Senior BIM Engineer

Overview

The BIM Engineer will play a key role within the Digital Project Delivery (DPD) team and support project teams with developing, managing and delivering multi-disciplinary BIM standards & digital strategy. As a BIM Engineer, you will provide technical expertise and leadership to implement, develop and manage a successful BIM process from Precontract all the way through the project delivery and handover.

At John Sisk & Son, we’re more than a construction company, we’re a family-owned business with a global reach, committed to building excellence in every project. We deliver trust, certainty and value to our clients while embracing innovation and shaping the future of construction.

Pre-Contract Stage

• Supporting the review of EIR, development of BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and associated documents (e.g. MPDT, MIDP, TIDP, SCDC assessments, etc.).
• Reviewing 3D BIM models received at tender stage for federation, engineering checks, clash detection, logistics and cost management.
• Supporting UK BIM lead with the assessment of the supply chain digital capabilities.
• Producing temporary works 3D model for technical reviews, estimating costs and clash detection.
• Work with planning team to develop, coordinate and deliver 4D BIM model.
• Developing and coordinate visualisations and interactive 3D Models.

Project Delivery Stage

• Acting as BIM point of contact onsite carrying out walk-throughs and demonstrations to key stakeholders.
• Assisting and supporting the project team to understand their contractual obligations to manage a BIM process.
• Supporting the production and delivery of project BEP, MIDP, MPDT and digital implementation strategy.
• Reviewing and validating project Information Model (PIM) developed by design teams and sub-contractors.
• Assisting the coordination of 3D Models in engineering and design team meetings.
• Carrying out weekly clash detection, issue reports and liaise with design teams
• Setup BIMCollab and ensure right protocols are in place for managing and coordinating the Clashes and design issues in the platform and throughout the design team meetings (DTMs)
• Assist planning team in developing and managing 4D planning strategy.
• Support logistics team with the use of 3D BIM models for optimising the construction logistics and traffic management.
• Working with site management team to promote and integrate the use Digital field tools and 3D BIM models.
• Ensuring sub-contractors are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities within the DPD team.
• Managing and validate sub-contractors information deliverables in accordance to BEP and associated documents.
• Supporting BIM Lead with DPD audits and implementation of new technologies.
• Providing upskilling and hands-on training sessions for project teams.
• Reporting success and measuring the benefits of DPD across the projects.
• Capture best practices and lessons learnt to be shared with wider business and other projects.

Digital Tools and Systems

• Autodesk Revit: Comprehensive knowledge in developing, editing and publishing 3D BIM models and components

• Autodesk Navisworks: Comprehensive knowledge in production of NWD files for navigation, clash detection and data validation of PIM.

• Autodesk AutoCAD: good knowledge in producing, editing and publishing 2D and 3D data.

• Synchro Pro: desirable knowledge in using synchro to produce fully coordinated 4D BIM Models

• BIMCollab:Comprehensive knowledge

• Information Management: Essential knowledge of working in a CDE such as Viewpoint for Projects (VFP), Autodesk 360 or similar.

Interpersonal Skills

• Effective supervisory and organisational skills.
• Be able to work in multi-faceted working environments on a range of project types.
• Ability to build strong relationships with pre-contract and operational teams.
• Excellent reporting skills.
• Presentation skills – public speaking.
• Strong communication skills and being able to build positive working relationships.
• Self-motivated, ability to manage and prioritise own workload.

• 3–4+ years’ experience on multi-disciplinary projects with BIM Level 2 standards.

• Degree qualified in Construction, computing or related discilpine.

• Professional BIM or digital construction…