Senior Manager - AI & Automation
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£54,900
(£28.15 per hour)
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Description
About CRH & Tarmac
CRH is a global leader in building materials solutions, and Tarmac is a leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business in the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive transformational change through artificial intelligence and automation technologies.
About The Role
Tarmac is seeking a visionary Senior Manager - AI & Automation to lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and RPA across our UK operations. This is a senior, high‑impact role driving measurable value, operational excellence, and industry leadership as we transform how we work through intelligent technologies.
Main responsibilites
In This Role You'll
Shape and Deliver the AI Strategy
CRH is a global leader in building materials solutions, and Tarmac is a leading sustainable building materials and construction solutions business in the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive transformational change through artificial intelligence and automation technologies.
About The Role
Tarmac is seeking a visionary Senior Manager - AI & Automation to lead the strategy, delivery, and governance of Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and RPA across our UK operations. This is a senior, high‑impact role driving measurable value, operational excellence, and industry leadership as we transform how we work through intelligent technologies.
Main responsibilites
In This Role You'll
Shape and Deliver the AI Strategy
- Identify, prioritise, and deliver AI opportunities across plant optimisation, predictive maintenance, computer vision, logistics, forecasting, sustainability, and quality.
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of AI solutions—from idea and prototyping to production and business‑as‑usual service.
- Develop and operate AI delivery frameworks: LLMOps, model evaluation, monitoring, RAG, and integration architecture.
- Create AI reference architectures, quality standards, and assurance processes including red‑teaming and model drift detection.
- Oversee secure OT/IT integration to unlock value from plant, quarry, and IoT data.
- Own the AI readiness roadmap including data governance, MDM, security, and enterprise knowledge architecture.
- Lead AI FinOps: cost controls, usage telemetry, optimisation, and ROI analysis.
- Implement governance aligned to CRH standards, NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx, ISO/IEC 42001 and data protection requirements.
- Ensure safe, transparent, explainable AI with robust controls for agentic systems.
Scale Capability & Adoption
To be successful in this role you'll need:
- Build a blended delivery model of internal experts and specialist partners.
- Develop workforce plans for AI product managers, engineers, knowledge engineers, risk specialists, and UX roles.
- Lead change, adoption, training, and enablement—including role‑based training and AI champions.
- Manage RPA strategy and delivery, ensuring alignment with AI governance and value measurement.
- Work closely with CRH Group and international partners to leverage global capability.
- Partner across IT, Cyber, Compliance, Data and business functions to deliver integrated, secure solutions.
- Build strong relationships with suppliers, innovation networks, and academia.
To be successful in this role you'll need:
- A proven ability to deliver business value from AI or advanced analytics with measurable ROI.
- Experience leading AI solutions from concept to production and BAU.
- A developed understanding of AI platforms, LLMOps/GenAIOps, governance, cyber security, and regulatory requirements (NIST, Cyber Essentials, SOx).
- Experience with RPA (UiPath), industrial/processing environments, OT data, predictive maintenance, or computer vision.
- A familiarity with large multi‑site organisations.
- A knowledge of RAG, agentic AI, enterprise AI tools, and ISO/IEC 42001.
- A degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business or equivalent experience.
- Relevant certifications (AI/ML, data, project management, cyber security) are beneficial.
- Bonus scheme
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- Contributory pension scheme
- Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
- Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
- Working Parents Training and development opportunities