Location/s: London, UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit The Buildings Unit (BLD) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview of the role

The Digital Infrastructure and Technology Design Lead is responsible for the design, coordination and delivery of digital, technology and infrastructure solutions that underpin a healthcare and health infrastructure programme.

The role leads the development of secure, scalable and interoperable digital infrastructure, ensuring alignment with clinical services, estates, construction activity and national healthcare standards. It supports delivery of intelligent hospital capabilities, smart buildings and digitally enabled care models, from early design stages through to operational handover.

This role requires strong experience in healthcare environments, combined with deep technical expertise across networks, enterprise architecture and infrastructure, and experience working through RIBA design and construction stages.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

Digital Infrastructure and Technology Design
Lead the end-to-end design of digital infrastructure including networks, data centres, cloud/on-prem platforms, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity and telecoms by our digital team

Define, govern and contribute to technical architectures for clinical systems (EPR, PAS, PACS), building management systems, IoT and digital platformsEmbed digital infrastructure into the physical hospital design and build process, coordinating with estates, capital works and construction teams (e.g. structured cabling, comms rooms, server environments, smart building systems)Ensure digital and technology designs align with national healthcare standards, organisational strategy and Target Operating ModelsIntelligent Hospital Capabilities and InnovationSupport planning and delivery of intelligent hospital capabilities, including smart buildings, automation, digital wayfinding, remote monitoring and virtual careChampion emerging technologies (e.g. AI, automation, analytics) where they add clinical, operational or patient valueUndertake horizon scanning and market engagement to develop option appraisals and costed recommendationsEnsure all solutions are designed to be secure, resilient, inclusive and operationally supportableProgramme Delivery and Business Case SupportLead delivery of complex digital and infrastructure workstreams from early concept through to business-as-usualContribute to digital and infrastructure content for Outline and Full Business Cases, including costs, benefits, risks and dependenciesManage risks, issues and interdependencies, contributing to programme risk registers and assurance processesApply structured project and design management aligned to RIBA Plan of Work Stages, working alongside capital project teamsGovernance, Commercial and Financial ManagementSupport commercial and procurement strategies for infrastructure and technology, including supplier engagement and evaluationArticulate capital and revenue costs, benefits and lifecycle considerations for digital infrastructure solutionsEnsure compliance with governance, financial controls and assurance requirementsProvide high-quality reporting to programme boards and senior stakeholdersCollaborate across clinical, operational, estates and external partner teams to ensure integrated delivery

Candidate specification

Desirable:

Experience delivering new hospital builds or major estates redevelopment programmes
Define and govern technical architecture ensuring interoperability across clinical systems (EPR, PAS, PACS), building management systems, IoT and digital platforms
Knowledge of national healthcare digital standards and programmes
Formal qualification in IT, digital, engineering, enterprise architecture, programme or project management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP)
Support change management and digital adoption across the workforce
Significant experience working within healthcare organisations, ideally in acute or large-scale healthcare settings
Proven delivery of digital, IT infrastructure or technology programmes within complex, regulated environments
Experience supporting or leading digital and infrastructure design through RIBA stages, from concept and technical design to construction and handover
Experience contributing to business cases and large capital or transformation programmes

Closing date for applications for this role will be midnight on Monday 15th June. Please note: If we receive a high volume of applications before this date, the avdert may be taken down early.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Financial wellbeing

We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Employee Ownership

Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.

Health and wellbeing

Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Lifestyle

A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

Primary annual professional institution subscription.
A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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