Senior BIM Modeller

Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Country
United Arab Emirates
Contract type
Permanent
Work pattern
Full Time
Market
Buildings
Discipline
Infrastructure, Building sciences
Job ref
8472
Recruiter contact
Anuja Panchal

 Are you ready to take the lead in BIM development and delivery within our dynamic Structures team? As a BIM Coordinator, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our projects run smoothly and efficiently. You'll collaborate closely with designers, architects, and clients to produce coordinated deliverables that meet all design and quality standards. Mott MacDonald is where excellence and achievement are recognised and celebrated​. Shape your story with us ! 

 

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, the below:

  • Primarily working on Revit in developing 3D models and 2D drawings for general arrangement, sections, reinforcement detailing of concrete /steel buildings.

  • Support and implement the execution of BIM strategies on projects.

  • Liaising with Project BIM Managers for project delivery.

  • Lead model coordination within the Structures discipline and support coordination with all other disciplines (MEP, Architect, Landscape, ID, Structures, Civil etc)

  • Delivering projects on CDE platforms such as BIM 360, ProjectWise, Aconex.

  • Ensure Project Information Models (PIM) are delivered in accordance with the agreed TIDP, MIDP, LoIN, BEP, CDE and Clients requirements.

  • Ensuring that BIM execution plans are adhered to for each project

  • Conducting Coordination, Clash Analysis and visual walkthroughs using Navisworks Manage.

  • 3D Model Quantity Extraction / Verification

  • 4D Scheduling / Simulation using Autodesk

  • Responsible to ensure QAQC is undertaken for all projects – manage and enable the teams.

  • Undertake high level QAQC on all BIM Models and complete verification.

  • Supporting and auditing project models and identifying non-compliances.

  • Taking ownership of the Structures BIM templates and creating families for the structures team

  • Training or upskilling colleagues in BIM software and procedures

  • Producing monthly reports for senior managers, to identify and measure BIM implementation.

  • Assume responsibility for the delivery of cross sector small to large scale projects as Structural BIM Coordinator and/or Lead Structural Technician

  • Plan and manage the model and drawing delivery requirements of various project sizes and complexity from concept to completion of technical information for structural design.

  • Undertake complex assignments under the direction of engineers

  • Delegate and manage tasks to the team of technicians

  • Provide guidance and input to the development of the existing company Revit standards, CAD standards development, implementation, protocols, documentation, families, templates etc. and its enforcement.

  • Stay informed on best practice and technologies relating to Revit and project delivery.

  • Develop and maintain Revit / CAD standards and tools.

  • Take initiative to learn and apply Revit add-ins and plug ins and interoperability with Structural Analysis software.

  • Manage and provide training to new Revit / CAD starters and engineers

  • Set up Revit Structures projects

  • Assist clients & project teams in agreeing project specific protocols & workflows

  • Liaise with team lead and marketing team to highlight the organisations project delivery mechanism, including for company website and communication channels internally and externally, as well as meeting and presenting to clients as required.

 

Candidate Specification: 
 

  • Structural background. Bachelors degree / diploma in civil / structural engineering preferred.

  • Diploma in BIM, digital construction or computational design is a plus

  • Advanced proficiency in BIM software such as Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, Dynamo, Autocad, BIM 360 and ACC for cloud collaboration.

  • Solid understanding and experience of BIM standards such as ISO 19650, PAS 1192, BS 8536.

  • Familiarity with LOD, COBie, IFC and other BIM deliverables.

  • Past experience delivering min LOD 300 projects.

  • Experience in multidisciplinary coordination eg. working with architects, MEP engineers, contractors and clients.

  • Ability to conduct clash detection and resolve design conflicts efficiently.

  • Strong communication skills for leading BIM meetings, training teams, and providing technical support.

  • Understanding of Dynamo, Grasshopper or Python for BIM automation and parametric design

  • Experience with visual scripting for model optimisation and efficiency improvements.

  • Satisfactory completion of assigned tasks on time and to budget, with little or no requirements to re-do work

  • Production of well-organized output and high-quality technical documentation

  • Demonstrate understanding of risk management

  • Identifies and develops opportunities to develop new skills related to job knowledge

  • Exercise own judgment within authority and a reasonable timeframe, requires none to minimal supervision, seeks additional work including contributions to company development projects

  • Demonstration of leadership by being accessible, fair and directing, show understanding and understood behaviours, empathise with staff where required

  • Involvement and contribution to knowledge and interest groups

  • Analytical skills capable of developing effective and innovative Revit documentation solutions

  • Thorough knowledge of design software such as Autocad, Revit

  • Knowledge on Navisworks and Tekla Structures etc. is an advantage

  • Excellent knowledge and understanding for the structural detailing principles, practices, and methods of concrete and steel structures as per latest relevant UAE and American design standards

  • Proven ability to assist developing a project team across disciplines

  • Experience of Common Data Environment Systems such as Aconex, projectwise.

  • Good written and verbal communication skills in English Language

  • Demonstrated multitasking skills, responds to changes during assignments and willing to try new ideas and approaches and make things succeed 

Our Purpose
At Mott MacDonald, our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do; relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate, rather take positive steps towards creating a diverse and inclusive working environment.

Flexible Working
At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

We can offer:

  • 90 calendar days’ paid maternity leave

  • Competitive annual leave

  • An annual professional institution subscription

  • Annual company performance bonus scheme – Subject to company performance