Senior BIM Manager - ISO 19650 & IM Specialist

Overview

Lead BIM/ISO 19650 info management for large UK infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• cde setup
• bep development
• iso compliance
• quality assurance
• tool evaluation
• data management

Tasks

Create Solutions that Will Enable a Better Tomorrow -Support the Discipline Management Team to evolve our Information Management (IM) function, contributing to the internal development of governance processes, compliance frameworks, exemplar documents and templates, and best-practice guidance. -Provide input in selecting an appropriate CDE for projects and setting it up in collaboration with Project Management and Document Controllers. -Participate in the development of project bids and support the capture team during tender responses, providing input on pre-appointment IM and BIM-related aspects (specifically risks, capability and capacity, and mobilisation). -Support the development and implementation of BIM information and data management standards and processes for infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with project requirements and industry standards (specifically the ISO 19650 Framework). -Create Quality Assurance procedures for BIM deliverables and ensure their implementation. -Develop and maintain project-specific BIM Execution Plans according to client EIRs and the ISO 19650 Framework, creating necessary coordination workflows and process maps. -Help define, implement, maintain, and improve our digital delivery processes, ensuring they are consistently applied and effectively governed across projects. -Support the setup of appropriate issue management platforms for projects and ensure that all necessary templates to begin project delivery are in place. -Support the application of ISO 19650 principles across infrastructure projects, ensuring information management is embedded from the earliest stages of procurement through delivery. -Evaluate and recommend BIM technologies and software tools to improve project efficiency and quality. -Manage BIM data, including models, drawings, and other project deliverables, ensuring accuracy and compliance of the digital product. -Draw on your skills in IMI (Information Management according to ISO 19650, formerly the UK BIM Framework) to shape practical implementation strategies that enhance project delivery efficiency and quality. -Create and maintain the federated project information model (PIM). -Ensure compliance with project schedules and deadlines and monitor project progress using BIM tools and metrics (managing the MIDP). -Keep up to date with industry best practices and technology trends related to BIM, identifying opportunities for improvement in processes and tools. -Take an engaged approach to training the Digital Delivery Discipline Team and developing colleagues across the business, ensuring the application of BIM information and data management best practices and technologies are understood. -Assist the Bid and/or Project Manager with BIM requirements during contract negotiations (e.g., forecasts, costs, team structures to manage the IM/BIM scope). -Conduct coordination meetings with stakeholders and project teams to ensure project objectives and client requirements are met. -Provide subject matter leadership across our UK project portfolio, supporting Heads of Sector and Discipline, while also connecting with our global network of digital and information management professionals and professional communities. -Support the internal audit of ISO 19650 projects on a quarterly basis ahead of Accreditation (in the 1st quarter of each year).

Requirements

• navisworks
• projectwise
• bim management
• project management
• 10+ years
• iso 19650

What You Bring

Do you want to join a growing Digital Delivery team? Can you coordinate multiple disciplines to deliver fully integrated models? Are you an experienced BIM Manager experienced with large-scale UK infrastructure projects? Then this could be the next step in your career. To strengthen our Digital Delivery team, we are seeking an experienced Senior BIM Manager with a solid background in overseeing complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects. This is a key role for a candidate who brings deep, practical knowledge and understanding of the ISO 19650 framework, including its application throughout the procurement and delivery phases of major infrastructure programmes, as well as the ability to scale practically based on client requirements. -Proficiency in BIM Coordination tools such as Navisworks, Solibri, or Bentley iTwin. -Extensive experience working with CDEs, specifically ProjectWise and ACC. -A bachelor's or master's degree in BIM Management, civil engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field. -Robust project management skills and proficient organizational abilities. -Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively and build relationships with individuals and stakeholders at all levels. -Familiarity with modelling processes in different software applications (e.g., Revit, Tekla, Civil 3D, Bentley OpenBuildings Designer) and interoperability between different tools. -Demonstrable experience working with IMI (Information Management according to ISO 19650, formerly the UK BIM Framework) and in UK BIM project delivery roles. -Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and integrating supply chain, design, and interface requirements. -Over 10 years of extensive experience leading large multidisciplinary infrastructure projects as a BIM Manager and/or BIM Lead. -Extensive knowledge of quality and document management processes.

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Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure schemes while playing a central part in advancing digital delivery and information management practice within our business. Office/Home Hybrid Working -Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange -Cycle-to-work scheme -Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions -Life assurance -28 days of holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays -Corporate gym membership -Private healthcare for you and your immediate dependents -Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities -Flexible and hybrid working conditions

About Cowi

-Began with pioneering structural work like long‑span roofs and prestressed concrete. -Expanded globally with its first international office in Paris during the 1950s. -Plays a key role in major infrastructure and environmental projects. -Typical projects include iconic bridges, metro systems, wind farms, tunnels, and water-treatment plants across Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. -Combines engineering, environmental science, and economics to deliver complex, sustainable solutions. -Notable expansions include acquiring bridge and tunneling specialists in the UK and US. -Committed to renewable energy and green infrastructure projects.

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