Digital Twin Systems Lead

Digital Twin Systems Lead

Houston, TX, United States

(Hybrid)

Job Description

Wood Group is looking for a Digital Twin /3DV Systems Lead to support our Data Management Consultancy Team. This position will be based out of Houston, TX. The Digital Twin Systems Lead supports Wood’s digital asset and digital twin projects. The role supports both our clients and internal team, acting as our subject matter expert in 3DV toolsets and systems, including AVEVA engineering and design systems (E3D/PDMS) and Hexagon digital twin systems (Hexagon SDx).  The Digital Twin / 3DV Systems Lead may act as the Project Manager, supporting our clients and internal team, and acting as their subject matter expert in information and data management, including 3DV toolsets and digital asset projects. They are responsible for developing and transitioning key digital asset projects across the asset lifecycle with reference to their systems, workflows, governance and data hierarchy, and as appropriate developing governance, standards, processes and workflows to support this. 

Responsibilities

Principal accountabilities include:

Leading Digital Twin and 3DV System projects
Defining requirements to ensure full alignment with our clients when proposing digital, data or 3DV solutions
Providing support and guidance to client’s with reference to their current and future digital, data and 3DV needs
Defining scopes for new and / or improved systems, toolsets, processes and workflows in the digital twin space
Developing and supporting plans for data improvement and migration, including managing and supporting identified gaps in data quality
Evaluating digital twin (physical) project(s) across their lifecycle to ensure delivery against business and client expectations and all applicable OKRs / KPIs
Assessing technologies and vendors and providing proof of concepts
Contributing to commercial bids, tenders and quotations
Interfacing with potential clients to define and win new scopes of work
Interfacing with existing clients to develop new business opportunities, improvement and growth 
Nurturing ongoing digital twin / 3DV Systems client relationships and suggesting continuous improvement
Establishing Data Management Consultancy as the provider of choice within Wood for digital twin (physical) scopes
Provide thought leadership on digital twin delivery and 3DV Systems 

Strategic accountabilities include:

Contributing to Data Management Consultancy Global Strategy 
Providing thought leadership in the digital space aligned to Wood’s Vision, Values and Behaviors

Skills development and training of digital twin / 3DV Systems team resources across the Data Management Consultancy business

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

University Degree (bachelors or masters) in Computer Science or related discipline (or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience)

Job specific experience:  

Minimum of 10 years of experience delivering digital solutions in Energy Sector or related field industries
Minimum of 5 years experience delivering analytics/predictive analytics solutions and/or digital twins 
Experience in project management delivery
Expert in stakeholder management with experience in managing challenging interfaces and developing strong customer relationships
Experience of implementing successful project performance improvement activities and techniques for recovering poor performance

Areas of Expertise:

Good knowledge of solution and data architecture, data processing, analytics and IoT systems, with strong capabilities across a range of technologies
Demonstrable track record in delivering complex digital twin (physical) projects. This should include creation, testing, deploying and scaling digital twin solutions in the operations environment 
Specific experience in digital twins and asset performance management 
Able to identify and implement architecture best practices and standards
Technical knowledge to required to lead system and solution mapping, scalability, availability and performance activities
Good team leadership and people management skills
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Strong communication skills and the capability to communicate and work well with the leadership team, the business, as well as with specialists from related fields, including project managers, database developers, software engineers and data scientists
Agile mindset and understands Scrum methodology (preferred)
Excellent influencing and reasoning skills; good at conflict resolution and consensus building

IT Skills:               

Strong working knowledge of OPC, ETL, IoT and related technologies
Familiarity with Bentley, Aveva and / or Hexagon would be an advantage
Strong understanding of solution and data architecture
Data science skills advantageous

Personal Attributes & Capabilities:

Demonstrably practice Wood’s Vision, Values and Behaviors and compliance with Ethics Policy
Problem solver, with creative and adaptive problem solving skills
Good communicator (able to translate complex problems into simple solutions)
Collaborative (works well with stakeholders across the business)
Has the ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
Has creative and innovative problem solving skills
Self-motivated and proactive – works effectively and responsibly without close supervision
Good presentation skills and the ability to talk confidently around specialized subjects
Able to identify sales development opportunities and work with G&D colleagues to prioritize and deliver results

Innovative, driving continuous improvement and adoption of technologies to enhance delivery

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement 

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.