BIM Lead

BIM Lead

Location: Warrington

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

Job Description

This position is an exciting opportunity to become the BIM Coordination Lead within the growing engineering division. Reporting to the Manager of Engineering and Design, you will bring expertise to establish and develop in-house BIM/CAD capabilities. You will take a proactive approach to improving 3D design and BIM practices and facilitate effective integration and management of information among engineering teams and BIM stakeholders.

As the BIM Coordination Lead, your activities will include the following:

• Ensuring all CAD/BIM activities adhere to project-specific and industry-wide standards, including ISO 19650
• Prepare, control and implement BIM execution plans for single and multi-discipline projects
• Establish clear BIM goals and objectives for all projects and communicate these to internal teams and external stakeholders
• Coordinate multidisciplinary BIM activities to ensure seamless integration of architectural, structural, and MEP models
• Oversee the use of CAD/BIM software, ensuring licenses are current and team members have access to necessary tools
• Act as the primary point of contact for BIM-related queries and support
• Verify conformity of the projects to the BEP
• Responsible for setting up the Common Data Environment
• Recommend software updates and new tools to improve modelling and coordination capabilities
• Facilitate coordination meetings to address clashes, design discrepancies, and model integration issues
• Collaborate with project teams to maintain consistent BIM implementation across all projects
• Liaise with external design consultants and subcontractors to ensure BIM deliverables align with project requirements
• Control the Level of Detail
• Provide training and guidance to team members on CAD/BIM software and standards
• Support the interdisciplinary coordination meetings
• Ensuring digital files are in the correct format
• Manage and maintain BIM standards and processes
• Conduct regular checks of BIM models to ensure data integrity and compliance with standards
• Identify and resolve issues within models

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, BIM Management, Construction Management or related field (Desirable)
• Professional certification or accreditation in BIM (Desirable)
• Extensive, demonstrable experience (typically 5+ years or more) in a BIM focused role within the engineering, project and construction environment in at least one of the following industries; Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Food
• Experience in CAD/BIM coordination, including model management and clash detection on medium/large-scale projects across all project stages
• Proven experience in developing and implementing BIM Execution Plans and other BIM documentation (Information Management Plans and Asset Information Requirements etc.)
• Experience with ISO 19650 and PAS 1192 framework and their application in design and engineering projects
• Solid understanding and hands-on experience with ISO 19650 principles, including EIR, BEP, MIDP, TIDP, and CDE management
• Proficient in CAD/BIM software, including Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD Plant 3D, and related tools
• Advanced proficiency in leading BIM authoring and coordination tools (e.g., Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, or similar
• Working knowledge of CDE platforms (e.g., Autodesk Construction Cloud/BIM 360,Trimble Connect, Revizto or similar).
• Experience in ensuring adherence to project BIM and information standards
• Mentoring team members and promoting best practices
• Experience in clash detection activities and producing clash reports
• Ability to identify and address modelling issues proactively
• Experienced in the identification of potential project risks or inefficiencies related to BIM processes and proposing mitigations or solutions proactively
• Knowledge of the ISO 19650 certification process (Desirable)
• Coordination and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong organisational and leadership skills with proven experience in driving process improvements
• Experience delivering COBie (Desirable)
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outputs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex technical information in an accessible manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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Engineering & Consultancy | Bilfinger UK Limited | Permanent | White-collar workers | Bachelor's degree | Engineering

Bilfinger UK Limited

Engineering

Permanent

Bachelor's degree

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