Principal BIM Lead in Derby

Do you want to be part of our Digital Delivery team? Can you support internal and external stakeholders? Are you experienced in multiple software platforms (including Revit, Tekla and/or Bentley OpenBuildings Designer)? Then, enhance your career by turning challenges into sustainable solutions.

To enhance our Digital Delivery team, we are looking for a Principal BIM Lead to join us. Working in any of our UK offices, you'll be providing advice and support to internal and external supply chain/stakeholders and enforce consistent and compliant use of Digital Tools to align with or inform the production of Exchange Information Requirements and BIM Execution Plans. Developing, updating or maintaining software interfaces between project, client and 3rd party systems.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Driving the production and delivery of high-quality 3D models and 2D drawings in accordance with COWI’s standards and any project-specific standards agreed with our clients.
• Supporting the delivery of/developing detailed multi-disciplinary models, knowledge of Asset Tagging required, as well as the development of families/component libraries.
• Implementing/running the coordination of multidisciplinary teams by ensuring models are fully integrated.
• Assisting discipline leads by providing technical support and expertise throughout project lifecycles.
• Implementing/running automated scripts and tools to enhance workflows and improve project efficiency.
• Assisting and advising on and ensuring projects are set-up effectively with respect to software, tools, and processes.
• Taking an engaged approach in training and developing colleagues across the business and junior members of the Digital Delivery Discipline Team, ensuring their advancement and skill-building on various projects, as well as acting as a Key Specialist and performing a lead role across Teams and Projects.
• Providing key specialist support to the Discipline Management Team in the development of internal Processes.
• Maintaining a positive and enthusiastic attitude towards checking and a business-mindset towards quality.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future. The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• Previous experience of supporting projects within the digital production, compliance and handover stages.
• Experience in coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and integrating designs.
• Knowledge of programming languages and visual programming: Python, C#, Dynamo, Grasshopper etc. Implementation and oversight of the above in projects.
• Experience with implementing/overseeing the use of interfacing software for clash avoidance, clash detection and coordination activities.
• Experience of working with Common Data Environments (CDE) specifically ProjectWise and Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
• Extensive experience and comprehensive understanding of working with and the application of multiple software platforms (including Revit, Tekla and/or Bentley OpenBuildings Designer) on UK infrastructure projects, especially in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• An HNC or higher education in Civil Engineering or a related field and Professionally Qualified to EngTech (MICE or TMIET).
• Enhanced communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers, discipline leads, and project managers.
• Demonstrable experience of working with the Information Management Initiative (IMI) (formerly the UK BIM Framework - delivering Projects using the framework provided by ISO) and working in UK BIM Project Delivery Roles.
• Thought leader, with a drive and vision to support COWI UK on its digital delivery journey resulting in consistent and efficient project outcomes that meet client needs.