Buildings Unit Digital Strategy Lead

Buildings Unit Digital Strategy Lead 
Buildings (BLD) Unit Digital Lead 
UK Wide 
Closing date – 11/10/2025 

Purpose  

The Buildings Digital Lead is not just a champion of digital and technical excellence within the Buildings (BLD) Unit—they are a catalyst for transformative change. This role is about boldly challenging the status quo, relentlessly advancing our digital priorities, and setting a new benchmark for what's possible in our industry. By harnessing the full potential of digital innovation, we will not only differentiate ourselves from competitors but also redefine how we solve our clients' most complex challenges—delivering exceptional value through technical mastery and pioneering digital solutions.
This is a call to reimagine every aspect of project delivery through a digital-first lens. The Buildings Digital Lead will inspire and empower teams to leverage the latest advances in data, technology, standardisation, and global collaboration, unlocking new levels of efficiency, creativity, and impact.
Key attributes of the role:

•    Digital First: Embedding digital thinking at the heart of every project, driving efficiency, agility, and excellence in all we do.

•    Bold Innovation: Partnering with the Central Digital (our regional digital centre of excellence) team to embrace courageous, forward-thinking ideas—ensuring we remain at the forefront of industry evolution and deliver truly cutting-edge solutions.

•    Unwavering Consistency: Upholding the highest standards across every project, in close collaboration with Global and Regional Practice Leaders, to ensure our digital excellence is both scalable and sustainable.

•    Future Focus: Anticipating and embracing emerging digital tools and technologies, always seeking new ways to enhance our technical delivery and exceed client expectations.

•    Relentless Commitment: Fostering a culture of continuous improvement, where every team member is empowered to drive change and contribute to the modernization of our technical services.

•    Responsible: Driving innovation whilst keeping focus on responsible, secure practises.
This is more than a role—it's a movement to transform our business, inspire our people, and shape the future of the built environment through the power of digital.

Role description  

The post holder will be part of the BLD Senior Leadership Team. They will need to be a strong communicator and collaborator, and work closely with the Unit Operations Manager, Divisional Resource Managers, Portfolio and Delivery Leaders, Unit Commercial and BMS Managers, and Unit Technical Excellence leads in EUNA.  
Accountability  

Ensure we drive digital value into prospects and projects across the Unit, including our key strategic innovation and investment areas, showing digital efficiencies, differentiation and cost reduction in winning work and delivering projects. 

Responsibilities 

• Own and deliver the BLD Digital Unit Strategy and Plan, focusing on key prospects, projects and innovations
• Work with Central Digital Function to ensure digital efficiency and 'Discovery' stage innovation ideas are passed to them for development.  
• Work with the Central Digital Function and Digital Delivery Practice to manage and prioritise BLD digital requests and ensure that these are widely communicated and applied in BLD.  
• Set out Unit investment priorities for technical excellence and actions for 2025 and beyond, that support BLD Business and Risk Treatment plans.  
• Provide technical leadership and sponsorship on behalf of the BLD SLT on strategic technical excellence issues and matters  
• Maintain a dialogue and challenge Divisional Resource Managers to ensure they support Resource Leads 
  and Line Managers to secure, maintain and support delivery of Practice plans and actions.  
• Chair and lead the 2025 work programme for BLD safeguarding technical quality working group.  
• Work with the Local Office Champion (LOC) ECP and apprentice community and support them in developing and delivering technical excellence activities.  

In undertaking the above, you will always be a role model for our PRIDE values and ensure Equality, Diversity and Inclusion principles are followed.  

Application Process   

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.  Closing date for applications will be Tuesday 11th of November at 1700.

You can apply by submitting your CV to this advert. We are not asking for cover letters or EOI's at this stage in the process.   
If you have any questions please contact   

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. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.  

Accessibility 

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you. 
Agile working   
We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.   

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