CAD/BIM Engineer

Data4; Marcoussis; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DATA4 seeks a CAD/BIM Engineer to define and implement CAD/BIM standards across our European data centre portfolio. You will establish model requirements, coordinate information exchange, and govern engineering document management practices.

Based in Marcoussis (France) or Cornaredo (Italy), you will lead digital design initiatives and ensure CAD/BIM strategy aligns with sustainability and asset lifecycle needs, while supporting project teams, consultants and contractors through design,

Qualifications

• Experience defining CAD/BIM standards and governance.
• Knowledge of BIM execution planning and document management.
• Experience across multiple geographies and project types.

Responsibilities

• Act as the discipline owner for CAD, BIM and digital design information.
• Lead development and improvement of DATA4 CAD/BIM standards across European campuses.
• Define BIM requirements, templates, model structures and exchange workflows.
• Support scalable data centre products by embedding digital design requirements.
• Guide project teams in implementing CAD/BIM requirements from design through handover.
• Review consultant and contractor BIM Execution Plans and related deliverables.

Skills

CAD/BIM

Standards governance

Coordination

Digital design

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

Job description

DATA4'S MISSION

DATA4 creates Smart & Scalable digital facilities for our customers. Our network of highly connected, resilient and sustainable data center campuses underpins our customers’ digital growth in Europe.

DATA4 Group finances, designs, constructs and operates its own data centers. Delivered through our data center campus model, we provide our customers with secure, scalable and high-performance data hosting solutions.

DATA4 VALUES

At DATA4 we are driven by our values. These are the core of everything we do - from the proactivity we show in delivering great outcomes for our clients, to the responsibility we show as a key contributor to the digital economy. Our three values are:

1. To be entrepreneurial - we are teams of doers who make things happen - with autonomy, energy and a sense of responsibility
2. To always take responsibility - for our impact on the people we work with, the society we are part of, and the environment in which we operate
3. To constantly be adaptable - our business is designed to adapt, answering not only today’s challenges, but also anticipating what’s coming next.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced CAD/BIM Engineer to join our Product, Design & Engineering department. This subject matter expert role is responsible for defining, implementing and continuously improving CAD and Building Information Modelling (BIM) standards across DATA4's European data centre portfolio. The role will establish consistent requirements for model and drawing production, multidisciplinary coordination, information exchange and digital handover; support project teams, consultants and contractors in implementing those requirements; and provide proportionate governance of engineering document management practices.

Critically the role will lead in product innovation and development in the subject matter, supporting the development of a highly productized and standardized approach, utilizing digital tools to make Data4 scalable aligned with the requirements of the development of Data Centre Technology.

The position can be based in Marcoussis (France) or Cornaredo (Italy).

RESPONSIBILITIES

CAD/BIM Leadership

• Act as the discipline owner and internal subject matter expert for CAD, BIM and digital design information within the Engineering organisation.
• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of DATA4 CAD/BIM standards across all European campuses.
• Define and maintain BIM requirements, CAD standards, templates, title blocks, naming conventions, model structures, object and parameter requirements, levels of information need, exchange formats and approved workflows.
• Support the development of scalable and repeatable data centre products by embedding consistent digital design requirements across projects and geographies.
• Ensure CAD/BIM strategy aligns with operational, commercial, sustainability, information security, customer and asset lifecycle requirements.
• Take ownership of the base product in technical design "Digital Blocks" and strategy for implementation for new data Centres.

BIM Strategy & Project Implementation

• Work with the Design Management, Product & Engineering and development teams to develop initial stage masterplan test fits for new Campus'.
• Define project BIM requirements and advise project teams on the appropriate BIM uses, deliverables, responsibilities and information exchanges for each project stage.
• Review and approve consultant and contractor BIM Execution Plans, model production and delivery tables, responsibility matrices and related digital delivery proposals.
• Support project mobilisation by establishing model breakdown, coordinates, classification, naming, common data environment and information exchange requirements.
• Guide project teams, consultants and contractors in the practical implementation of DATA4 CAD/BIM requirements from design through construction, commissioning and handover.