Digital Delivery Manager

At Mott MacDonald, we trust our brilliant people to do brilliant things in engineering, management, and development services, supporting multisector project work in over 150 countries. As one of the largest employee-owned companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes through our network of 20,000+ talented consultants. With sustainability and innovation at the heart of all our sectors in North America, including, Buildings, Energy, Transportation, and Water.

We believe in empowering our people to excel, learn, and grow, offering diverse opportunities to contribute to career-defining work. Join us and be part of a collaborative environment where your ambitions are united with ours, and you can truly shape your story.

We are looking for a leader with significant experience in engineering project delivery and digital delivery to join our regional digital team to drive forward the advancement of our business. Our team provides industry-leading digital delivery support to high-profile infrastructure engineering projects. We do this by combining our digital expertise with engineering domain knowledge and project delivery experience

Your role is to lead the planning and implementation of digital technology applications on built environment projects in North America.

• You will engage with senior project leadership and clients to understand project delivery challenges and to identify corresponding business requirements for digital delivery workstreams (information management, BIM, GIS, business intelligence, automation, etc.)
• You will lead the implementation of digital delivery plans on projects both with our clients and internally, driving adoption and focusing on the value of the information created. You will mentor and develop future digital delivery leaders, as well as encouraging all those around you to embrace digital methods.
• You will work with Business Development leads and our clients to contribute to proposals and lead planning for digital delivery workstreams on our major pursuits

You will also participate in the leadership of the Digital Services teams. This includes:

• Engaging with other team and discipline leads to identify and develop opportunities for digital delivery workstreams on projects across the unit.
• Collaborating with colleagues in other Mott MacDonald practices and across the North American Digital Delivery Network to advance strategic initiatives and to build our digital excellence culture. This will include problem solving and ad-hoc peer reviews, you should be comfortable quickly gaining context and understanding of a project to be able to offer insight, experience and solutions to optimize our working methods. 

This role is based in Mott MacDonald’s office in downtown Los Angeles.  Regular travel is expected which accounts to approximately 50% of time in a Mott MacDonald or client facing location

You will be able to demonstrate most of the key qualifications and behaviours below:

• Minimum 12+ years' experience
• Relevant degree in engineering or architecture, or technical diploma
• Intuitive understanding of digital technology, its capabilities and limitations, and applications to engineering project delivery.  Able to identify innovative solutions that respond to organizational goals and strategies
• Strong project delivery skills with relevant experience in the engineering industry. Knowledgeable about built environment project delivery processes and their related challenges.
• Strong communication skills. Able to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and work closely with clients to develop project and program digital visions. Able to challenge current practices. Can engage diverse range of stakeholders on a compelling idea to get buy-in
• Strong management skills. Able to supervise and coordinate the work of technical specialists. Able to manage multiple tasks or projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines. Able to manage operational matters including resourcing, skill utilization and support recruitment.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in conducting business analysis to understand processes and requirements. Able to streamline workflows, automate processes, and standardize outputs
• Strong team player, able to work effectively and inclusively with hybrid and remote teams
• Expertise in one or more digital technical disciplines (information management, BIM, GIS, data analytics, automation, etc.)
• Experience working with Common Data Environments (CDE) such as ProjectWise and BIM 360, SharePoint, Aconex, etc.
• Strong knowledge of international standards such as ISO19650 and BS1192/PAS1192
• Service oriented; passionate about providing quality service to clients both internal and external. Willingness to support and ultimately own client relationships
• Confident to work autonomously. Ability to work in a fluid, unstructured environment with a can-do, positive and pro-active attitude and seeing initiatives through to the end

Our teams are comprised of bright and enthusiastic people who wish to make a difference to the world that we live in. If you share that vision and don’t have all the experience outlined in this posting, we still want to hear from you!

Let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.

At Mott MacDonald, we provide a comprehensive benefit package that includes 401k, medical, dental and vision insurance, short-term/long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, parental leave and company paid life insurance. 

The expected salary for this position is $150,000- $185,000

Individual pay is determined based on several factors such as work location, education, experience, and unique skills. 

Equal opportunity is the law. 

We seek 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.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status or disability status.

Hybrid working policy

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.