Senior Digital Engineering and BIM Manager

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project: New Canary Wharf HQ represents an opportunity to redefine digital delivery standards on one of a leading Financial Institutions most important London developments. The project has been specifically established to avoid lessons learned from previous programmes where inconsistent BIM adoption across the supply chain resulted in significant handover challenges and incomplete information records.

This role offers the chance to shape BIM strategy, drive innovation and establish a leading BIM-to-Digital-Twin delivery model for the flagship global client.

We are seeking an experienced Senior BIM Manager to lead Digital Delivery, Information Management and BIM Governance for a financial institutions new HQ development in Canary Wharf, London where you will be onsite with the client on a hybrid basis.

This is a high-profile project that will establish a benchmark for BIM-enabled project delivery and digital twin readiness across the institutions real estate portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that BIM requirements are embedded from project inception through design, construction, handover and operational readiness.

Working closely with the clients Design and Construction stakeholders, designers, contractors and specialist trade partners, you will drive compliance with BIM Requirements, ISO 19650 processes and digital twin objectives, ensuring that all project information is delivered in a structured, coordinated and operationally useful manner. The role will also play a key part in preparing project information for integration into Autodesk Tandem and future operational digital twin environments.

You’ll be responsible for:

Information management leadership

• Manage the implementation of BIM and Information Management processes in accordance with ISO 19650.
• Act as the primary BIM and Digital Delivery lead for the project.
• Establish project BIM governance, assurance and reporting processes.
• Review and monitor compliance with Employer's Information Requirements (EIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), BIM Execution Plans (BEP), MIDPs and TIDPs.
• Provide strategic guidance to designers, contractors and trade contractors on BIM implementation.

BIM assurance and compliance

• Undertake formal BIM compliance reviews at key project milestones.
• Monitor model quality, metadata completeness, naming compliance and information standards.
• Review federated models for coordination and constructability.
• Conduct BIM maturity and supply-chain capability assessments.
• Produce BIM compliance dashboards in Tableau, risk registers and executive reporting for bank’s stakeholders.

Design and construction coordination

• Facilitate BIM coordination workshops and design review sessions.
• Oversee clash detection processes and issue management workflows.
• Ensure coordination issues are identified, assigned and resolved.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor model delivery throughout construction.
• Drive accountability across the supply chain to ensure BIM deliverables are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.

Asset information and digital twin readiness

• Define and oversee asset information requirements and data governance processes.
• Review COBie deliverables and asset metadata quality.
• Ensure information required for operations and facilities management is captured progressively throughout the project.
• Support the development and population of the Asset Information Model (AIM).
• Prepare project information for handover into Autodesk Tandem and future digital twin environments.

Stakeholder management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all BIM-related matters.
• Build strong relationships with the clients Design and Construction teams, consultants and contractors.
• Present BIM performance, risks and recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
• Support procurement activities by reviewing BIM capability, methodologies and tender responses.
• The EIR specifically identifies BIM Managers as responsible for ensuring model delivery, CDE uploads, EIR compliance, COBie delivery, model federation, coordination reviews and communication between project stakeholders.

You’ll need to have:

• Significant experience in BIM, Digital Engineering or Information Management.
• Proven experience leading BIM delivery on major commercial, mixed-use, data centre or corporate workplace developments.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of BIM governance, model assurance and information management workflows.
• Experience developing and reviewing BIM Execution Plans, MIDPs and project information requirements.
• Experience leading project-wide BIM coordination and assurance programmes.
• Strong working knowledge of:
• ISO 19650 series.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud or Forma.
• Autodesk Revit.
• Navisworks Manage.
• Solibri (as alternative)
• COBie.
• IFC workflows.
• Asset information management.
• Common data environment administration.
• Digital twin platforms and BIM-to-Operations workflows (advantage)
• Experience delivering BIM on projects exceeding £100m construction value.
• Previous client-side or consultancy-side advisory experience.
• Experience supporting digital twin initiatives and operational information management.
• Familiarity with Autodesk Tandem.
• Experience working within highly regulated or corporate real estate environments.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.