BIM Manager

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 (Depending on Experience)

Location: Leicester

Stephen George + Partners LLP (SGP) Architects and Masterplanners, are an award-winning AJ Top100 practice, established in 1970 with 5 regional offices.

What is the role?

The BIM Manager will lead the strategic implementation, management, and ongoing development of BIM processes and standards across the practice, ensuring efficient and consistent delivery of projects. The role involves supporting project teams, enhancing BIM capabilities, and maintaining compliance with ISO 19650.

What does the role entail?

• BIM Standards & Strategy: Manage the strategic programme of adoption of Revit/BIM across the practice. Manage the implementation of the practice's BIM Strategy. Develop, maintain, and implement BIM standards, templates, and libraries, including the creation and maintenance of Revit templates using BS naming conventions. Manage production and implementation of sector-specific Revit object libraries, overseeing revisions and updates. Prepare, issue, update, and communicate BIM procedures covering the company's Standards & Resource Library to ensure consistency.
• Technical Support & Mentoring: Provide technical support and guidance to project teams, particularly on Revit-related issues. Supplement the capabilities of Revit Champions to resolve complex or ongoing project challenges. Provide responsive and effective support to all staff on Revit and modelling queries.
• Resource & Team Support: Work closely with the Senior BIM Coordinator to ensure projects have the necessary resources to meet project requirements. Meet regularly with the BIM Team to manage workloads and all aspects associated with Revit/BIM. Identify methods to ensure prevalent and efficient Revit/BIM usage across the practice.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Conduct regular audits of project BIM models to ensure compliance with company standards and client requirements. Identify compliance issues regarding adoption of company BIM procedures and standards. Generate reports on BIM performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions. Implement and apply practice QA procedures consistently.
• Training & Development: Identify training needs across the practice and coordinate BIM training sessions. Mentor staff at various levels, promoting best practices and efficient workflows. Create, maintain, and share BIM/Revit training material on the practice's Learning Management System (LMS).
• Collaboration & Communication: Engage proactively with stakeholders including architects, technicians, and external consultants to ensure smooth BIM coordination. Promote a culture of collaborative working aligned with BIM processes. Identify opportunities to promote and communicate the practice’s BIM offering internally and externally.
• Technology Management: Evaluate emerging technologies and software to continually enhance practice efficiency. Liaise with the IT team on hardware/software issues affecting employees’ ability to perform their roles and suggest possible solutions. Manage software upgrades and support the integration of new tools into existing workflows.

What Skills & Experience do I need to have?

• Demonstrable experience in a BIM Manager or similar leadership role within architecture or construction.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Revit and familiarity with Navisworks, Solibri Model Checker, and related BIM software.
• In-depth understanding of ISO 19650 and BIM Stage 2 standards.
• Excellent communication, training, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and lead change initiatives.
• Good awareness and understanding of tools for efficient Revit component library management.

Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent qualification in Architecture, Engineering, or a related discipline. Professional certification or extensive professional experience in BIM management.

Reporting:

The BIM Manager will report directly to the Digital Director, collaborating closely with senior management and project teams.

Who will I be working for?

Founded in 1970, Stephen George + Partners LLP is one of the UK’s leading architectural practices with offices in London, Leicester, Leeds, Birmingham, and Solihull. We are placed in the ‘Top 100’ practices by the Architects’ Journal (the AJ 100) and have been rated one of the ‘Top 100 Companies to work for’ by The Sunday Times.

Sectors and Services we operate in are:

• Sectors: Industrial, Transport, Healthcare, Office + Fit Out, Mixed Use + Retail, Residential, Education, Leisure, Science + Innovation.
• Services: Master planning, Interior Design, Digital, BIM, Visualisation and Health + Safety (CDM and BSA PD roles).

Our Core Values: Fairness, Integrity, Quality, Service, Design, Social Responsibility.

Our Mission: To continue to grow the business, increase diversity, improve efficiency and to be a responsible employer, creating a business culture that reflects our Core Values.

Our Focus: To inspire us all, building a strong, vibrant, and resilient practice where all five offices function efficiently, sharing resources, skills and capability across teams and sectors and collaborating as a single entity in delivering our Mission.

For more information on SGP, please visit our website at Stephen George + Partners - Architecture Company and Consultants.

Benefits:

• 35 days holiday annually (this includes 10 pre-allocated days throughout the year).
• Hybrid working policy - allowance of up to 2 days working at home per week.
• Performance Reviews three times a year.
• Monthly 1:1’s with your line manager.
• Pension scheme.
• Cloud operating system, meaning you are backed by a data centre and not limited to the power of your laptop.
• Death in Service and Permanent Health Care insurances.
• Hybrid working up to 2 days a week.
• Private healthcare.
• Works mobile phone.