Digital Lead - Scotland

Company Description

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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.

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Job Description

We are constantly evolving to remain at the forefront of innovation, and we're on the lookout for talented, dedicated, and passionate individuals to join us. AECOM is seeking a Digital Optimisation Lead, to drive digital delivery and advisory across Scotland. We have over 150 people in the Water Team in Scotland, with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Inverness. 

We are delivering a diverse and high-impact portfolio of projects that are shaping sustainable and resilient water systems for generations to come.  

We are a Primary Designer on Scottish Water’s SR27 Enterprise. This is a transformational multi-billion-pound programme and will reshape Scotland’s water and wastewater infrastructure from 2027 to 2033 (with potential to extend for another 6 years). Alongside SR27 we are delivering a number of frameworks both direct, and via design and build contractors, to Scottish Water. 

Additionally, we have a strong flood and surface water management team providing complex integrated river and coastal modelling, flood prevention and restoration schemes through a number of frameworks, including Excel Scotland. 

Start here. Grow here. 

Join AECOM as a Digital Optimisation Lead and help shape the future of digital delivery across our Water business in Scotland. Blending digital expertise with strategic consultancy, you’ll lead the adoption of smarter ways of working, data-driven decision making and emerging technologies, including AI and data science, to deliver real value for our clients and project teams.

Working closely with our Water Digital Lead, Client Account Managers and regional teams, you’ll identify opportunities, shape digital strategy and lead delivery across major frameworks and programmes. We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with commercial thinking and the ability to influence, engage and inspire.

Key Activities 

• Lead digital delivery across multiple projects and frameworks in Scotland, acting as the digital lead and ensuring teams are equipped with the right tools, methods and capabilities to deliver 
• Develop and implement digital optimisation strategies in collaboration with the core digital team, translating strategy into owned, deliverable workplans 
• Advise clients on digital transformation approaches, including data governance frameworks, operating models, platform adoption and roadmap development  
• Engage with Client Account Managers across Scotland to identify digital opportunities, support client relationships, and define delivery requirements that align with client needs and AECOM's digital offering 
• Champion the understanding and adoption of AI, machine learning and data science techniques across project teams and client engagements, identifying where these can drive efficiency, insight or innovation 
• Identify automation and digital innovation opportunities within project delivery, working with teams to develop Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) with scaling potential 
• Manage and support regional delivery teams in adopting the latest digital solutions, identifying upskilling needs and ensuring resources are appropriately allocated to projects 

Lead and contribute to bid responses including RfPs, ITTs and tenders, supporting bid strategy, content development and proposal management for digital-led opportunities 

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline 
• Strong experience in a digital, data, or technology-focused role within the infrastructure or water sector 
• Proven track record of leading digital delivery across multiple programmes within complex, multi-disciplinary environments 
• Experience working with UK water sector clients and regulated industry frameworks 
• Strong data skills, including data governance, platforms such as Power BI and Azure, with scripting (e.g. Python) preferred 
• Ability to translate digital strategy into owned, deliverable workplans with measurable outcomes 
• Experience facilitating client workshops and stakeholder sessions, and contributing to bid responses

Additional Information

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn – Laura Easdon.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. 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.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. 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.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. 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.

About AECOM

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. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

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. Please let us know using this email address [email protected] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID:

J10158711

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Digital & Engineering Technology

Work Location Model: Hybrid