PLM Architect

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I'm looking for a Business Transformation Consultant (PLM Architect) for a hybrid working role. (location is yet to be confirmed). However, this will more than likely be working 2-3 days on-site. The rate is £595 per day inside IR35.

My clients are looking for an experienced Business Transformation Consultant - IoT & PLM (PD Architect) to join a strategic transformation initiative supporting BAE Systems.
This role sits at the intersection of Product Development (PD) Architecture, Product Life cycle Management (PLM), Internet of Things (IoT), and enterprise transformation. The successful candidate will play a key role in an Integration Discovery Programme, helping to define how engineering, manufacturing, and operational technology ecosystems can be connected to support future digital engineering capabilities.
Working closely with business stakeholders, architects, and technology specialists, you will assess the current landscape, identify integration opportunities, and help shape the future-state architecture required to support business transformation objectives across complex engineering environments.
This is a high-profile consulting role requiring a combination of strategic thinking, architectural expertise, stakeholder engagement, and industry knowledge within highly regulated engineering organisations.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery activities to understand current business processes, systems, and integration challenges.
• Define target-state architecture and transformation roadmaps supporting PLM and IoT initiatives.
• Assess engineering, manufacturing, and operational technology landscapes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and technical teams.
• Develop architecture artefacts, capability maps, business process models, and transformation recommendations.
• Analyse how product life cycle, engineering data, and operational information can be integrated to improve business outcomes.
• Support the development of digital engineering strategies and enterprise transformation plans.
• Produce executive-level presentations, strategic recommendations, and architecture documentation.
• Collaborate across multiple client, supplier, and IBM teams to align programme objectives.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities relating to enterprise integration and business transformation initiatives.
• Support governance activities and provide architectural guidance throughout the discovery phase.

Required Skills & ExperienceEssential

• Proven experience delivering Business Transformation Consulting engagements within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Product Life cycle Management (PLM) platforms, processes, and operating models.
• Experience working with Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and connected asset ecosystems.
• Product Development (PD) Architecture experience within engineering-led organisations.
• Experience leading discovery and assessment activities for large-scale transformation programmes.
• Strong business architecture and enterprise transformation consulting capabilities.
• Ability to translate business requirements into architectural and strategic recommendations.
• Experience producing architectural deliverables and transformation artefacts.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with senior business and technical stakeholders.

Technical & Functional Expertise

• Product Life cycle Management (PLM)
• Product Development Architecture
• Digital Engineering Transformation
• IoT Strategy & Integration
• Business Architecture
• Enterprise Transformation
• Integration Discovery & Assessment
• Process Analysis & Improvement
• Strategy Development & Roadmapping
• Stakeholder Engagement & Workshop Facilitation

Desirable SkillsThe following experience would be advantageous:

• Aerospace & Defence industry experience.
• Maritime sector experience.
• Submarine programme or defence engineering knowledge.
• Enterprise systems integration experience.
• Understanding of digital thread and digital engineering concepts.
• Experience working within highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of engineering data management and systems interoperability.
• Prior consulting experience on large-scale transformation programmes.

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