Senior Project Digital Lead Data Centres

Description:

AECOM is seeking a Senior Project Digital Lead to provide leadership and steer digital delivery on our hyperscale data centre projects. Working alongside the project leadership team, you will implement at the project level, the applicable BIM and Digital standards, execution plans, multi-discipline collaboration processes and coordination workflows using data, data analysis and digital tools. You will be client facing and have the ability to drive conversation around Digital, 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.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Project Digital Leadership
 
In coordination with Project Leadership, drive the digital and digital delivery agenda on projects.
 
Attend weekly project meetings with project stakeholders and client.
 
Demonstrate digital progress to project leadership and the business via dashboards.
 
Keep abreast of digital solutions and processes within the AEC landscape.
 
Liaise and collaborate with other Project Digital Leads to maintain consistency of systems and processes.

BIM Execution
 
Develop and Implement BIM Execution Plans (BEP) suited to projects and client requirements.
 
Conduct supply chain assessments when required.
 
Develop and maintain project documentation aligned to industry standards, NBIMs, NCIS, AIA, BIMForum and ISO 19650, and client Exchange Information Requirements.
 
Lead management of 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.
 
Lead BIM 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
 
Establish & administer the digital quality assurance control procedures. 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 serve as a primary point of contact for digital delivery.
 
Maintain accountability records (issue logs, audit results, deliverable status) that give the project leadership clear visibility into project performance.

Project Delivery, Coordination & Reporting
 
Establish and/or run multidisciplinary model coordination across projects: scheduled 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.

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.

Qualifications

Here’s what we’re looking for
 
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.