Role: Enterprise/Solution Architect
Purpose
Provide strategic architecture leadership to define the future-state digital landscape across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, project delivery, and corporate functions.
The role will establish how design, manufacturing and construction processes integrate across the entire value chain, creating a target architecture that supports industrialised construction and operational efficiency.
Experience in a core manufacturing organisation is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead current-state assessment of business capabilities, applications, data and integrations.
- Define the future-state enterprise architecture supporting Design-to-Manufacture-to-Construct processes.
- Develop an enterprise solution blueprint covering:
- Engineering & Design
- Manufacturing Operations
- Supply Chain & Logistics
- Construction Delivery
- Finance & Commercial
- HR & Workforce Management
- Assess opportunities for platform consolidation and system rationalisation.
- Define integration requirements between ERP, MES, PLM, BIM, Scheduling and Data platforms.
- Facilitate executive workshops and architecture decision forums.
- Produce transformation roadmaps and investment recommendations.
Experience Required
- Enterprise Architecture leadership within construction, manufacturing or major infrastructure environments.
- Experience integrating ERP, MES, PLM and project delivery platforms.
- Knowledge of digital engineering and BIM ecosystems.
- Strong stakeholder engagement with CIO, COO and operational leadership teams.
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture framework experience.
Key Deliverables
- HR & Finance Current State Assessment
- Future State Process Architecture
- Application and Integration Architecture
- Reporting & Data Architecture
- Transformation Roadmap and Recommendations
Rate: Up to £900/day plus T&E outside IR35
Initial: 6-month contract with extension
