Principal Digital Designer

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Mot MacDonald is seeking a Principal Digital Lead to head a NSW Roads & Highways digital team, delivering technical outcomes and guiding clients from design to operation. You’ll own digital engineering strategies, execution plans, drive digital integration, coordinate exchanges in a data environment, monitor budgets, mentor colleagues. The role requires a seasoned digital specialist with proven TfNSW project delivery, ISO19650 familiarity, CDE and modelling tool skills, and a relevant degree, plus an agile lean mindset. To apply, tailor your CV to TfNSW projects, quantify leadership and budget impact, show tangible digital improvements, and demonstrate client collaboration; onsite Sydney and openness to part time are welcome.

Brilliant people trusted to do brilliant things

Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engineering, management, and development consultancy. Working together as a global team we plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings, and wider infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives. We value excellence in every dimension of our business and continuously seek opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.

We employ brilliant people who combine their diverse skills and experiences to achieve brilliant things. Whether you want to specialise or broaden your experience, you'll be supported by global specialists eager to share their expertise. With numerous opportunities to learn and grow, the possibilities are as diverse as our people. Working as a connected global team, we deliver impactful projects that shape the future.

Your Opportunity 

The Principal Digital Lead is responsible for running a team of skilled and experience digital engineers and designers within the Roads & Highways team in NSW.  The role has the dual functionality of leading outstanding technical outcomes for our clients and growing and shaping a high performing team.  You would be responsible for influencing, implementing, and advising our clients to help them design, deliver, operate, and maintain outstanding infrastructure. In this role you’ll be actively involved in strategic roles on our most significant projects and programs and win and deliver work for you and your team.

As a leader, you’ll oversee managing the digital engineering aspect of major projects and priorities. You will manage project DE strategies ensuring alignment with the project and client requirements, activities will include:

• Develop and maintain digital systems to TfNSW standards
• Development of project documentation including digital engineering strategies and execution plans to best suit project and client needs
• Actively driving digital integration within projects and seeking opportunities to streamline the approach and outcome
• Coordinating DE activities and managing information exchanges in a common data environment. Ensuring that quality assurance and quality control checks of models align with the digital execution plan.
• Monitoring DE budgets and resources including forecast and reporting. Participation in Digital related meetings and presentations, as well as engagement with the wider DE team for a consistent approach across projects.
• Mentoring and supporting the wider Mott MacDonald team through guidance on Digital implementation
• Wider Mott MacDonald and industry presence through Digital working groups or committees
   

About you

A seasoned senior digital specialist with proven project delivery experience on significant elements of a major TfNSW project delivery who embodies the principles of lean and agile working. With extensive years’ experience working in a similar role on large scale projects, you have strong proficiency in principles of ISO19650, certification preferred but not mandatory. You can also bring:

• Strong understanding of digital processes and system including their optimisation and implementation on major projects
• Proven experience in a digital delivery role on Transport for NSW projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an adaptable approach to training individuals. 
• Proficiency in CDE’s, coordination and modelling tools. 
• A bachelor’s degree/diploma or equivalent in Engineering or Architecture

Culture & Benefits 

Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities. 

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience: 

• Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly 
• Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance 
• Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more 
• Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development 

You’ve got this!

We endorse a diverse and inclusive workplace and look to provide suitable opportunities for employees including the opportunity for part time and job shared roles where possible. If you are interested in this role and looking for a part time permanent opportunity, please apply! #LI-JS1