Hybrid CDE Lead & Information Manager

Company Description

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Job Description

Start Here Grow Here. AECOM is seeking a proficient and experienced Information Manager (CDE Superuser) to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the quality and organisation of project-related information and contractual documents across various projects in the UK. A thorough understanding of Common Data Environment (CDE) systems is essential, along with exposure to large-scale construction projects.

Here's what you'll do:

• CDE Implementation and Management
  • Assist in the implementation and operation of the organisation’s CDE.
  • Set up new project standards and develop 'how-to' guides for new projects.
  • Manage day-to-day administrative tasks related to CDE, including invitations and workflow updates.
• Training and Development
  • Provide training to internal and external project members on project-specific CDE systems and protocols.
  • Become the regional expert in CDE usage, offering training and support to new users.
  • Produce regional system usage reports for project teams and the System Manager.
• Collaboration and Communication
  • Liaise with DCs and project teams to provide effective feedback & reports to steering & management teams.
  • Collaborate with internal and external team members to ensure efficient CDE utilisation and offer best practice advice.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance
  • Manage incoming datasets on behalf of clients, ensuring compliance with protocols and standards.
  • Implement thorough QA/QC procedures on all transmitted information, ensuring compliance with project protocols.
  • Control project documentation across multiple simultaneous projects and maintain project record files.
• Client and Stakeholder Interaction
  • Serve as the point of contact for clients, consultants, and internal management regarding project information auditing and sourcing.
  • Download and distribute formal and informal issues to internal teams and consultants.
• Documentation Management
  • Review drawings, attach relevant comments, and submit them back onto project systems.
  • Manage essential project forms such as RFIs, correspondences, and site submittals.
  • Assist in maintaining the integrity of digital security systems to safeguard sensitive project information.
  • Monitor incoming project deliverables against MIDPs and produce reporting accordingly.

Qualifications

Here's what we're looking for:

• Extensive experience and strong knowledge of CDE (CDE Superuser).
• Methodical approach to work with a keen attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.
• Proficient in MS Office packages (SharePoint, Word, Excel, Access), Autodesk Forma, Aconex and basic understanding of AutoCAD/Revit, including PowerApps workflows.
• Understanding of relevant industry standards (e.g., ISO19650, GDPR, etc.)

Experience & Qualifications

You will hold a suitable Information Profession qualification in information science, computer engineering, or related field to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent and/or will have experience at Practitioner Level (EO/HEO) of the Government Knowledge & Information Management (GKIM) Professional Skills Framework. With a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in information management. Must be able to obtain necessary security clearances required by the role.

Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.