Senior Digital Construction Manager

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Senior Digital Construction Manager to join our construction team in Construction South

Are you passionate about transforming the construction industry through digital innovation? As our new Senior Digital Construction Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver projects through digital tools and technologies, ensuring compliance with industry standards whilst delivering on our clients digital requirements.

If you are a Digital Construction Manager with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry or a Senior Digital Construction Manager looking for a fresh new challenge then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Senior Digital Construction Managers are a valuable part of our business. In this role, you will be at the forefront of our digital transformation efforts, leveraging advanced technologies to enhance project delivery, improve efficiency, and drive industry-leading practices. You will work closely with project teams, stakeholders, and technology partners to implement and manage digital construction processes across our portfolio of projects.

As our Senior Digital Construction Manager, you will:

• Lead the digital construction strategy across multiple projects.
• Lead the implementation of digital strategies and ISO 19650 standards across projects, ensuring consistency in information management
• Contribute / Lead aspects of our ISO 19650 audit process through presentation of project execution
• Be responsible for development, coaching and mentoring of the regional Digital Construction team.

• Oversee the implementation and management of BIM and Digital Construction processes.

• Collaborate with project teams to integrate digital solutions into planning, design, and construction phases.
• Support the bid teams with digital expertise, ensuring our capabilities are effectively communicated to clients during PQQs and ITT tender submissions.

• Provide training and support to project teams on digital tools and methodologies.

• Work closely with clients, stakeholders, and subcontractors to ensure seamless communication and project execution.

• Analyse project data to improve workflows and drive innovation.
• Be responsible for ensuring Exchange Information Requirements and Asset Information Requirements are responded to and delivered across relevant project(s)
• Be responsible for providing case studies relating to the projects across the region
• Ensure supply chain capabilities assessments are completed scored for the project
• Oversee consistent use of the BIM Execution Plan and other documents that have been produced for the project(s)

What are we looking for?

• Relevant BIM Qualifications/Courses

• Experience implementing BIM within the construction industry.

• Proficient in the use Revit, Navisworks, Solibri, Viewpoint 4 Projects and COBie
• Preferable to have knowledge of Morta, Dalux and Power BI.
• A confident communicator
• An excellent understanding of ISO 19650 standards IFC and COBie
• Enthusiastic about using new technologies
• You bring fresh ideas and enjoy supporting others to develop their skills and capabilities

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme
• Flexible working 
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. 

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.