects in Croydon and London. The role requires strong leadership, project management skills, and a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering. The ideal candidate will advocate for digital transformation and manage client relationships while ensuring successful project delivery in a supportive hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering multi-disciplinary projects.
• Understanding of information management impact on design/construction.
• Experience managing and developing project teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and ensure project success.
• Lead technical delivery of consultancy services.
• Drive digital transformation on major infrastructure projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or equivalent

Tools

ISO 19650 Standards

Job description

Locations: London, Birmingham, Croydon

Recruiter contact: Ainsley Anstess

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve.

Whether you want to grow as a subject‑matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best.

Mott MacDonald is an employee‑owned business that invests in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included and valued.

About The business unit

We help conceive, drive and implement transport solutions for cities, regions and asset owners/operators around the world.

From preparing the business case and advising on related issues—such as revenue, procurement and environmental legislation—to delivering the completed infrastructure and helping maintain it, our planning, engineering, environmental and management skills cover the whole project cycle.

Overview of Role

You’ll be a senior member of the team, supporting the growth and development of our Information Management account.

The Information Management account is a team of over 40 digital consultants driving digital transformation on all our major projects, mostly based in Croydon and London.

Outside leadership, you’ll act as a project lead driving digital transformation on major infrastructure projects.

You will be an advocate for digital ways of working, a promoter of good information management and comfortable working closely with our clients to share our experience.

Your Responsibilities (selected)

• Manage the client relationship, including feedback, scope change and client expectations.
• Ensure projects are delivered successfully for the client and for Mott MacDonald—technically, commercially and financially.
• Lead the technical delivery of consultancy services.
• Deliver a programme of technical solutions as agreed with the client.
• Comply with the Mott MacDonald management, quality, safety and environmental system requirements.
• Coordinate and manage contract requirements (industry standard & bespoke contracts).
• Identify and manage the project delivery teams.
• Maintain knowledge of the latest industry and company best practice in digitally‑enabled project delivery.

Candidate specification

You are a seasoned digital professional with experience delivering multi‑disciplinary projects from concept to construction.

You understand the impact of information management and digital tools on the design and construction phase of built environment projects.

You have strong leadership qualities.

You Will Also Be Able To Demonstrate The Following

• A degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience project managing multi‑disciplinary projects, ideally within transport and using the ISO 19650 suite of standards.
• Appetite and experience for managing, growing and developing teams.
• Familiarity with industry standard tools and technologies used during the delivery phase.
• Strong communication and team‑working skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.

We welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker.

Agile working

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility and trust.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

Accessibility

If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact [e-mail].

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts.
• Wellbeing support through a comprehensive wellbeing programme.
• Flexible salary options for health benefits.

Financial wellbeing

• Matching employee pension contributions 4.5%‑7%.
• Life assurance up to 4× basic salary.
• Income protection scheme.
• Flexible benefits including life assurance cover and payroll saving.

Lifestyle

• Minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, increasing to 35 days after 5 years.
• Employee saving schemes and retailer discounts.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, 2 weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Up to 5 additional days leave for significant caring responsibilities.

Learning and development

• Annual professional institution subscription.
• Opportunities to enhance technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training and self‑development.

Networks, communities and social outcomes

• Wide range of employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race, disability and parent/carer communities.
• Opportunities to make a difference through social outcomes.

Location(s): Croydon, Birmingham, London

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Transport

Discipline: Civil

Job Ref: 12989

Recruiter Contact: Ainsley Anstess