Senior Project Digital Lead Data Centres

AECOM; Bagstone; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Project Digital Lead to steer digital delivery on hyperscale data centre projects in the UK. You will administer information management systems aligned to ISO 19650, develop BEPs, manage CDEs like Autodesk Forma or ProjectWise, and lead digital teams across UK, Europe and supply chain.

The role combines client-facing leadership with hands-on governance, dashboards, risk management and collaboration to ensure timely, high-quality project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Senior level with proven digital leadership for large infrastructure projects.
• Extensive experience in BIM/digital delivery and information management.
• Ability to lead cross‑disciplinary teams and coordinate with clients.

Responsibilities

• Drive digital strategy and governance for hyperscale data centre projects.
• Oversee information management, BEP development, CDE control and workflows.
• Lead regional teams, monitor performance, and report to project leadership.
• Collaborate with Digital, Innovation and AI teams to propel delivery.

Skills

Digital leadership

BIM management

Data governance

PowerBI

AI in BIM

Stakeholder management

Leadership

ISO 19650

Tools

Autodesk Forma

ProjectWise

Navisworks

PowerBI

Job description

Job Description

Job Description AECOM is seeking an experienced Senior Project Digital Lead to provide leadership and steer digital delivery on our hyperscale data centre projects. You will bring your deep domain knowledge and expertise in hyperscale Data Centre delivery and work alongside the project leadership team and own the project's digital strategy. You will administer information management systems aligned to ISO;19650, governance, performance and implement at the project level, the applicable BIM and Digital standards, execution plans, multi-discipline collaboration processes and coordination workflows using data, data analysis, digital tools and AI. These systems and processes will be tailored to suit hyperscale Data Centre delivery. You will be client facing and have the ability to drive conversation around Digital, Project Delivery, Innovation and AI. A central focus of the role is overseeing regional teams and global enterprise-capabilities (EC) partners on the project; monitoring their work against project standards, scope, quality requirements and schedule, driving timely correction of deficiencies, and continuously working in a collaborative manner, liaising with project stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are met on time and to a high standard.

Project Digital Leadership

• In coordination with Project Leadership, drive the digital and digital delivery agenda on projects.
• Collaborate with project leadership to resolve project challenges.
• Have oversight of work distribution across UK, EC and supply chain teams, including governance and performance against project requirements.
• Be the point of contact for client advisory around Digital, Innovation, Automation and AI.
• Attend weekly project meetings with project stakeholders and client.
• Demonstrate digital progress to project leadership and the business via dashboards.
• Support resource planning, mentoring and development of BIM/Digital Leads across multiple projects and the business.
• Collaborate with other Project Digital Leads to maintain consistency of systems and processes.
• Keep abreast of digital solutions and processes within the AEC landscape.
• Liaise with AECOM's Digital, Innovation and AI teams to share knowledge and experiences and keep updated with internal developments.

Digital Execution

• Information Management governance and ISO 19650 leadership (MIDP/TIDP, all information requirements, digital delivery planning).
• Develop and Implement BIM Execution Plans (BEP) suited to projects and client requirements.
• Conduct supply chain assessments as required.
• Develop and maintain project documentation aligned to industry standards, ISO 19650, and client Exchange Information Requirements.
• Manage the project Common Data Environment (CDE), such as Autodesk Forma or ProjectWise: folder structures, permissions, metadata, workflows, archival/retention, and integration with project-management systems.
• Set out the requisites for modelling requirements, content standards, LOD/LOIN and family strategy.
• Lead Digital kick-off meetings internally and externally, with EC partners, consultants and clients for all phases.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and information-delivery milestones, flagging risks in digital deliverables to project leadership.

Quality & Accountability

• Serve as a primary point of contact for digital.
• Establish & administer the digital quality assurance procedures and provide guidance on Data Centre specific requirements.
• Ensure BEP (BIM Execution Plan) compliance through systematic model checks, monitor model performance against defined KPIs, and produce regular reports on compliance status and performance metrics to support project quality and efficiency.
• Clarify scope and modelling expectations to teams and raise inconsistencies or gaps to project leadership in a timely manner.
• Maintain accountability records (issue logs, audits, deliverable status) to give project leadership clear visibility into project performance.

Project Delivery, Coordination & Reporting

• Establish and/or run multidisciplinary coordination strategies and workshops across projects: clash detection, issue triage, model health scoring, and remediation tracking, with particular attention to the high-density interfaces typical of data centre builds (Navisworks, Revizto, Forma Model Coordination and Issues).
• Oversee model lifecycle integration for 3D/4D/5D and incoming contractor and consultant model submittals, supporting progress reporting and cost integration.
• Conduct regular model reviews and compliance checks across all delivery locations.
• Report on BIM KPIs, compliance metrics, and deliverable status to project leadership through supporting dashboards.
• Ownership of Digital risk management and escalation of project delivery risks.

Automation & Technical Enablement

• Identify Innovation, Automation, AI opportunities within all aspects of project delivery.
• In collaboration with AECOM's Digital team, determine suitable route for Innovation, Automation, AI development.
• Support asset information management (AIM) and digital handover for facilities management and digital-twin environments where required.

Training & Knowledge Sharing

• Provide input to bids and resource schedules.
• Provide support to junior staff on digital delivery and development.
• Capture lessons learned and recurring deficiency patterns to refine workflows and inform project leadership.
• Share best practices, standards, tools, and techniques with the broader Digital team.

Key Skills

• Excellent communication skills and leadership in digital management.
• Persistence, initiative, attention to detail, and sound judgement.
• Effective time management, flexibility, and openness to change.
• Capability to manage project timescales and advise on fee allocation or resources.
• Proven track record in leading information management for large infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary Buildings projects with geographically dispersed teams.
• Knowledge of managing BIM throughout the entire project lifecycle, from design to construction and handover.
• Proficiency in IM and implementing industry standards like ISO 19650 on projects.
• Proficiency in Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, Forma, and other CDE solutions.
• Experience with data management and integration tools.
• Experience in project delivery, stakeholder coordination, and documentation.
• Proven ability to engage with various stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and internal teams.
• Skills in resolving conflicts that may arise during project execution.
• Strong data skills, including data governance and ability to use PowerBI to convey key project information to stakeholders.
• Interest or experience in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into BIM and digital-delivery workflows.

About AECOM

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Additional Information

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity: You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.