Associate (Information Management & Digital Delivery) in West Bromwich

Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to provide leadership in digital delivery? Can you inspire others? Are you experienced information management? Then, this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To strengthen our UK & Ireland digital delivery capability, we are looking for an experienced Associate (Information Management & Digital Delivery) to join us. Working on a range of infrastructure and energy projects you’ll provide leadership across information management, ISO 19650 implementation, and digital delivery governance and assurance.
This role provides depth, resilience, and influence across projects and frameworks (internally and externally), while supporting bids within the UK&I. It also contributes to knowledge-sharing across UK&I, Business Line UK & International, and alignment across the wider COWI business. The role is suited to an individual who brings strong professional credibility, sound judgement, and a pragmatic understanding of how information management and digital delivery enable better project outcomes.
The individual will operate as a trusted peer within the Digital Delivery Management Team, supporting alignment and operational delivery effectiveness. The role balances governance and assurance with hands‑on engagement where required, ensuring standards are applied in a way that is scalable, practical, and aligned with project realities.
Information Management & ISO 19650 Leadership
Provide leadership and subject matter expertise in information management and the application of the ISO 19650 framework across UK&I projects
Translate standards, guidance, and governance requirements into practical, adoptable delivery approaches that support project teams
Act as an escalation point for complex or high-risk information management challenges, providing clear, proportionate guidance.
Delivery-Connected Governance & Assurance
Maintain a strong connection to live project delivery, ensuring information management approaches remain grounded in operational reality
Support project teams during mobilisation, delivery, and assurance stages, including targeted intervention where projects require stabilisation or reset
Contribute to audit, assurance, and compliance activity, ensuring outcomes are focused on quality, consistency, and value rather than process alone
Provide input to bids, tenders, and framework responses, shaping information management strategies, risk positions, and mobilisation approaches
Support project and framework mobilisation, ensuring information requirements, delivery plans, and governance structures are clearly defined and achievable
Contribute to commercial discussions where information management scope, resourcing, and delivery models impact project performance
Discipline Resilience & Capability Development
Strengthen resilience within the Digital Delivery discipline by sharing subject matter leadership
Mentor and support colleagues across UK&I, Business Lines UK & International, and EDC
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of internal information management guidance, templates, and best practice.
Build trusted relationships with project managers, engineers, clients, and external stakeholders, helping articulate the value of digital delivery and information management
Represent COWI credibly in technical and professional discussions where appropriate, supporting the organisation’s reputation
Promote a collaborative, pragmatic, and delivery-focused culture aligned with COWI’s values.
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You always delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your people to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact‑based feedback. Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high‑potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring and trusting culture in your team.
On top of that, you’ll have:
Significant experience in information management and digital delivery leadership within complex, multidisciplinary project environments
Demonstrable expertise in the ISO 19650 framework and its practical application across procurement, mobilisation, delivery, and assurance stages
Proven ability to influence outcomes across projects, frameworks, and teams
Strong understanding of governance, assurance, and quality management, with the ability to balance consistency and flexibility
Experience contributing to bids, frameworks, or major project mobilisation from an information management perspectiveExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the credibility to engage confidently with senior stakeholders
A collaborative leadership style, with a clear commitment to mentoring, capability development, and team resilience
Highly Desirable
Professional chartership and/or fellowship within a relevant institution (ICE/IET)
Experience supporting or contributing to industry standards, guidance, or professional communities
Familiarity with common data environments and digital delivery platforms used on major UK&I and international projects
Experience aligning information management approaches with wider quality, collaboration, and information security frameworks
A strong interest in continuous improvement, innovation, and raising the standard of digital delivery practice
A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
28days' holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays
Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
Private health care, for you anda contribution from you foryour immediate dependents
Flexible and hybrid working conditions
Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
Life assurance
Maternity Leave: 1-20weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
Optional benefits include:
Electric vehicle lease
Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)
Got more questions
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Abhinav Khanna at Get to know us even better at our website, , where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
Equal opportunity employer
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,