Overview:
Locations this role can be based in: Bristol, Birmingham, London, Cheltenham or Manchester

We are recruiting a BIM Manager and are able to consider someone looking for the next step on their career ladder (Senior / Team Manager), or someone with extensive experience (Associate) seeking a role in a new environment to join our award-winning digital engineering team and deliver some of the UK’s most exciting construction projects. We are working with high-profile clients in sectors ranging from defence, manufacturing, healthcare, residential, cultural, education, and motorsport (Formula 1) with construction values anywhere from £5M to more than £500M. The team provide a range of services in the BIM and digital engineering space both direct to client organisations, external Consultant teams, Contractors, as well as to our own Ridge multi-disciplinary projects. Location is flexible as we operate an agile working policy but will prioritise candidates within reasonable proximity of any our UK offices, particularly Bristol, Birmingham or London.

Typical roles and services include Information Management, BIM Co-ordination, as well as our award-winning Model firestopping review service. The Digital engineering team also play a key part in administering standards, making new technology recommendations, and contributing to pioneering pilot projects such as our Digital Twin, Building Safety Digitalisation, or Digital FM programmes. Working alongside our +10 Digital Engineers and multi-disciplinary consultant teams of over 800 employees across 13 UK offices, you will have access to the full spectrum of building consultancy professionals and specialist services which allow us to collaborate and develop innovative new service streams. You will be keen to specialise in digitalisation of the industry and adoption of process technologies underpinned by BIM and will play a key part in the continued growth of this service with occasional UK travel for meetings or industry events.

What we offer:
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities
• Exposure to industry leading projects and processes a variety of projects, sectors, clients, and discipline experts
• Ability to contribute to the growth and development of the team approach, adding value for our clients
• Opportunity to learn and develop skills as part of a dynamic team
• Comprehensive training given to support both capability and career progression

Responsibilities:
• Lead the information management of projects as a third party to clients and contractors
• Work with clients to understand their need of information (BS 17412)
• Define project resources compliant to ISO 19650
• Mentor colleagues to further their knowledge and experience
• Project-team facing role, leading workshops and monitoring activities of others such as coordination activities (using Solibri & BIM Track)
• Define requirements and check models for compliance with the IFC schema (ISO 16739)
• Manage and guide the activities of the Digital Engineering team as required
• Reporting at office-level weekly and monthly management meetings
• Marketing, business development, and bidding opportunities for the team

Qualifications:
To be considered, you should possess/ evidence:

Personal Attributes:
• Strong knowledge of BIM standards, emerging software, and industry developments
• Balanced and demonstrable technical, commercial, and soft skills
• A proactive “can do” and collaborative attitude in a variety of working environments
• Able to lead, manage, and inspire individuals and teams
• Able to build trust, maintain excellent working relationships, and pursue new business
• Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses with a commitment to self and team development
Experience and skills

Experience and skills in a variety of areas including

• Client-facing BIM process advisory and engagement
• BIM process document authoring including EIR, BEP, MIDP, Mobilisation Plan, Risk Register, Level of Information Need (BS 17412)
• UK BIM Framework, ISO 19650, and other associated standards
• COBie and IFC (ISO 16739) schemas, specification, and delivery processes
• Model data federation and quality checks using Solibri
• BIM coordination, reviews, and reporting using Solibri
• Communication and reporting on coordination issues using BIM Track (desirable, not essential)
• Use of PAS1192-6 enabled processes to promote digital H&S workflows (desirable, not essential)
• Common Data Environment capabilities and configuration using A-Site (desirable, not essential)
• Structured databases using AirTable and reporting using PowerBI (desirable, not essential)

Qualifications & Experience:
• Must have some industry experience in a relevant position (all levels considered)
• Demonstrable commitment to continued learning and self-development in emerging technology and processes