Senior Digital Engineer

Job Description

Overview

The Digital Engineering function within the Global Technology Centre (GTC) supports the digital transformation of infrastructure delivery across the highways, rail, utilities, water, energy, and aviation sectors.

The team combines information management, digital delivery, computational design, automation, data analytics, and emerging technologies to improve how infrastructure assets are planned, designed, constructed, and operated throughout their lifecycle.

As a Senior Digital Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across Digital Engineering projects and programmes, supporting the successful delivery of complex infrastructure projects through the application of information management, digital delivery, automation, data analytics, and emerging technologies.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor to project teams, supporting the development of Digital Engineering strategies, implementation of best practices, and continuous improvement of digital delivery processes. The role requires a strong combination of technical expertise, leadership capability, innovation, and stakeholder engagement.

Your role

• Lead the implementation of project information management processes and workflows in accordance with organisational and client requirements.
• Support the development of project Information Delivery Plans (IDPs), information standards, and information management strategies.
• Provide technical guidance on ISO 19650 implementation and information governance practices.
• Undertake information quality assurance reviews, audits, and compliance assessments.
• Support project teams in the delivery of asset information and digital handover requirements.
• Assist in the development and improvement of information management standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Lead Digital Engineering activities across major project workstreams and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Develop and implement project digital delivery strategies and execution plans.
• Oversee model coordination, design integration, clash management, and digital review processes.
• Support project mobilisation activities and establish Digital Engineering delivery requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in resolving complex digital delivery and coordination challenges.
• Promote consistency, efficiency, and quality across project delivery activities.
• Lead the development and implementation of computational design workflows and automation solutions.
• Establish best-practice approaches for visual programming and workflow automation.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering delivery through automation and digital innovation.
• Support engineering teams in translating technical challenges into scalable digital solutions.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of reusable automation tools, templates, and workflows.
• Evaluate emerging AI-enabled workflows and support their responsible adoption within project environments.
• Lead the development of project reporting frameworks, dashboards, and data visualisation solutions.
• Support project teams in leveraging BIM, GIS, and project information datasets to improve decision-making.
• Develop data-driven approaches to monitoring project performance, quality, and delivery outcomes.
• Support integration of information from multiple digital platforms and project systems.
• Promote data quality, information consistency, and effective reporting practices across projects.
• Contribute to the development of analytical capabilities within the Digital Engineering function.
• Emerging Technologies
• Evaluate and support the implementation of emerging technologies relevant to infrastructure delivery.
• Lead or contribute to innovation initiatives involving Digital Twins, GIS, reality capture, LiDAR, drone technologies, and AI-enabled solutions.
• Support proof-of-concept studies, technology evaluations, and pilot programmes.
• Identify opportunities for innovation that deliver measurable project and business benefits.
• Promote awareness and adoption of emerging technologies across project teams.
• Leadership, Capability Development & Collaboration
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Graduate Engineers, Digital Engineers, and Digital Engineers II.
• Support capability development through coaching, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance.
• Contribute to recruitment activities, technical interviews, and candidate assessments where required.
• Support the development and maintenance of Digital Engineering standards, procedures, and best-practice guidance.
• Build strong working relationships with project managers, design leads, engineering teams, and client stakeholders.
• Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Typically 8–12 years of experience within the infrastructure, engineering, construction, or built environment sectors.
• Significant experience delivering Digital Engineering, BIM, information management, or digital delivery services on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of information management principles, digital delivery methodologies, and ISO 19650 aligned workflows.
• Demonstrated experience leading Digital Engineering activities across multidisciplinary project environments.

About you

• Experience developing and implementing computational design, automation, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting project delivery within highways, rail, utilities, water, energy, or aviation sectors.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading Digital Engineering strategies on major infrastructure programmes.
• Experience supporting organisational capability development initiatives.
• Experience implementing GIS, Digital Twin, reality capture, or advanced data analytics solutions.
• Experience contributing to innovation programmes and technology adoption initiatives.
• Experience supporting client-facing Digital Engineering engagements.
• Professional memberships or industry-recognised certifications relevant to Digital Engineering, BIM, information management, or infrastructure delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of several of the following:
• Autodesk Civil 3D, Revit, Navisworks, or Bentley OpenRoads / OpenBuildings
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), BIM 360, or Bentley ProjectWise
• Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power BI
• Dynamo, Grasshopper, Generative Components, FME, or equivalent computational design platforms
• Model federation, coordination, and digital review technologies
• Experience with one or more of the following:
• GIS platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or InfraWorks
• Model coordination and design review platforms such as Revizto, iTwin, or similar technologies
• Construction sequencing, digital twin, or reality capture platforms such as Synchro and related solutions
• Automation and workflow tools such as Power Automate, Power Apps, Python, or equivalent technologies
• Asset information management, digital handover, or enterprise information management platforms
• Bachelor’s Degree in: Civil Engineering
• Construction Management
• Postgraduate qualification in: Construction Management
• Civil Engineering specialisations or related fields.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Relocation assistance.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.