BIM/GIS Manager

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Project Overview:

Job Summary:

In this role, you will report to the PMIS Manager and lead a team as a digital delivery workstream manager and manage project activities on large, complex projects. You will direct assessments and lead cross-functional engagement to develop automation solutions. As a champion for new and improved work processes, your team will deliver innovative global automation initiatives that will enhance project efficiency and success.

Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct workshops with the Customer, partners, and stakeholders to develop and implement the project information management strategy and plan.
• Develop project Exchange Information Requirements (EIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), and BIM Management Plan to meet project information delivery objectives and asset information handover requirements.
• Develop standard contract language to flow down EIR to AEC/consultants and contractors during RFP/tender processes.
• Develop and maintain the project Information Management and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) to satisfy project information requirements and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 19650, BS 1192, OGC, NATSPEC).
• Accountable for configuration control, deployment, and maintenance of the Common Data Environment (CDE), implementing associated information workflows, processes, and procedures to enable reliable information exchanges.
• Define and deploy project dashboards to monitor and track implementation of BIM/GIS use-cases, including design, construction, and geospatial coordination.
• Conduct site visits to facilitate BIM and GIS discussions and execution, supporting team adoption of CDE workflows.
• Develop and deliver training programs for project teams on BIM and GIS processes, tools, and workflows.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, guides, and templates to standardize BIM/GIS workflows, data management practices, and CDE usage.
• Conduct regular assessments to review BEP and GIS data management plan implementation, capturing lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide input to project naming and coding structures (e.g., Work Breakdown, Asset Tagging, Document Numbering, Asset Types and Categories) in alignment with project and Customer requirements.
• Develop work-process maps, data inputs, and outputs to support BIM–GIS interoperability and digital workflows.
• Support the development and integration of the project GIS data model with BIM models, ensuring consistency between 3D models and georeferenced assets.
• Manage GIS layers, basemaps, and spatial datasets to support planning, coordination, visualization, and reporting of project information.
• Collaborate with the Customer and project teams to define geospatial data standards, coordinate systems, and metadata requirements for spatial data governance.
• Ensure alignment of BIM and GIS deliverables with the Customer’s enterprise GIS environment and asset management systems.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience with a minimum of 7+ years of experience in BIM / GIS and Digital Delivery roles.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to problem solve in an integrated project delivery information environment, applying industry best practices.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM tools such as ACC/BIM360, Civil3D, Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, Infraworks, and Rhino (for candidates with BIM background/experience)
• Proficient in the ESRI ArcGIS suite (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise) and other GIS tools such as QGIS and FME for geospatial data integration (for candidates with GIS background/experience)
• Demonstrated understanding of ISO 19650 Information Management Principles and Framework.
• Knowledge and experience in Engineering, Construction, Contracts, and Project Controls work processes and tools, while understanding the Customer environment and unique project requirements.
• Experience supporting the tender process from conceptual design through RFP, bid evaluation, selection, negotiation, and execution.
• Previous experience in developing project BIM standards such as EIR, AIR on large scale project. 
• Previous experience in developing project GIS standards, class libraries, master data management, and GIS data models on large-scale projects.
• Experience in developing data management execution strategies, configuration control, and BIM–GIS interoperability.
• Participates regularly with off-project functional BIM/GIS teams for training, knowledge sharing, management, and lessons learned.
• Develops processes to integrate BIM/3D models with schedules to generate 4D construction simulations, and GIS datasets to support spatial visualization, analysis, and reporting.
• Provides operational support to BIM and GIS coordinators, including BIM Leads at 3rd Party AEC consultants, design firms, and subcontractors.
• Experience in managing GIS layers, basemaps, spatial datasets, coordinate systems, and metadata to ensure alignment with project and enterprise GIS requirements.
• Ability to create dashboards and visualizations combining BIM and GIS data for project monitoring, analysis, and reporting.

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