Head of Digital Design

Job Description

The Head of Digital Design is a senior global leadership role responsible for shaping how digital design capability is developed, shared and applied across the 10N Collective.

The role exists to ensure that digital tools, platforms, skills and workflows support design quality, delivery certainty and business performance, while enabling innovation and collaboration across practice brands, studios and regions.

Rather than acting as a central production function, the Head of Digital Design operates as a strategic connector and multiplier, establishing common standards and platforms where they add value, and empowering local teams to excel within their own contexts.

Reporting Line

Reports to the 10N Executive Team, working closely with the 10N CEO’s, IT leadership, studio leads, design leadership and sustainability teams across the Collective.

Core Accountabilities

Global Leadership and Capability

• Lead and develop a globally distributed digital design function comprising BIM managers, Revit content specialists, design application specialists, CAD and visualisation experts across multiple practice brands.
• Create a culture of collaboration, learning and continuous improvement across regions and disciplines.
• Define a clear digital design capability framework covering architecture, retrofit and related disciplines, applicable across sectors and geographies.
• Support succession planning, talent development and performance management within the digital design community.

Digital Vision and Strategy

• Set the strategic direction for digital design across the 10N Collective, aligned with design ambition, sustainability objectives and business priorities.
• Oversee the evolution of digital platforms, including BIM, data environments, interoperability, visualisation and emerging technologies.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and improve workflows where collective approaches deliver clear benefit.
• Ensure digital design is integrated across the full project lifecycle, from pursuit and procurement through delivery and post-completion insights.

Enabling the Collective

• Work in close partnership with studio leads, design directors and IT teams to ensure digital strategies respond to real operational and design needs.
• Enable effective knowledge sharing across practice brands through training frameworks, guidance, documentation and shared learning.
• Support project leaders and teams in making informed choices about digital tools and methods, balancing innovation with reliability and scalability.
• Ensure digital design approaches support collaboration and cross-selling across the Collective, particularly on complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

External Engagement and Industry Positioning

• Define and maintain the Collective’s approach to digital design, BIM and specialist design software in line with industry best practice.
• Engage with clients, consultants, contractors and suppliers to shape and deliver digital strategies appropriate to the project and market context.
• Oversee the definition of project-specific digital deliverables and the performance of external consultants where relevant.
• Actively participate in industry networks and forums to maintain 10N’s position as a forward-thinking and credible digital leader.

Governance, Budget and Procurement

• Lead digital design budget planning and oversight in collaboration with the 10N COO and the Egis service line IT leadership.
• Ensure software procurement, licensing and renewals are aligned with business needs and deliver value for money.
• Manage relationships with Egis shared services to ensure compliance with service-level agreements and group standards.
• Balance collective efficiencies with flexibility for local studio requirements.

Service Management and Innovation

• Implement appropriate service management processes within the digital design function to support stability, responsiveness and continuous improvement.
• Lead research and development initiatives exploring how emerging digital tools can improve design quality, delivery performance and sustainability outcomes.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and cyber security initiatives in collaboration with IT leadership.

Applications and Infrastructure

• Oversee the full lifecycle of digital design applications, from specification and selection through deployment, support and optimisation.
• Work with infrastructure teams to ensure digital design environments are robust, scalable and fit for purpose, including cloud services and high-performance computing where required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in senior digital marketing roles, ideally within architecture, engineering, infrastructure, professional services or other complex B2B environments
• Demonstrated experience leading digital transformation in a design-led or professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of architectural and design workflows, with the ability to bridge creative, technical and commercial priorities.
• Proven ability to drive change, embedding new tools and ways of working across diverse teams and geographies.
• Credible senior leader with the communication skills to influence at Executive, studio and project level.
• Strategic mindset combined with pragmatic delivery focus.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and staying at the forefront of digital design practice and technology.

Additional Information

We are committed to our planet

In each project we design, engineer and operate we care deeply about the legacy we’re leaving behind. As part of our team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to use your skills and expertise to shape a better future for our communities in the UK, and all around the globe.

Our commitment is translated in the work carried out by our Egis Foundation, which funds concrete actions to address the climate crisis and is focused on educational and social initiatives that will help in the responsible and sustainable shift towards a sustainable world.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.