Digital Engineering Lead As a Digital Engineering Lead, you’ll shape the future of programme delivery by embedding cutting-edge digital platforms and data-driven solutions into some of the UK and Ireland’s most complex infrastructure programmes
You’ll be the strength behind smarter, more integrated, and scalable engineering solutions-driving automation, innovation, and performance improvement across the board
This is your opportunity to inspire: influencing C-suite stakeholders, enabling subject matter experts, and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver future-ready digital capabilities
Your stewardship will directly impact how programmes are designed, delivered, and evolved-making you a key player in transforming the way we build and operate
We Offer
Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience
Flexible Work Arrangements: Benefit from hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations
24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days
Robust Pension Contributions: We offer enhanced pension contributions up to 10% to secure your future
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Single medical cover and Digital GP service, with options to add your partner and family
Family Planning Support: Access to fertility healthcare and family planning services
Enhanced Parental Leave: Enjoy enhanced parental leave pay and free membership to employee assistance and parental programs
4 Life assurance at 4x your salary
Income Protection: Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury
Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn
Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities
Community Engagement: Participate in charity matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations
About the Opportunity
This is a senior, strategic role within Jacobs’ Programmes & Advisory business, where you’ll join a network of digital professionals managing the digital function across major programmes. You’ll work closely with solution architects and innovation teams across global delivery centres to ensure consistent, high-quality digital engineering outcomes.
You’ll oversee the integration of platforms such as GIS, simulation, modelling, cost, data warehousing, and analytics-ensuring they align with programme goals and client needs. You’ll also develop business cases for technology adoption, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and champion the use of automation and working from data-driven insights.
Whether you’re based in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Bristol, Reading, Birmingham, or Dublin, you’ll be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking environment that values problem solving, creativity and empathy. Extensive experience in digital engineering management across complex programmes
Strong understanding of engineering platforms and their operationalisation
Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate global delivery
Strategic mindset with the ability to influence at C-suite level
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Ability to mentor and enable subject matter experts
Experience developing business cases and directing platform adoption
Cross-platform experience within the digital engineering domain
Nice to Have:
Experience in infrastructure, health, defence, energy, or regulated sectors
Familiarity with enterprise architecture and an understanding of data integration
Exposure to Agile delivery and strategic business change programmes
Understanding of both tactical and strategic transformation initiatives
We’re looking for a self assured, visionary and inspirational leader with deep expertise in digital engineering and a passion for driving change. You’ll need to be comfortable questioning the status quo, enabling technical experts, and translating digital capability into real-world outcomes.
Jacobs operates a hybrid work environment and a 40 hour working week as standard
Good luck with your application
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