BIM Lead Dubai

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM); Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in Dubai seeks a BIM Manager to lead digital workflow strategies, coordinate BIM standards and guide cross-office teams. You will initiate BIM models, support project teams, and ensure quality across all projects while collaborating with the Office of Technology and Digital Practice teams.

The role involves developing training materials, conducting sessions, and maintaining BIM documentation including LOD matrices and management plans.

Responsibilities

• Leads definition, planning and documentation of digital work-flow strategies and data management across Projects in collaboration with BIM Leads and domain leaders.
• Identifies and organizes project-scale strategies with office-wide BIM Leads through coordination with other offices.
• Initiates BIM models and drawings with Project Digital Coordinators according to standards.
• Advises project teams on BIM model coordination, process management and objectives; maintains LOD Matrices and BIM Management Plans.
• Supports BIM technologists in developing models, drawings and deliverables across projects.
• Provides quality assurance for BIM content and deliverables across all projects in the Office.
• Coordinates with Project Team leaders to ensure continuity, consistency and quality of BIM output.
• Contributes to tools and processes for project specifications, material lists, energy and water use intensities.
• Collaborates with the Office of Technology Digital Practice Team to implement standards, guidelines and best practices for BIM workflows.
• Develops training materials and conducts BIM standards training; promotes best practices regularly.
• Monitors compliance with BIM standards; leads BIM coordination meetings across the office and with other disciplines.
• Manages BIM resources in collaboration with the Office of Technology Digital Practice Team; supports staffing and fee proposals.
• Supports Marketing with BIM-related workflows for proposals; coordinates with Digital Design leaders.
• Leads cross-office BIM coordination meetings; engages BIM Leaders from other disciplines.
• Serves as primary contact with BIM software vendors for technical support; fosters collaboration with consultants.
• Identifies productivity gains through customization/automation; stays informed on industry BIM standards and developments.

Job description

Job Description:

BIM Manager

Dubai

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Together we can achieve great things.

Success at SOM Means

• Ideas: We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We look to everyone to actively contribute to the discourse in the firm.
• Knowledge: We believe that expertise is the result of lifelong learning. We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers, develop new skills and deepen our knowledge.
• Product: We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.
• Individual: We value individuals who bring the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity in the way they work. Each person can develop and contribute their wealth of attributes, skills and knowledge to support the overall health of the firm.
• Team: We value the power of interdisciplinary integration. A positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals is essential.
• Firm: We have a history of making transformative contributions to the profession and our communities. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work.

Position Responsibilities

• Leads definition, planning and documentation of digital work-flow strategies, objectives and coordination of data management on Projects through close collaboration with Project Digital Coordinators as well as fellow leaders in Computational Design, High Performance Design, Visualization, etc.
• Identifies, categorizes and organizes strategies or issues specific to Project scale from office-wide and firm-wide scope through coordination with BIM Leads/Managers from other offices.
• Initiates the BIM model(s) and drawings in collaboration with Project Digital Coordinators, according to appropriate standards.
• Advises and supports project teams in the coordination of Project BIM models, process management and objectives with other disciplines and consultants. Advises Project Digital Coordinators in the preparation and maintenance of the Project LOD Matrices and BIM Management Plans in close collaboration with Project Manager and Project Team leaders.
• Advises and supports Project Digital Coordinators and Team members as well as Junior and Intermediate BIM technologists in developing BIM model(s), drawings and other project deliverables.
• Provides both narrowly focused and widely diverse support in production of Project BIM and project documentation process.
• Promotes, monitors and tracks overall quality of BIM content & deliverables across all projects in the Office.
• Coordinates with Project Team leaders to assure continuity, consistency and quality of Project BIM and its output.
• Contributes to tools and processes related to project specifications, tracking of material lists, energy, water and carbon use intensities on Projects.
• Engages with the Office of Technology Digital Practice Team and peers and collaborates across departments and offices to implement standards, guidelines, best-practices, tool development and software used by architects for all BIM and related Project workflows and deliverables.
• Working with the Office of Technology Digital Practice team, collaborate in the development of training materials for SOM's Architectural BIM standards and best practices.
• Organizes and conducts training sessions to promote BIM standards, best practices and related tools/workflows on a regular basis.
• Monitors, tracks and course-corrects Project Team compliance with appropriate BIM standards and guidelines.
• Leads organization, management and maintenance of BIM and other related resources in collaboration with the Office of Technology Digital Practice Team.
• Assists with staffing of Project BIM Managers and contributes to Project plans and fee proposal development.
• Assists Marketing with BIM-related workflow or other technology-focused proposal statements in coordination with other Digital Design leaders and Office of Technology.
• Leads regular office and firm-wide BIM coordination and standards development meetings; engages BIM Leaders in other disciplines.
• Primary contact with BIM-related software vendors for technical support.
• Manages a collaborative relationship with consultants, consultant BIM Managers and knowledge resources to ensure that deliverables are coordinated, integrated, and support the performance goals of the Project.
• Identifies and evaluates possible productivity gains to be made with customization/automation.
• Keeps informed of industry standards, trends and developments related to BIM practices. Documents and proactively disseminates new knowledge to peers and all users in the firm.
• Performs quality assurance testing of new BIM-related tools.
• Manages planning, development and advancement of innovative ideas/solutions to support BIM workflow. Coordinates such development with other Digital Design disciplines.
• Performs work on individual Projects as required.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Engages in talent strategy to find specialists, leaders, and future professionals for the firm through resume review and interviews.
• Demonstrates leadership in the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.
• Creates and drives new ways of working through contributing to the development of services, standards, procedures based in an understanding of the business principles that protect SOM from financial and legal risk.
• Collaborate with fellow BIM Leads in other offices to advance the following topics across the firm:
  • Standardization and alignment of design, modeling and documentation practices related to BIM, where appropriate.
  • Optimize resource and workflow efficiency for tools and processes surrounding BIM.
  • Standardization of Project deliverables including graphic appearances.
  • Training of BIM Technologists and Architects as appropriate in new tools and processes.
  • Quality control and assurance initiatives related to BIM deliverables.
  • Research, evaluate, develop, implement, document and drive adoption of new technologies and workflows, as well as data management of all Projects and the associated development of staff knowledge.
• Develops and fosters culture of innovation and collaboration across all offices and all disciplines.
• Develops and implements strategies to position and maintain SOM as a leader in BIM services and