Principal BIM Manager

ASSYSTEM; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Assystem, a leading nuclear engineering firm, seeks a Principal BIM Manager to lead company-wide BIM efforts across multi-disclipines in the UK. You will help develop a BIM capability to meet marquee client needs, supporting delivery teams with knowledge of design and modelling processes.

While not hands-on design, you will guide information management, CDE implementation, and EIR/BEP conformance, ensuring safety standards and project targets are achieved.

Qualifications

• Academic qualifications of HNC/HND (or higher) in an engineering discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience within a relevant discipline.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries, including Nuclear, Energy, Water, Transportation, or Infrastructure sectors.
• Substantial knowledge of building infrastructure assets.
• Proficiency in Information Management standards, including COBie and IFC, and related documentation.

Responsibilities

• Foster a collaborative working culture by liaising and coordinating effectively with project team members and stakeholders.
• Manage and oversee federated 3D models to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment across all disciplines.
• Attend project and design team meetings as required, providing input on information management and model coordination.
• Coordinate and review 3D models for clashes, leading clash detection processes and producing actionable reports.
• Establish and manage the Common Data Environment (CDE), defining processes for reliable information exchange.
• Define, agree, and implement the information structure for the Project Information Model (PIM).
• Receive and validate information from multiple sources, ensuring compliance with EIR and BEP, and advise on non-conformance.
• Establish robust record-keeping, archiving, and audit trail processes for the PIM.
• Support the development and implementation of Project Information Plans (PIP) and Asset Information Plans (AIP).
• Apply a rigorous approach to ensure safety standards and project targets are met and maintained.
• Support legal and commercial teams in bid preparation, ensuring BIM and 3D model requirements are defined.
• Maximise data exchange value through efficient workflows, early clash detection, and timely information availability.

Skills

ISO 19650

CDE implementation

ProjectWise

Revit

Inventor

Navisworks

Solibri

DiRoots

Design Management

Design Reporting

Report writing

PIM/PIP/AIP knowledge

Data security & governance

Education

HNC/HND (or higher) in engineering

Tools

ProjectWise

COBie

IFC

Revit

Inventor

Navisworks

Job description

Today, Assystem is among the top three independent nuclear engineering firms worldwide. With over 60 years of experience in highly regulated sectors, the group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the execution of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to high safety and security requirements.

Assystem mobilizes 8,000 experts in 13 countries and intervenes across the entire project lifecycle, in engineering, project management and digital solutions.

Principal BIM Manager

The role holder will oversee and support Company-wide delivery (across multi-disciplines) and play a lead role in developing BIM Capability for the UK organisation to meet the needs of a wide range of marquee customers.

While the Principal of BIM does not undertake direct design responsibilities, a strong foundational understanding of design and modelling processes is essential to effectively support and guide delivery teams.

Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and data management workflows is highly beneficial, as the role includes supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the Common Data Environment (CDE).

Responsibilities

The role-holder may undertake a range of BIM leadership roles, including leading projects on behalf of customers or delivering in response to customer requirements.

Duties will include:

• Foster a collaborative working culture by liaising and coordinating effectively with project team members and stakeholders.
• Manage and oversee federated 3D models to ensure consistency, accuracy, and alignment across all disciplines.
• Attend project and design team meetings as required, providing input on information management and model coordination.
• Coordinate and review 3D models for clashes, leading clash detection processes and producing clear, actionable reports.
• Establish and manage the Common Data Environment (CDE), including defining processes and procedures to enable reliable and secure information exchange between project stakeholders.
• Define, agree, and implement the information structure for the Project Information Model (PIM), ensuring alignment with project and client requirements.
• Receive and validate information from multiple sources, ensuring compliance with the Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) and BIM Execution Plan (BEP), and advise on any non-conformance.
• Establish and maintain robust record-keeping, archiving, and audit trail processes for the PIM.
• Support the development and implementation of Project Information Plans (PIP) and Asset Information Plans (AIP).
• Apply a rigorous approach to ensure that safety standards and project targets are consistently met and maintained.
• Support legal and commercial teams in bid preparation, ensuring appropriate BIM and 3D model requirements and obligations are clearly defined.
• Maximise the value of data exchange by enabling efficient workflows, early clash detection, and the timely availability of accurate, up-to-date information.

Key Experience

• Expertise in ISO 19650 and associated standards.
• Expertise in Common Data Environment (CDE) implementation and administration using ProjectWise.
• Expertise in multi-dimensional design tools, including Autodesk Revit, Inventor, Navisworks, Solibri, and DiRoots.
• Strong experience in Design Management.
• Experience in Design Reporting and communicating project performance effectively.
• Excellent report writing capability with clear and structured documentation.
• Proven ability to deliver results on time, to a high quality, and within budget.
• Ability to rapidly gain understanding of the technical, behavioural, and contextual aspects of complex projects.
• Strong awareness of personal data and project data security requirements across both the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) environments, including classifications, vetting levels, SAL processes, and typical restrictions.
• Understanding of Export Control requirements and when they apply.
• Knowledge of UK Government Security Classifications.
• Awareness of UK GDPR legislative requirements, with a focus on practical compliance rather than specialist expertise.
• Understanding of contractual obligations relating to data retention and information governance.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Academic qualifications of HNC/HND (or higher) in an engineering discipline, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience within a relevant discipline.
• Experience working in highly regulated industries, including Nuclear, Energy, Water, Transportation, or Infrastructure sectors.
• Substantial knowledge of building infrastructure assets.
• Proficiency in Information Management (IM) standards, including COBie, IFC, and associated documentation.

Whilst we encourage applications from all nationalities, Assystem within the UK are subject to security and export control restrictions due to the nature of work to be undertaken.
These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.