Senior / Principal BIM Consultant (MEP)

Parkinson Gray Associates; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multidisciplinary design consultancy is looking for a Principal BIM Specialist for their Leeds office. In this role, you will lead BIM efforts across multiple complex projects, collaborate with engineers, and drive team development. The position promises a dynamic environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an MEP BIM Specialist or similar role.
• Track record delivering complex MEP projects.
• Experience working with contractors/architects/developers.

Responsibilities

• Guide junior team members and oversee complex modeling tasks.
• Ensure modeling meets internal standards and client expectations.
• Manage BIM documentation and promote BIM tools.

Skills

BIM processes

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Leadership

Tools

Revit

Job description

Our client, founded in 2010, is an independently owned multidisciplinary design consultancy that has flourished through a commitment to quality, innovation, and cultivating engineering excellence. Specialising in Mechanical, Electrical, Public Health, Sustainability,

Our client is a much celebrated and highly decorated MEP Engineering practice with multiple offices across the UK.

Our client has been delivering high quality M&E Design and Build solutions for over 30 years, providing a national service to well known industry names throughout the retail and commercial sectors amongst others.

Employing circa 100 staff across design, operations, commercial management and maintenance, the team works closely to ensure projects are designed, accurately costed and delivered on time which ensures regular repeat business and provides a strong trading base for longevity and success.

Our client is a much celebrated and highly decorated MEP Engineering practice with multiple offices across the UK. Forming part of a wider 30,000 strong global engineering brand with a network of international office locations, they offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the United Kingdom and further afield.In addition to world leading MEP consultancy services, they also deliver acoustics, air quality, fire engineering, specialist lighting, security and sustainability, delivering technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life.

The Leeds office has long been seen as one of the strongest divisions in the company, employing circa 45 staff with a legacy reputation for delivering large projects across the health care, defence, mission critical, science and research, education, custodial and leisure sectors, to name but a few.

An exciting opportunity to join the Leeds office has arisen for a Principal BIM Specialist. The office is conveniently located in the heart of the city and the appointed Consultant can look forward to working alongside a range of specialist Engineers and fellow Consultants, joining a highly collaborative environment and working culture.

As a BIM Specialist, you will be a key leader within the digital team, responsible for managing and delivering high-quality BIM outputs across multiple projects. You will collaborate with designers, engineers and technical experts to ensure all modelling efforts meet both internal standards and client expectations.

In this key and varied role, you can expect to:

• Guide junior team members and upskill other members of the team.
• Recruitment into the team, and actively role model the profession in the industry.
• Oversee complex modelling tasks and ensure best practices are consistently applied.
• Coordinate closely with local and central teams to manage external data, monitor model health, and implement clash detection processes.
• Manage BIM-related documentation, ensuring project delivery adheres to operational and quality standards.
• Promote BIM tools, manage resources, lead internal training, and represent the team in external meetings.
• Attend events to keep abreast of industry trends and software updates.

To be considered for this key position you must demonstrate proven experience working as an MEP BIM Specialist or closely related role, with a track record delivering on a variety of complex MEP projects. You must also have extensive experience of BIM processes, and the use of relevant software / tools such as Revit. Experience working with contractors/architects/developers in a design-oriented consultant role is essential, displaying a client facing and flexible approach at all times.