Head of Simulation

About The Job

We’re looking for a Head of Simulation to join our team.

• Full-time
• Digital Solutions
• Solihull – Hybrid

You Will

SUMMARY OF ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, inspire and manage a growing team of Simulation Consultants and Technicians, setting clear expectations, maintaining high morale, and ensuring quality delivery.
• Act as a mentor and technical authority, providing day-to-day guidance, coaching, and direction while still contributing directly to selected projects.
• Conduct regular 1-to-1s and performance reviews, identify development needs, and maintain a clear succession and growth plan for the team.
• Build a culture of openness, accountability, and innovation where technical excellence and commercial focus go hand in hand.
• Recruit and onboard new talent to meet future growth and capability needs.
• Personally lead or contribute to key client projects, particularly where high technical complexity, strategic value, or stakeholder visibility is involved.
• Set the technical standard for the team through examples, demonstrating best practice modelling, documentation, validation, and communication.
• Work in partnership with the Business Unit Director to develop a workable three-month resource plan for upcoming projects and opportunities.
• Support pre-sales and proof-of-concept builds that showcase ITI’s expertise and drive new client engagements.
• Oversee the delivery portfolio, ensuring projects are executed on time, within scope and budget, and to the highest professional standards.
• Act as senior technical and strategic advisor to clients, shaping engagements and translating technical results into clear business value.
• Contribute to thought leadership, authoring blogs, presenting at conferences, and developing materials that showcase ITI’s simulation capability.
• Follow all health and safety regulations, procedures and protocols.
• Line management and functional responsibility for assigned team.

Summary Of Requirements

Experience And Knowledge

• Proven leadership experience within a simulation or digital-twin consultancy or team.
• Hands-on expertise with one or more leading simulation platforms (FlexSim preferred; AnyLogic, PlantSim, Witness, Simul8, etc.).
• Strong track record of simulation project delivery and client engagement.
• Honours degree in a relevant STEM or Engineering discipline

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to balance people leadership with personal project delivery.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercial awareness with ability to link technical work to client outcomes and profitability.

VALUES

In line with our company values we are looking for someone who,

Deliver what we promise