Morgan Philips Group
Director of Strategy & Enterprise Architecture
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Director of Strategy & Architecture – (Energy/Utilities/Capital Projects/Rail/Aviation/Telecoms)
Location:
Can be based anywhere in the UK – but Head office is in Hertfordshire.
Vacancy Type:
Employee (Permanent)
Salary range:
Approx. £125k up to £150k per annum (may go up to £160k) - plus bonus (up to £25k) - and car/or car allowance (£7200 per annum on top of base and bonus).
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
The Head of Enterprise Architecture will play a critical role in this journey, setting the foundations, and driving architectural discipline, and ensuring our technology strategy and landscape evolves to support future growth.
The role is responsible for establishing the architecture principles, standards and roadmaps, while working hands-on to modernise systems, close capability gaps, drive integration and automation. It is all about building the right environment for scalable growth; ensuring technology decisions today support business needs tomorrow whilst balancing the existing change agenda. Data, AI and emerging technologies will play a critical role on this journey, creating competitive edge and shaping how we operate.
What you’ll bring
- Proven experience as a Head of Enterprise Architecture (or similar senior architecture role) within a complex or rapidly scaling organisation.
- Track record of establishing architecture frameworks in environments with low standards and maturity.
- Strong knowledge across multiple domains (applications, data, infrastructure, integration, AI/ML, cloud, security).
- Hands-on experience with data platforms, analytics, and emerging technology adoption.
- Understanding of AI/ML opportunities and practical use cases within business and IT contexts.
- Excellent ability to communicate architectural concepts in business-friendly language across all stakeholders.
- Influential, pragmatic, and delivery-focused—able to balance strategic ambition with operational realities.
- Sector experience desirable but not essential
- Visionary but pragmatic and able to set clear direction whilst delivering tangible outcomes
- Collaborative and able to bring together diverse stakeholders and create alignment
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Qualifications
- Degree level education in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business administration, or a related field.
- Enterprise Architecture Framework knowledge e.g. TOGAF
- Cloud certifications e.g. Microsoft Azure
- Data & Analytics familiarity and a working knowledge of data and governance framework
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
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In addition, this role offers:
- Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family)
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
Values
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
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