BIM Manager - Architectural Lighting Design

Description

The BIM Manager leads HLB's firmwide BIM program for lighting design delivery. This role owns the standards, tools, data structures, and training that enable consistent, high-quality modeling and documentation across all offices and project types. The BIM Manager ensures BIM supports design intent, coordination, and project outcomes.

This role is equal parts strategy and execution: setting direction, building systems, and directly enabling teams on high-impact projects. The BIM Manager represents HLB's BIM capability externally, strengthens client confidence, and keeps HLB current with emerging platforms, interoperability, automation, and Al-enabled workflows.

Responsibilities

• Project: The BIM Manager defines and leads BIM Execution Plans for lighting design scope, deliverables, and coordination requirements. The role ensures that lighting-specific BIM workflows support design intent, documentation accuracy, and constructability across all project phases.

The BIM Manager provides BIM leadership on key projects, including milestone reviews and targeted QA/QC, and actively works to reduce rework and coordination issues related to lighting systems and integrated building systems.

• Clients: The BIM Manager supports client BIM discussions by clearly defining scope, deliverables, and expectations related to lighting design. The role represents HLB's BIM capabilities with confidence and clarity, aligning lighting BIM deliverables with architect and engineering coordination standards.

Through consistent execution and clear communication, the BIM Manager strengthens client outcomes by enabling predictable, high-quality BIM delivery.

• Team/Management:
  The BIM Manager leads firmwide BIM training programs aligned to role levels and project needs, including education on emerging tools and workflows.

The role mentors the BIM team and project teams through direct support and structured guidance, while driving adoption of BIM standards through clear documentation, coaching, and effective change management.

The BIM Manager conducts performance reviews and supports the professional development of BIM-focused staff across the firm.

• Firm: The BIM Manager owns and maintains firmwide BIM standards, templates, and model governance specific to lighting design. The role leads the development and ongoing maintenance of the HLB lighting content library, including families, parameters, and data standards.

The BIM Manager develops and maintains production-safe automation tools that measurably improve efficiency and quality, collaborates with leadership to define a BIM roadmap aligned with corporate goals, and manages vendor and platform relationships related to BIM tools and content.

The role also represents HLB in industry forums and tracks emerging BIM, automation, and Al technologies, establishing guidelines for their effective and controlled use within the firm.

Requirements

Skill Set

• Deep knowledge of Revit, including templates, families, work sharing, schedules, model performance, automation, and custom scripting.
• Deep understanding of lighting design BIM workflows, coordination constraints, and documentation standards.
• Familiarity with emerging digital and Al-assisted tools, with the ability to evaluate their applicability and integration into BIM processes.
• Proven ability to build and govern firmwide BIM standards that teams consistently adopt.
• Strong leadership, communication, and change management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic planning with hands-on project support.
• Confidence working with executives, project leadership, and external consultants.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, design technology, construction technology, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of BIM delivery experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or firmwide standards role.
• Experience in lighting design, MEP, architecture, or specialty consultancy environments with complex coordination

Compensation

$90,400 to $95,800

The final agreed upon compensation is based on cost of living, individual education, qualifications, and experience.

Benefit Clause:
Includes but not limited to Medical, Dental & Vision plans, flexible spending account, 401(k) plans, life & AD&D insurance, short/long term disability plans, holidays, and paid time off.