Digital Engineering Lead (South)

Dalkia Engineering has a fantastic opportunity for a Digital Engineering Lead to join our talented Digital Engineering Team in the South region. This is a key leadership role at the forefront of digital project delivery, where you’ll play a vital part in shaping and driving the digital engineering strategy across complex, high-value projects.

This position requires travel to various project sites and offices, and you can be based anywhere in Kent, London, Cambridge, Nottingham or surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact in a fast-growing organisation, delivering cutting-edge engineering solutions across sectors including healthcare, commercial, leisure, MOD/MOJ, and education.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for Digital Engineers and project deliverables across one or more regions or sectors.
• Ensure all projects are planned, managed, and delivered in full compliance with Dalkia’s ISO 19650 processes and standards.
• Lead the delivery of digital training initiatives, supporting the continuous development of Dalkia’s digital community.
• Take ownership of digital project delivery, including reporting, resource planning, and cost control within the assigned region(s) or sector.
• Oversee both internal and external project execution, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery aligned with agreed objectives.
• Manage and report all change control processes impacting Digital Engineering across active projects.
• Provide regular regional project updates and performance reporting (KPIs) to the Technical Director – Digital.

What We’re Looking For:

• Relevant academic qualifications such as a Degree, Honours Degree, HNC, HND, NVQ, National Certificate or Diploma, or equivalent.
• Professional registration with CIBSE or IET, or actively working towards accreditation.
• Proven experience in delivering digital engineering projects and operating in a senior management capacity.
• Sector experience in one or more of the following is desirable: healthcare, commercial, leisure, MOD/MOJ, or education.
• Experience managing projects with MEP values ranging from £5M to £50M.

What’s on Offer

Our people are our greatest asset. We’re committed to recruiting, training, and developing people, who can drive innovation and help shape the future of energy.  We invest in nurturing talent, offer a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package, and support continuous professional development at every level of the organisation.

• Hybrid working
• Medical Health Cover
• Life Assurance
• 25 days of annual leave, plus 1 additional day for your birthday
• Pension Scheme
• Car Allowance
• Family Friendly policies
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits, retail discounts, technology and bikes and much more.
• Real career progression opportunities.
• Discretionary annual salary reviews

Diversity and Inclusion

At Dalkia, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential to driving innovation and achieving a sustainable energy future. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive regardless of background, identity, or lived experience. We welcome applications from all individuals and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Together, we’re building a culture that reflects the communities we serve and supports the transition to a net-zero world.

About us

Dalkia is a leading technical and energy services company in the UK. We are committed to building quality relationships to drive long term value for our clients. Backed by EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity, we leverage the strength of our Group, without losing the personability of a smaller business. We’re a people-first culture.

Our strength lies in the diversity and expertise of our people. We prioritise safety in everything we do, taking a proactive approach that ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone we interact with.

Dalkia Engineering:  Partnering with our customers, we co-create, design and deliver energy-efficient mechanical, electrical and public health solutions faster, safer and better than ever before.

Guided by our value-added approach and bolstered by the latest technologies, tools and engineering techniques, our expert team will support you throughout the project lifecycle, from design to commissioning, completion and aftercare, ensuring complete satisfaction.