MEP BIM Lead

Join Buro Happold’s Buildings team in Riyadh as an MEP BIM Lead, shaping the digital delivery of complex, high-performance and sustainable building-services projects. Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional. From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world.

From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary.

Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive. You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.

As MEP BIM Lead, you will be responsible for leading and embedding effective BIM processes across MEP design delivery within the Riyadh Buildings team. You will work in close partnership with project BIM leads, MEP job leaders, engineers, BIM technicians and external project stakeholders to establish robust project information-management procedures from mobilisation through design, coordination, construction support and final deliverables.

• Lead the planning, setup, implementation and ongoing management of MEP BIM delivery on complex building projects.
• Establish and maintain MEP BIM workflows in accordance with the project BIM Execution Plan, client requirements, relevant Buro Happold standards and agreed information-management protocols.
• Support the review of tender and project BIM requirements, including Exchange Information Requirements, Level of Information Need, model-development requirements, delivery milestones and digital scope.
• Contribute discipline-specific information to the BIM Execution Plan, Task Information Delivery Plan and coordinated programme of model and drawing deliverables.
• Work with the Regional BIM Lead and Project BIM Lead to define clear digital-delivery responsibilities, workflows, approval routes and quality-control procedures.
• Lead the development and implementation of MEP BIM enhancements, templates, standards, content libraries and automated workflows.
• Support project teams in adopting consistent and efficient modelling, documentation and coordination practices.

• Set up and maintain discipline Revit models in accordance with Buro Happold project templates, BIM standards and project-specific requirements.
• Configure model worksets, links, shared coordinates, levels, grids, views, view templates, scope boxes, dependent views, match lines, sheets and publishing sets.
• Coordinate with the project BIM lead and other disciplines to confirm project north, coordinate systems, model origins, linked-model strategy and information-sharing requirements.
• Ensure project models are structured to support clear MEP design development, efficient coordination and high-quality drawing production.
• Establish automated or semi-automated workflows for sheet creation, model setup, views and repeatable documentation tasks where appropriate.
• Support the setup and effective use of Autodesk Construction Cloud for model sharing, issue management, coordination and controlled information exchange.

• Work with MEP job leaders and engineers to establish practical service-zone, routing and coordination strategies from the earliest design stages.
• Lead and monitor the implementation of MEP coordination principles, including spatial allowances, access requirements, maintenance…