Digital Projects Lead in Melbourne

Mott MacDonald is a vibrant and forward-thinking engineering, management, and development consultancy. Working together as a global team we plan, design, deliver and maintain the transport, energy, water, buildings, and wider infrastructure that is integral to people’s daily lives. We value excellence in every dimension of our business and continuously seek opportunities to improve what we do and how we do it.

We’re looking for a Digital Projects Lead to drive the strategic enablement and hands-on delivery of digital systems, automated workflows, and modern ways of working into key delivery programmes and projects across the Asia-Pacific Region, with a primary focus on Australia.

As the Digital Projects Lead you sit at the critical intersection where complex program delivery meets digital innovation. Positioned as a key strategic enabler, you own the digital blueprint for our highest-profile engagements across the Defence and Infrastructure sectors. You take full ownership of translating complex Project, Program, and Commercial Management requirements into pragmatic, scalable digital systems, automated workflows, and modern ways of working that directly improve delivery performance and commercial outcomes.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Digital Solution Ownership: Define and own the overarching digital solution approach for major programs of work, specifically targeting Project, Program, and Commercial Management (PPCM) systems and workflows.
• Client & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead strategic client engagements across Australia and the broader APAC region, helping clients navigate digital transformation in complex Infrastructure and Defence environments.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Serve as the primary connector between core business delivery teams, client PMO structures, and centralised digital services to ensure technical outputs align with operational delivery realities.
• Hands-On Delivery & Technical Guidance: Oversee the end-to-end development, testing, and deployment of digital tools, data integration pipelines, and automated reporting mechanics.
• Governance, Quality & Security Assurance: Ensure all digital solutions conform to rigorous standards of cybersecurity, data governance, system maintainability, and client compliance requirements.
• Change Leadership & Ways of Working: Drive sustainable digital adoption across project teams by embedding best-practice digital workflows, establishing user training frameworks, and measuring ongoing business impact.

What we are looking for:

• Must Haves:
• Deep Project, Program and Commercial Management & Program Delivery Knowledge: 10+ years of background in project, program, or commercial management within the Infrastructure or Defence sectors.
• Proven Track Record in Digital Enablement: Demonstrated experience designing, configuring, or delivering digital systems, workflow automations, and data solutions for large-scale capital works programs.
• Client Engagement Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management capabilities with a proven ability to influence client decision-makers and lead multidisciplinary teams across the APAC region.
• End-To-End Delivery Leadership: Hands-on experience taking a digital capability or solution from initial concept and client co-design through development, deployment, and long-term business-as-usual adoption.
• Commercial Acumen & Value Focus: Strong capability to connect digital initiatives directly to commercial outcomes, efficiency gains, and risk mitigation.
• Defence & Security Environment Experience: Exposure to Defence procurement frameworks, secure data handling protocols, or major Defence capital infrastructure programs.
• Project, Program and Commercial Management & Data Ecosystem Exposure: Familiarity with modern digital delivery stacks.
• Consulting & Productisation Background: Experience within a professional services or advisory environment.
• Technical expertise: Practical understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Mott MacDonald celebrates diversity and inclusion, offering a supportive work environment that values work-life balance, diversity, inclusion, and equity. We welcome diverse applicants, including First Nations People, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people of all genders, neurodiversity, cultural backgrounds, age groups, and those with intersectional identities.

We offer a range of diverse benefits and facilities to make this a great place to be, including:

• Agile working environment, supporting our people to work flexibly
• Discretionary Group and Personal Performance Bonuses for eligible employees
• Employee resource groups including the Inclusive Network for Women, Corporate Social Responsibility and more
• Annual Health Checks and ongoing professional development