BIM Manager

Amey; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development plans

Competitive salary

Generous pension

24 days annual leave

Flexible benefits: Cycle2Work

Save with Amey discounts

Social Impact Days

Job summary

Amey is seeking a BIM Manager to join our Digital Engineering practice. You will lead digital teams, deliver BIM across projects, manage CDE, and drive AI initiatives and digital solutions.

The role covers rail, highways and civil infrastructure with opportunities for personal and professional growth. You will oversee BIM deliverables, implement standards, manage budgets and collaborate with clients and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Experience applying BIM processes to complex or ambiguous projects.
• Ability to advise teams on design and specification processes.
• Proficiency with BIM software and design/analytical tools.
• Experience applying BIM standards and codes (BS 1192, ISO 19650).
• Strong knowledge of suppliers and services in the BIM supply chain.
• Excellent oral communication and presenting skills.
• Understanding of CDM and risk assessment.
• Ability to manage spatial coordination and resolve interface clashes.
• Experience leading a medium-sized digital team.
• Familiarity with common data environments and BIM workflows.

Responsibilities

• Produce and check BIM deliverables to meet quality, cost and programme targets.
• Manage project budgets and costs for deliverables.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives at peer level.
• Contribute to bids and work-winning activities.
• Act as people manager when required.

Skills

Applied BIM processes

Design and specification guidance

BIM software proficiency

BIM standards ISO 19650

Supplier & supply chain knowledge

People leadership

Spatial coordination

Education

Level 4 qualification in BIM or related field

EngTech (or higher) status desirable

Tools

ProjectWise

AutoCAD

MicroStation

Revit

Job description

BIM Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent BIM Manager to join our Digital and Systems Engineering practice, within our Consulting Engineering division. With office locations across the country, we’re interested in candidates based in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Derby, York, Bristol, Swindon and Cardiff , but with flexible working options we can consider applicants from across the UK.

What will the role offer?

The standard working week is 37.5 hours, and we offer a range of flexible working practices, including hybrid, part‑time and adaptable working patterns, allowing you to adjust how you work as your life evolves.

The opportunity:

As an appointed Design Partner on some of the UK and Ireland’s most significant and complex infrastructure projects, we are proud to support clients including National Highways, Network Rail, Transport Scotland, Transport for Wales, Transport for London, Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail), Local Authorities and major Contractors. We have secured multiple long-term contracts and continue to grow and expand into new regions and markets.

In this role, you will join our Digital Engineering team delivering BIM services across the entire portfolio, along with CDE management, AI initiatives and digital solutions. As part of a multidisciplinary engineering business, there will be opportunities to contribute to projects across rail, highways and other civil infrastructure sectors, providing exposure to a diverse and varied project portfolio.

These programmes also provide a diverse range of opportunities for personal and professional development, whether you are working on long‑term, high‑value frameworks or smaller, community‑focused initiatives. With these frameworks in place, you will have the opportunity to influence infrastructure projects that shape the region’s future.

What you will be doing:

As a BIM Manager you will act as digital a team leader, managing technical teams, and providing advice and support to operational managers, clients and suppliers.

Responsibilities include:

• Production and checking of BIM deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme. Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within your portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Applied BIM processes and principles to complex or ambiguous situations, where concepts need to be adapted to reach the correct outcome
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of the design and specification process with ability to advise others
• Highly experienced with relevant software (e.g. ProjectWise, AutoCAD, Microstation, Revit etc.) and similar design/analytical tools.
• Experience in the application of BIM standards and codes of practice, e.g. BS 1192 and ISO 19650 framework
• Excellent knowledge of suppliers and types of services they provide, supported by having contacts within the supply chain
• Very good oral communication skills and are able to present arguments and ideas well
• A very good understanding of CDM and risk assessment
• A good ability to manage spatial coordination and resolve possible interface clashes
• Supervisory and people manager skills and the capability to manage a medium sized, locally based digital team
• Developed experience and expertise in the BIM discipline, probably gained in a BIM Coordinator role or equivalent
• Very good knowledge of client and international BIM standards, BIM documents, CDEs and emerging technologies
• Developed experience of working within a common data environment in accordance with BIM processes
• A level 4 qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject (preferred, but not essential for individuals who can demonstrate the appropriate level of experience)
• EngTech (or higher) status is also desirable, demonstrating your commitment to professional standards in engineering

What we can offer

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Some of our benefits include:

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey
• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership
• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in
• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant
• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities

About Amey:

Who we are : Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.

What we do : We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defense systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.

To find out more visit our website: amey.co.uk/careers

Application Guidance

Diversity and Inclusion: We constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We seek out the skills, joy and energy that often‑marginalised groups can bring to our teams and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.