At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead BIM coordination and ensure high-quality digital delivery across building services projects.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for mentorship.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for career growth and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the building services industry while driving best practices.
- Qualifications: Degree in engineering and significant BIM coordination experience required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
As a Principal BIM Coordinator (Building Services), you will lead and support the coordination of discipline models and digital information across complex projects, ensuring delivery aligns with the BIM Execution Plan (BEP), ISO 19650 and agreed organisational standards. You will play a key role in driving high quality model coordination, fostering collaboration, and improving digital delivery practices across multidisciplinary building services teams. Working closely with Regional BIM Leads/Managers and project stakeholders, you will champion best practice, mentor others, and contribute to continuous improvement across projects and the wider business.
Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of BIM standards, BEPs and ISO 19650 requirements across building services projects.
- Oversee setup and governance of Revit environments, templates, shared coordinates and content libraries.
- Manage and coordinate federated MEP/building services models, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Lead clash detection and coordination workflows (Navisworks, Revizto), driving timely resolution with design teams.
- Review and audit models for quality, compliance, constructability and performance.
- Act as a key technical authority for BIM tools, resolving complex modelling and coordination issues.
- Manage information delivery processes, including TIDPs, risk/issue logs and coordination reporting.
- Ensure robust version control, information management and integration within CDE platforms (e.g. ProjectWise, ACC, SharePoint).
- Facilitate BIM coordination meetings, workshops and design reviews, ensuring actions are tracked and closed out.
- Mentor and support engineers and technicians, promoting consistent best‑practice workflows.
- Contribute to the development and continual improvement of BIM standards, workflows and digital delivery strategies.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to enhance coordination, data quality and project outcomes.
Qualifications
- A degree in building services engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience in BIM coordination within building services (MEP), including complex multidisciplinary projects.
- Strong expertise in Autodesk Revit and model coordination tools (e.g. Navisworks, Revizto).
- Proven experience managing federated models and leading clash detection and coordination activities.
- In‑depth knowledge of ISO 19650, BEP development and implementation, and information management principles.
- Experience working with enterprise Common Data Environments (e.g. ProjectWise, Autodesk Construction Cloud, SharePoint).
- Strong understanding of building services design workflows and deliverables.
- Ability to interrogate models and produce high quality drawings, views and technical outputs.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and leadership skills.
- A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with strong attention to detail.
- Experience mentoring or leading others within a BIM or digital engineering environment.
- Exposure to automation or scripting (e.g. Dynamo, Python) would be advantageous.
Security Clearance
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer.
Principal Building Services Technician in Devon employer: SNC-Lavalin
As a Principal Building Services Technician, you will thrive in a dynamic work environment that champions innovation and collaboration. Our company prioritises employee growth through mentorship opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring you are at the forefront of BIM practices. Located in a vibrant area, we offer a supportive culture that values your contributions and fosters a sense of community among our multidisciplinary teams.
