Building Information Modelling (BIM) Manager

Text Studio IT; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency seeks a BIM Manager to oversee design quality and technical assurance in major projects across the UK. This role will involve managing BIM standards, engaging with project teams for effective collaboration, and ensuring compliance with technical requirements. Ideal candidates will have extensive BIM management experience and a background in building services.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension

Learning and development

Environment with flexible working options

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience in BIM Management and Technical Assurance.
• Experienced user of design and clash detection software.
• Knowledge of ISO 19650 is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Technical Assurance on BIM-related issues.
• Oversee projects at every RIBA stage ensuring performance requirements are met.
• Provide technical assurance and monitor compliance during design and construction.

Skills

BIM Management

Technical Assurance

Revit

Navisworks

Clash Detection

Education

Relevant property sector professional accreditation

Degree in a Built Environment related field

Job description

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Details Reference number 409532 Salary £54,285 - £60,585 GPA is also committed to recognising and rewarding where our staff hold the Gold Standard accreditation relevant to their Specialism and offer a £5000 non-pensionable allowance to staff who have achieved this. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP Job grade Grade 7 GPA Grade 7 National Contract type Permanent Business area GPA - Capital Projects - Innovation & Assurance Type of role Project Delivery

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Location Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Norwich, Nottingham, Swindon About the job Job summary

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the governments office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majestys Government we are leading transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern, cost-effective real estate service solutions.

Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. And were dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do.

To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Job Description

Innovation and Assurance (I&A) determines and sets workspace design standards through authoring of a comprehensive suite of documents comprising the Government Property Agency (GPA) Workplace Design Guide, a range of Technical Annexes and the Employers Requirements. We utilise these, managing the design process and associated design consultants, across the Hubs and Whitehall Campus Programmes to deliver transformative workplaces for Civil Servants across the UK.

I&A plays a wider role across both GPA and across Government in the work that we undertake. We are seen as subject matter experts in the individual streams / disciplines, with an aim of ensuring we have access to the best information and advice, but equally in order that we influence across Government departments and into industry.

We Operate As 4 Distinct But Intrinsically Linked Streams:

• Workplace Design
• Physical Security
• Sustainability
• Technical Assurance
  
  

We produce and set the technical standards for our buildings and seek assurance that our requirements are delivered, working closely with our supply chain partners, Capital Projects and Workplace Services colleagues. As subject matter experts we support a number of cross government working groups where we share knowledge with both the public and private sector.

The BIM Managers role is part of the Technical Assurance team. This is an assurance role to ensure buildings in design, during construction and at handover comply with the correct technical design and legislative standards set out in GPAs Design Guide and Employer Requirements (ER). This will require regular monitoring and reporting at key project milestones.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of Technical Assurance, the BIM Manager will be responsible for:

• Support and advice to the Head of Technical Assurance on BIM related issues.
• Developing the GPA Better Building Information Management (B2IM) strategy where there are currently shortfalls in performance requirements, including defining how this interfaces with the other project monitoring activities which are being developed.
• Overseeing each project, at every RIBA stage, and ensuring our performance requirements are met, including ensuring effective BIM/B2IM technical assurance for each project from our external partner consultancies and building contractors.
• Review of project team and assurance support roles for B2IM and responsibilities for each project to ensure scopes are correct.
• Technical assurance of the project inception, to ensure the project team have defined clear working methods in their BIM execution plan.
• Engaging with project teams, reviewing model co-ordination and clash detection working practices are effective.
• Providing oversight, ensuring project teams provide high quality O&Ms and as built information at practical completion to the facilities manager for operations, including a verified federated model with COBIE data.
  
  

Leadership

• Lead on BIM and B2IM delivery throughout all RIBA stages of projects.
  
  

Person specification

We are seeking an experienced BIM manager who can provide technical assurance and oversight of modelling quality and the B2IM programme for all GPA Projects.

Experience & Technical Skills

Essential criteria:

• Extensive, and demonstrable experience of BIM Management.
• Track record of CAD technician work in a built environment company, preferably with a Building Services background.
• Experienced user of Revit, Navisworks and other clash detection software.
• Have gained or working towards a relevant property sector professional accreditation e.g. with CIBSE, IET, CIOB or RICS.
• Experience of BIM implementation on live construction projects up to project handover.
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Client facing experience.
• Extensive experience of leading spatial co-ordination works in a multi-disciplinary design team.
• Ability to think strategically/analytically.
• Experience of using BIM in a facilities management environment.
  
  

Qualifications And Accreditations

Essential criteria:

• Working knowledge of ISO 19650 and BSRIA BG6
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Degree in a Built Environment related field
• Hold or working towards a related professional accreditation: CEng or CIWFM or MRICS
  
  

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Customer Perspective
• Commercial Acumen
• Property Market Knowledge
• Innovation
  
  

Benefits Alongside your salary of £54,285, Government Property Agency contributes £15,726 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Generous annual leave
  
  

Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities and wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being and aim to create a sense of belonging in a workplace where everyone feels valued. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme (RIS) to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Sift

The sift is due to take place week commencing 16th June 2025.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to include a CV and a 250-word personal statement. The personal statement should then align with the person specification.

Interview

GPA policy is for interviews to be held face to face, with virtual interviews only by absolute exception. The date and location will be confirmed if you are invited to interview. If you feel this will be a problem for you, please contact to discuss prior to submitting your application.

At interview, applicants will be scored against 4 behaviours - Working Together, Communicating and Influencing, Developing Self and Others, and Delivering at Pace.

Interview questions will be a blend of Behaviour, Experience, and Technical (core skill) questions.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to GPA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We Recruit By Merit On The Basis Of Fair And Open Competition, As Outlined In The Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles . The Civil Service Embraces Diversity And Promotes Equal Opportunities. As Such, We Run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) For Candidates With Disabilities Who Meet The Minimum Selection Criteria. The Civil Service Also Offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme To Civil Servants Who Are At Risk Of Redundancy, And Who Meet The Minimum Requirements For The Advertised Vacancy. Diversity And Inclusion The Civil Service Is Committed To Attract, Retain And Invest In Talent Wherever It Is Found. To Learn More Please See The Civil Service People Plan And The Civil Service Diversity And Inclusion Strategy . Apply And Further Information This Vacancy Is Part Of The Great Place To Work For Veterans Initiative. The Civil Service Welcomes Applications From People Who Have Recently Left Prison Or Have An Unspent Conviction. Read More About Prison Leaver Recruitment (opens In New Window). Once This Job Has Closed, The Job Advert Will No Longer Be Available. You May Want To Save a Copy For Your Records. Contact Point For Applicants Job Contact :

• Name : Lisa Collins
• Email :
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email :
  
  

Further information If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission:

Click here to visit Civil Service Commission

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