Senior Lead Designer BIM/VDC

Exyte GmbH; Leixlip; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte is seeking a senior BIM/VDC Lead to drive the digital delivery strategy for a datacenter campus from early design through handover. You will be the client-facing VDC lead and the senior escalation point for the team, guiding Lead Engineers and Coordinators.

With deep BIM/VDC experience on large multi-disciplinary projects and strong Navisworks/ACC/Forma skills, you will shape modular delivery approaches and oversee CDE governance. Enthusiasm for automation and AI is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years in BIM/VDC delivering full concept-to-handover on large multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proven experience leading a team of BIM/VDC staff.
• Expert in Navisworks federation and clash management; advanced Revit and ACC/Forma.
• Strong construction knowledge from contractor or trade background.
• Comfortable leading client-facing meetings under pressure.
• Datacenter or mission-critical experience preferred.
• Good working knowledge of BIM standards and CDE tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the BIM Execution Plan and information requirements for the campus, aligned with ISO 19650 and client standards.
• Set federation, coordination and clash strategy across all disciplines and trade contractors.
• Lead client and design-team BIM meetings, presenting progress, risks and decisions.
• Drive constructability to ensure models are fit for fabrication, OSM and installation.
• Shape the approach to modular and prefabricated delivery with fabrication partners.
• Manage model exchange and governance across internal and external parties, including CDE setup.
• Own the information handover and deliverable record at project close.
• Lead, mentor and allocate work across Lead Engineers and Coordinators.
• Identify and promote automation (Dynamo, scripting, AI) for speed and quality.

Skills

BIM/VDC leadership

Team leadership

Navisworks federation

Clash management

Revit

ACC/Forma

AutoCAD

Dynamo

Client-facing meetings

Tools

Navisworks Manage

Revit

ACC/Forma

AutoCAD

Dynamo

Job description

Discover your exciting role

You'll lead BIM/VDC across a datacenter campus, owning the digital delivery strategy from early design through construction and handover. You're the client-facing VDC lead and the senior point of escalation for the team, setting direction for Lead Engineers and Coordinators.

About Our Data Centers (DTC) Division

Exyte delivers comprehensive data center services from design to construction, ensuring efficiency and reliability. With our integrated project delivery approach, we have successfully executed numerous projects worldwide, including advanced intelligence data centers, hyperscale data centers, colocation and cloud-computing data centers using traditional construction as well as modular construction techniques.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

• Own the BIM Execution Plan and information requirements for the campus, aligned with ISO 19650 and the client's standards
• Set the federation, coordination and clash strategy across all disciplines and trade contractors
• Lead client and design-team BIM meetings, presenting progress, risks and decisions with confidence
• Drive constructability: make sure models are fit for fabrication, OSM and installation, not just design review
• Shape the approach to modular and prefabricated delivery with fabrication partners
• Manage model exchange and governance across internal and external parties, including the CDE (ACC/Forma) set-up
• Own the information handover and deliverable record at project close
• Lead, mentor and allocate work across Lead Engineers and Coordinators on the campus
• Identify and promote automation (Dynamo, scripting, AI) that improves speed and quality

Show your expertise

• 5-10 years in BIM/VDC, including full concept-to-handover delivery on large, multi-disciplinary projects
• Proven experience leading a team of BIM/VDC staff
• Expert in Navisworks federation and clash management; advanced Revit and ACC/Forma
• Strong construction knowledge, ideally from a contractor or trade background
• Comfortable leading client-facing meetings and holding a position under pressure
• Datacenter or mission-critical experience strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of:
• Revit
• Navisworks Manage
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC/Forma)
• AutoCAD
• Dynamo