Head of Data and AI

Company Description

Please only apply for this role if you are eligible of UK security clearance of SC level. Please make this clear at the top of your application. You will be rejected if you do not meet this criteria.

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.

Job Description

The Head of Data and AI role is to provide expert technical services, planning, and implementation support to data mapping, model design and migration planning. The candidate will also require software engineering experience to ensure that strategy can be delivered using a data centric approach.

The Head of Data and AI will act as an ambassador for the digital business and will be called upon to act as the principal liaison between technical support and professional services consultants and delivery teams. They will interface daily with the Business Units core functions including sales, technical support, and project management. The Head of Data and AI reports to the Digital Operations Director and will support in contributing to and delivering the UK digital business strategy, identifying and securing the skills that Assystem need to develop the business.

Already working in a leadership role, we would expect that you would bring a good network  and experience to enhance the Assystem offering. You will be a self-starter who is keen to develop data practices for Assystem’s clients.

Outstanding communication skills are essential as we expect the successful candidate to work collaboratively with customers, in-house teams, and members of the supply chain. This will include Suppliers, Consultants, Contractors, the Project Delivery Teams, Commercial and Legal Teams.

Regular travel will be required to main project offices and project sites to interact with customers, colleagues, contractors, and consultants.

Assystem are interested in speaking with the positive outlook and energy to:

• Bring an entrepreneurial approach to developing both our clients and Assystem’s businesses
• Provide proactive leadership
• Bring a collaborative approach to team development and delivery
• Be a self-starter and enthusiastic about solving problems
• Be prepared to take risks
• Be able to communicate complex ideas effectively to people from different occupational backgrounds
• Build strong relationships with people at all levels
• Travel to our client sites or occasionally international assignments to develop new business

Key to this role will be the ability to advance data practices to enable Assystem to contribute to the delivery the UK industrial strategy and will require activities such as:

• Keeping abreast of best practice and new developments in industry
• Developing people, from graduates to experienced members of the team
• Working with colleagues across the globe to bring in, or share, best practice
• Identifying areas where digital transformation will return value
• Have knowledge of competing AI and other data solutions, be able to recommend and then implement solutions in client environments or on cloud platforms.
• Support the implementation of industrial data environments
• Be able to deploy DevOps to develop data products
• Advise on best practices for use of data management and governance
• Support to marketing of Assystem Data offering
• Support & develop Web, literature, interviews, presenting at relevant customer focused conferences

Qualifications

Experience from highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure is highly desirable, but Assystem will consider candidates from other industries with complex data requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in a relevant discipline
• Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking and negotiation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Additional Information

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to be able to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

The following skills and experience would be advantageous.

• Knowledge of architecture, engineering, information technology or related discipline in relation to construction
• Knowledge of ISO19650 standards

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.