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Estates Information Management Lead
What You'll Be Doing
Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping how information underpins one of the UK's most complex, historic and high‑profile estates? As Estates Information Management (EIM) Team Lead, you'll lead the strategy and delivery of information management across the Parliamentary Estate, ensuring that high‑quality, trusted information supports decision‑making, programmes and projects now and into the future.
You'll head a multidisciplinary team spanning document control, BIM, information architecture and information security, providing leadership, direction and assurance across the full information lifecycle. From setting strategy and governance standards, to overseeing the Common Data Environment and championing best practice such as ISO 19650, your work will be central to how Parliament manages, protects and uses its estate information.
Working closely with colleagues across Strategic Estates, Parliamentary Digital Service and external partners, you'll act as a trusted adviser and thought leader on digital estates capability. This is a high‑impact role offering the opportunity to influence culture, drive continuous improvement and ensure that information is treated as a critical asset across an internationally significant estate.
Why join us?
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive package of benefits, including:
What We're Looking For
We're seeking an experienced, confident leader who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to influence, collaborate and drive change. You'll thrive in this role if you bring:
Senior Leadership Experience In Estates Information Management
A proven track record of leading major EIM or digital information programmes in complex organisations, including managing high‑performing multidisciplinary teams.
Strong strategy, governance and standards expertise
Experience developing and embedding information management strategies, policies and governance frameworks, with strong knowledge of ISO 19650, BIM standards and construction processes.
Deep understanding of information architecture and data quality
Expertise in taxonomy, metadata, master data management, file‑naming conventions and ensuring high‑quality information across programmes and asset lifecycles.
Digital delivery and CDE leadership
Experience designing, implementing or optimising Common Data Environments and working confidently with platforms such as Asite, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Viewpoint, Aconex or similar.
Excellent Communication And Influencing Skills
Ability to produce clear, high‑quality guidance and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, building engagement and support for effective information management.
Analytical, collaborative and resilient approach
Strong problem‑solving skills, the ability to juggle competing priorities, and experience working sensitively within complex or heritage estates.
Next Steps And Additional Information
Applicants must ensure that anything submitted must be factually accurate. Plagiarism 'can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.' Whilst candidates can make use of AI, they must do it truthfully. Where possible experience stated within the supporting statement should also be visible in the cv part of the application. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications, statements, and CVs; submissions must be truthful and relevant to experience.
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.
Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.
Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.
We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.
What You'll Be Doing
Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping how information underpins one of the UK's most complex, historic and high‑profile estates? As Estates Information Management (EIM) Team Lead, you'll lead the strategy and delivery of information management across the Parliamentary Estate, ensuring that high‑quality, trusted information supports decision‑making, programmes and projects now and into the future.
You'll head a multidisciplinary team spanning document control, BIM, information architecture and information security, providing leadership, direction and assurance across the full information lifecycle. From setting strategy and governance standards, to overseeing the Common Data Environment and championing best practice such as ISO 19650, your work will be central to how Parliament manages, protects and uses its estate information.
Working closely with colleagues across Strategic Estates, Parliamentary Digital Service and external partners, you'll act as a trusted adviser and thought leader on digital estates capability. This is a high‑impact role offering the opportunity to influence culture, drive continuous improvement and ensure that information is treated as a critical asset across an internationally significant estate.
Why join us?
In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive package of benefits, including:
- Generous annual leave starting at 30 days, increasing to 35 days after one year.
- Membership of the Civil Service pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of around 27%.
- Flexible and hybrid working options, where role requirements allow, to help you balance professional and personal commitments.
- Enhanced family‑friendly policies, including parental and caring leave.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking an experienced, confident leader who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to influence, collaborate and drive change. You'll thrive in this role if you bring:
Senior Leadership Experience In Estates Information Management
A proven track record of leading major EIM or digital information programmes in complex organisations, including managing high‑performing multidisciplinary teams.
Strong strategy, governance and standards expertise
Experience developing and embedding information management strategies, policies and governance frameworks, with strong knowledge of ISO 19650, BIM standards and construction processes.
Deep understanding of information architecture and data quality
Expertise in taxonomy, metadata, master data management, file‑naming conventions and ensuring high‑quality information across programmes and asset lifecycles.
Digital delivery and CDE leadership
Experience designing, implementing or optimising Common Data Environments and working confidently with platforms such as Asite, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Viewpoint, Aconex or similar.
Excellent Communication And Influencing Skills
Ability to produce clear, high‑quality guidance and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, building engagement and support for effective information management.
Analytical, collaborative and resilient approach
Strong problem‑solving skills, the ability to juggle competing priorities, and experience working sensitively within complex or heritage estates.
Next Steps And Additional Information
- CV & Criteria answers - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your CV and provide evidence against criterias 2,3,4 and 6 as listed in the Job Description.
Applicants must ensure that anything submitted must be factually accurate. Plagiarism 'can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.' Whilst candidates can make use of AI, they must do it truthfully. Where possible experience stated within the supporting statement should also be visible in the cv part of the application. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications, statements, and CVs; submissions must be truthful and relevant to experience.
More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description.
Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.
Please ensure that you anonymise your application by removing any identifiable factors from your CV or Supporting Statement.
We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.