# Digital Optimisation Lead, England & Wales

**Company**: AECOM
**Location**: St Albans, 10 BRICKET ROAD
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Consulting
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

AECOM is seeking a Digital Optimisation Lead to drive digital delivery and advisory across England & Wales operations. The role sits at the intersection of hands-on digital implementation and strategic client-facing consultancy, working across the Water Business line.

The Digital Optimisation Lead will champion the adoption of digital methods, data-driven decision making, and emerging technologies, including AI and data science to deliver measurable outcomes for clients and internal project teams alike.

Key activities include:

- Leading digital delivery across multiple projects and frameworks

- Developing and implementing digital optimisation strategies

- Advising clients on digital transformation approaches

- Engaging with Client Account Managers to identify digital opportunities

- Championing the understanding and adoption of AI, machine learning and data science techniques

- Identifying automation and digital innovation opportunities

- Managing and supporting regional delivery teams

- Contributing to bid responses and proposal management

- Facilitating client workshops and stakeholder sessions

The ideal candidate has a degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline, strong experience in a digital, data, or technology-focused role, and proven track record of leading digital delivery across multiple programmes.

AECOM offers a range of core and personalised benefits, including career development opportunities, flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

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## Skills

### Required
- data governance
- Power BI
- Azure
- Python
- data science
- AI
- machine learning

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