Senior or Principal BIM Specialist

Hoare Lea

The Role

Overview

Lead BIM delivery, set up and coordinate models, mentor team, ensure quality and collaboration

Key Responsibilities

  • bim review
  • modeling
  • clash coordination
  • model health
  • deliverables
  • training

Tasks

-Review BIM documentation (e.g. BEPs) and provide constructive feedback to ensure alignment with project needs. -Take responsibility for both standard and complex modelling activities. -Provide continued support during external BIM meetings, clash meetings, and similar forums to ensure effective collaboration with clients and partners. -Produce and review high-quality project deliverables, ensuring they meet graphical and industry standards. -Support the development of junior team members, including training events and day-to-day mentoring. -Attend and lead local internal BIM meetings, offering guidance on project processes and deliverables. -Interface with internal engineering teams, external design consultants, and other project stakeholders to ensure seamless collaboration. -Regularly monitor and manage model health, including producing clash reports and coordinating services. -Promote BIM tools, assist in the management of resources, lead internal training, and represent the team in external meetings.

Requirements

  • revit
  • bim
  • mep
  • cobie
  • communication
  • detail oriented

What You Bring

-Communicate clearly and can explain ideas and procedures to a range of audiences. -Experienced with Revit and understand wider BIM workflows, standards, and processes. -Keen eye for detail, strong organisational skills, and can work with minimal supervision. -Significant BIM experience within the MEP industry. -Experience in supporting others to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence. -Demonstrate proficiency in COBie, asset data input, and parameter management to ensure model data is comprehensive and meets project requirements.

The Company

About Hoare Lea

-The firm pioneered mechanical and electrical engineering and introduced one of the first electrical lighting systems in public buildings. -In 1939, it merged with Edwin S. Hoare & Partners, becoming the modern form of the business and evolving into the UK’s largest MEP consultancy. -Over its long history, the firm has delivered iconic projects like One New Change in London and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. -Specialist services span acoustics, fire engineering, lighting design, public health, utilities, and sustainable building systems. -The firm's project portfolio ranges from historic conversions and civic buildings to cutting-edge research centres and transport hubs. -Unusually for its sector, the original founder’s vision still resonates: early adoption of air-conditioning and electrical lighting set a tone of innovation that endures today.

Sector Specialisms

Acoustics

Advisory & Advocacy

Air Quality

Applied Research & Innovation

Audiovisual

Building Intelligence

Digital Engineering

Energy

Utility Infrastructure

Water

Gas

Electricity

Telecoms

Sustainability

Interview Process

-30‑minute introductory call with recruitment team -panel interview (via microsoft teams or in‑person)