Senior BIM Leader: Information Management & CDE

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

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.