BIM Manager (Energy)
WSP in the UK & Ireland
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Job summary
WSP in the UK & Ireland is seeking a hands-on BIM Manager within the Energy Networks Transmission & Distribution portfolio. You will set up and manage BIM delivery on live projects, ensuring model quality, coordination routines and digital deliverables meet project requirements.
You will guide designers and technicians, lead federated model reviews and cooperate with project managers to align resources, schedules and risk mitigation across multi-disciplinary teams.
Qualifications
- Experience in BIM management on infrastructure, utilities, energy, transmission, distribution or similarly complex multidisciplinary environments.
- Strong practical Revit experience, including model setup, worksharing, linked models, shared coordinates and drawing production.
- Practical Civil 3D experience for civil infrastructure, site development, earthworks, drainage, roads or utilities would be beneficial.
- Experience coordinating federated models, clash detection, issue tracking and multidisciplinary support.
- Good knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Navisworks and related workflows.
- Understanding ISO 19650 principles and information management in live projects.
Responsibilities
- Manage BIM delivery across Energy Networks T&D projects, overseeing setup, coordination, model health and deliverables.
- Establish and maintain BIM workflows, federated models, coordination routines and exchange approaches.
- Guide coordinators, designers and discipline teams in producing consistent models and drawings; resolve issues.
- Lead federated model reviews, clash detection and issue tracking; ensure timely progress.
- Support BIM Execution Plans, model production methods and information exchange processes.
- Provide guidance on model setup, naming conventions, worksharing and shared coordinates.
- Review models/drawings for quality and compliance at key design stages.
- Use Autodesk Construction Cloud, Navisworks and Revit to improve collaboration and delivery confidence.
- Collaborate with project managers and discipline leads to plan resources, deliverables and risks.
- Support BIM coordination meetings and design team workshops with clear action close‑outs.
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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
You can find out more about our Digital and BIM capabilities by exploring how we support complex Energy Networks transmission and distribution programmes, helping clients deliver coordinated, model-led design outputs across the full project lifecycle. This is a hands‑on BIM Manager role within our Energy Networks Transmission & Distribution portfolio. You will be responsible for setting up, managing and supporting BIM delivery on live multidisciplinary infrastructure projects, ensuring models, drawings, coordination workflows and digital deliverables are produced consistently, efficiently and in line with agreed project requirements.
- Manage BIM delivery across Energy Networks T&D projects, taking responsibility for project BIM setup, model coordination processes, model quality, digital deliverables and practical delivery support.
- Establish and maintain BIM workflows, model structures, federated model processes, coordination routines and model exchange approaches that support efficient multidisciplinary project delivery.
- Guide BIM coordinators, designers, technicians and discipline teams in the consistent production of models and drawings, helping resolve model health, coordination and delivery issues.
- Lead federated model reviews, clash detection, issue tracking and coordination activities, ensuring spatial, technical and interface issues are identified, assigned and progressed in a timely way.
- Support the practical implementation of BIM Execution Plans, model production methods, coordination procedures, information exchange requirements and agreed project BIM standards.
- Provide clear guidance on model setup, naming conventions, worksharing, model linking, shared coordinates, drawing production, issue management and coordination workflows.
- Review models and drawings for quality, completeness, coordination, compliance with project requirements and suitability for issue at key design stages.
- Use Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Navisworks, Revit, Civil 3D and related digital delivery platforms to improve collaboration, coordination, assurance and delivery confidence.
- Work with project managers, design managers and discipline leads to understand BIM resource needs, programme priorities, model deliverables, coordination risks and required project support.
- Support BIM coordination meetings, model review sessions and design team workshops, ensuring actions, issues, responsibilities and close‑out requirements are clearly captured and progressed.
- Use reporting outputs and dashboards where appropriate to improve visibility of model progress, deliverable status, coordination issues and project risks.
- Help embed consistent BIM Management practices across the Energy Networks portfolio by sharing lessons learned from live delivery and improving future project mobilisation.
You will join a growing Energy Networks T&D team delivering nationally significant infrastructure that supports the transition to a more resilient, secure and low‑carbon energy system.
- The team works across a broad portfolio of transmission and distribution projects, bringing together engineering, design management, BIM Management, model coordination and project delivery specialists.
- As BIM Manager, you will sit close to live project delivery, working with project managers, design managers, discipline leads, BIM coordinators, designers and technicians to support coordinated digital design outputs.
- You will provide practical BIM Management support from project mobilisation through to coordinated design outputs, helping teams apply consistent workflows, manage model quality and resolve coordination issues.
- You will also be connected to a wider network of digital, BIM, engineering and project delivery specialists across local, regional and national teams.
- This role is suited to an experienced BIM professional who can operate confidently in live project environments, lead practical BIM delivery and help project teams apply consistent ways of working.
- Experience in BIM Management, model management or digital design delivery within infrastructure, utilities, energy, transmission, distribution or similarly complex multidisciplinary environments.
- Strong practical Revit experience, including model setup, worksharing, linked models, shared coordinates, model health, drawing production, model review and issue resolution.
- Practical Civil 3D experience for civil infrastructure, site development, earthworks, drainage, roads, utilities or associated infrastructure would be strongly preferred.
- Experience coordinating federated models, undertaking clash detection, managing model issues and supporting multidisciplinary teams through design coordination and model review processes.
- Good working knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Navisworks and associated model coordination workflows.
- Ability to support project teams with BIM Execution Plans, model production methods, coordination procedures, information exchange processes and project BIM standards.
- Understanding of ISO 19650 principles and information management requirements, with the ability to apply them pragmatically in live project environments.
- Strong communication, organisation and coordination skills, with the ability to manage priorities across multiple packages, disciplines, suppliers or delivery teams.
- Confidence working with engineering, design, document control, project management and client‑side stakeholders to resolve BIM coordination issues and improve delivery outcomes.
- Experience reviewing models and drawings for quality, coordination, completeness and compliance with agreed project requirements.
- Experience supporting BIM coordination meetings, design workshops, model review sessions and issue close‑out processes.
- Power BI experience would be advantageous, particularly for dashboards or reporting outputs that improve visibility of model status, deliverables, issues and delivery performance.
- Experience in energy infrastructure, utilities or major multidisciplinary infrastructure programmes would be beneficial.
- Experience with scripting tools such as Dynamo or Python would be beneficial.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long‑lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 11,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It’s important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.
Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote a culture of inclusivity.
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you – giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.
To enhance work‑life balance, WSP offers the “WSP My Hour,” allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.
We also provide part‑time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
We understand the importance of development and training to you. That’s why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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