Principal BIM/CAD Manager (Energy)

Stantec; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Free private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Flexible working arrangements

Industry-leading training

Job summary

Stantec is looking for an experienced Digital Design Lead to manage CAD and BIM standards across the UK. This role involves strategic development, governing design quality, and leading a team of 3D BIM modellers. You will play a pivotal role in supporting major projects, ensuring high-quality BIM outputs and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate should have a degree in a related field, extensive experience in 3D design, and strong leadership skills. Attractive benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and industry-leading training.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in BIM and design standards.
• Experience in the energy/renewable sector is valuable.
• Understanding of computational and parametric design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CAD and BIM standards implementation.
• Lead a team of 3D BIM modellers.
• Develop BIM Execution Plan and information delivery plans.

Skills

BIM execution and management

3D design software

Project delivery in accordance with ISO 19560

Common Data Environment experience

Mentoring skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Architecture or related subject

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Civil 3D

Inventor

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Digital Design Lead to oversee the strategic development, implementation, and maintenance of CAD and BIM standards across the Stantec Energy & Resources UK business. This role will lead the creation, governance, and continuous improvement of multi‑platform design standards, ensuring consistency and quality across a wide range of engineering disciplines and software environments.

In addition to setting strategy, the role will be hands‑on in managing and coordinating BIM/CAD modelling work tasks between UK teams and our offshore design centre in Pune, with the flexibility to undertake model authoring when required. The successful candidate will also provide leadership to a team of 3D BIM modellers, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of 3D modelling workflows using Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, Inventor, and other relevant platforms.

This position plays a pivotal role in supporting complex projects across Waterpower & Dams, Transmission & Distribution, Renewable Energy, Nuclear, Waste & Generation, and Minerals & Resources, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality BIM outputs aligned with project requirements, client expectations, and industry standards.

We have developed a strong reputation within the sector as a leading, progressive and forward‑thinking consultancy, focused on delivering high‑quality outputs to ensure the client achieves their outcomes and business benefits. We need to develop our BIM capabilities across Information Management and 3D Modelling, following ISO19650.

As a Digital Design Lead you will be self‑motivated and responsible for supporting the team across the UK and our international regions, including our global design centres. Ultimately, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate a real passion in BIM and can influence and support others to see the value of adoption.

You will be an advocate and positive role model for digital delivery, collaborating with multi‑disciplinary engineers in local and remote offices. You will provide support through the bid, planning & mobilisation, delivery and close stages from a BIM viewpoint.

You will develop the BIM Execution Plan and subsequent Master Information Delivery Plans and Task Information Delivery Plans, ensuring everything aligns with the Exchange Information Requirements. You will work in collaboration with the Information management team to establish Common Data Environments, standards and procedures to support digital delivery in accordance with ISO 19650.

You will oversee planning and managing document / information management systems with review and approval workflows while supporting the design and modelling team through the delivery phase, providing support and guidance and checks / reviews of progress, quality and compliance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a person who is passionate about sustainable energy and eager to make a significant impact in the industry.

About You

• Ideally you will have a degree in Engineering, Architecture or a related subject and have experience of working on a wide range of projects across different sectors. Experience in energy/renewable projects is useful.
• Experience of working in Common Data Environments using data management systems such as ACC/BIM360 and/or ProjectWise.
• Strong experience in project delivery in accordance with ISO 19560.
• Understanding of the benefits of different CDEs to support collaboration and information management with experience using various clients platforms.
• Extensive experience in 3D design using industry standard products for Autodesk and Bentley.
• Detailed understanding and proven experience in the generation and use of BIM Execution Plans.
• An understanding and experience with computational and parametric design, or an interest to develop skills in this area.
• Experience in mentoring junior staff.
• Strong communications skills that can be adapted to suit the audience: Clients, Leadership, UK and overseas teams.

Finally, you will embody our passion for innovation and client service, with ambitions to tackle a range of challenges as the team looks to continue its growth.

Why Join us?

• Our People Culture: We’re proud of our friendly and collaborative environment
• Awards: We’re 2023 NCE Consultancy of the Year and top 10 Corporate Knights most sustainable companies in the world.
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, pension plan, holidays, free private medical insurance, discounted gym membership and more.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Great Projects in all of our sectors across the UK & Ireland.
• Industry‑leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.