BIM Lead Building Service

Job description / Role

Job description

WSP in the Middle East is currently hiring for a BIM Lead - Building Services to join our growing team in Sharjah, UAE. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced BIM professional to take the lead in delivering high-quality Building Information Modelling (BIM) services for major building projects across the region.

As a BIM Lead, you will play a key role in managing and coordinating BIM processes, ensuring technical excellence, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the overall BIM implementation within the Building Services discipline team and support the multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Ensure successful client liaison by acting as a point of contact within the Building Services team to analyze the BIM-related client requirements and implement the BIM Execution Plan for BIM deliverables production and BIM process management throughout the project lifecycle in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary projects BIM Lead.
• Act as a key role contributor in the organization's BIM advancement and upgrade plan within the Building Services team.
• Lead the implementation of the BIM standards, modelling workflow, and methodologies during the design lifecycle.
• Take responsibility for planning Building Services discipline project BIM deliverables and managing their effective delivery in accordance with the project plan and BIM Execution Plan.
• Lead and/or assist in the creation of BIM deliverables, clash detection processes and reports, BIM quality control plans, and BIM design review procedures.
• Configure and maintain the project Common Data Environment to enable the effective management of engineering design deliverables.
• Manage the projects BIM coordinator(s) and BIM/CAD technicians including input to quality assurance and quality control of models and drawings and other related BIM deliverables.
• Coordinate BIM issues with design teams and support the resolution actions and monitor their implementation into the BIM authoring environment.
• Manage the spatial design coordination process within the Building Services team and ensure that clash avoidance, detection, analysis, and mitigation are well reported.
• Monitor and guide the model utilization, health check, and maintenance process for future handing over to design third parties or construction team.
• Identify and detect in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary projects BIM Lead any potential opportunity or risk for the project or the team.
• Integrate leading-edge BIM applications including scheduling, cost, asset management, and O&M programs into the BIM models.
• Report the project's Building Services delivery BIM status to the project management team covering but not limited to: BIM issue tracking, audit reports from native BIM solutions, clash analysis status, progress, and completed tasks against upcoming project submissions.
• Assist in the upskilling of existing CAD/BIM, engineering, and project management staff.
• Support the assessment and evaluation of new resources as part of the Building Services team expansion plan.
• Lead the resource management and task assignment within the BIM authoring and coordination team.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for escalated software functionality issues.
• Support interoperability of BIM authoring and coordination tools with Building Services design analysis tools.
• Support the automation process and highlight aspects and areas of productivity and quality optimization.
• Support the identification of learning and development requirements within the project supply chain, facilitating continuous improvement and professional growth among team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MEPF Engineering or equivalent with a proven track record of successfully undertaking BIM responsibilities within the Building Services design delivery team.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience and background in design and BIM management (inclusive but not limited to BIM modeling, coordination, collaboration, data management, quality assurance, and control) on large-scale multi-disciplinary projects within the Middle East region.
• Mandatory experience and proven track record of successful client liaison and supply chain management.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge and proven awareness about standard-compliant BIM best practices.
• Proven ability and leadership skills to lead, monitor, and support a team of BIM coordinators and BIM modelers as well as supporting Building Services design team members already in use of the BIM authoring and coordination solutions.
• Mandatory proficiency and hands-on experience with Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D BIM authoring tools.
• Mandatory proficiency in Autodesk Navisworks Manage.
• Mandatory proficiency in BIM360/ACC environment.
• Proficiency in Dynamo scripting tools with a background in automation of BIM authoring and interoperability with Building Services design tools would be an advantage.
• Preferable candidates should demonstrate proficiency and good command/knowledge of Building Services design analysis tools.
• Extensive knowledge of BS 8536, PAS 1192, and ISO 19650.
• Strong knowledge of COBie implementation/delivery and 4D to 7D deliverables at LOD 350.
• Proficiency in MS SharePoint and ACONEX platforms would be an added value.
• Experience working in a multi-national working environment within project developer, PMC, or lead consultant's team would be beneficial.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and solve problems.
• High level of creativity and forward-thinking with an analytical mindset.

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