Principal BIM​/CAD Manager (Energy

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Principal BIM/CAD Manager to oversee the strategic development, implementation, and maintenance of CAD and BIM standards across the Stantec Energy & Resources UK business. This role will lead the creation, governance, and continuous improvement of multi-platform design standards, ensuring consistency and quality across a wide range of engineering disciplines and software environments.

In addition to setting strategy, the role will be hands-on in managing and coordinating BIM/CAD modelling work tasks between UK teams and our offshore design centre in Pune, with the flexibility to undertake model authoring when required. The successful candidate will also provide leadership to a team of 3D BIM modellers, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of 3D modelling workflows using Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor, and other relevant platforms.

This position plays a pivotal role in supporting complex projects across Water power & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, Nuclear, Waste & Generation, and Minerals & Resources, ensuring the delivery of high-quality BIM outputs aligned with project requirements, client expectations, and industry standards.

We have developed a strong reputation within the sector as a leading, progressive and forward-thinking consultancy, focused on delivering high quality outputs to ensure the client achieves their outcomes and business benefits. We need to develop our BIM capabilities across Information Management and 3D Modelling, following ISO
19650.

As a Principal BIM/CAD Manager you will be self-motivated and responsible for supporting the team across the UK and our international regions, including our global design centres. Ultimately, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate a real passion in BIM and can influence and support others to see the value of adoption.

You will be an advocate and positive role model for digital delivery, collaborating with multi-disciplinary engineers in local and remote offices. You will provide support through the bid, planning & mobilisation, delivery and close stages from a BIM viewpoint.

You will develop the BIM Execution Plan and subsequent Master Information Delivery Plans and Task Information Delivery Plans, ensuring everything aligns with the Exchange Information Requirements. You will work in collaboration with the Information management team to establish Common Data Environments, standards and procedures to support digital delivery in accordance with ISO 19650.

You will oversee planning and managing document / information management systems with review and approval workflows while supporting the design and modelling team through the delivery phase, providing support and guidance and checks / reviews of progress, quality and compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a person who is passionate about sustainable energy and eager to make a significant impact in the industry.

Ideally you will have a degree in a related Engineering, Architecture or related subject and have experience of working on a wide range of projects across different sectors. Experience in energy / renewable projects is useful. In addition, you will also have:

• Experience of working in Common Data Environments using data management systems such as ACC/BIM
  360 and/or Project Wise.

• Strong experience in project delivery in accordance with ISO 19560.

• Understanding of the benefits of different CDE’s to support collaboration and information management with experience using various client’s platforms.

• Extensive experience in 3D design using industry standard products for Autodesk and Bentley.

• Detailed understanding and proven experience in the generation and use of BIM Execution…