BIM & Digital Engineering Lead

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development and support

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and talent development

Professional memberships

Service recognition awards

Mentorship

Wellbeing and connection opportunities

Health insurance

Income continuance insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Developing Professionals Group

Office Social Club and events

Job summary

Stantec’s Water team in New Zealand seeks a hands-on BIM and Digital Engineering Lead to own BIM activities, coordinate multidisciplinary models, and deliver quality digital outputs. You will develop mechanical models with Plant 3D and Revit, guiding design through detailed development and construction.

You will mentor team members, drive continuous improvement in digital practices, and ensure adherence to project standards while supporting planning and field inquiries.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in mechanical design, BIM or digital delivery.
• Strong practical capability in Autodesk Plant 3D and the production of mechanical models and drawings.
• Experience delivering water, wastewater, utilities or comparable process infrastructure projects.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary model coordination and digital deliverables.
• Working knowledge of ISO 19650 principles, BIM standards.
• Experience with Navisworks and/or Revizto or similar.
• Experience working within Common Data Environments such as Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360 and/or ProjectWise.
• A clear communicator who actively collaborates and can manage their own and others workloads to deliver effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead BIM and Digital Engineering delivery across projects, including planning, implementation, coordination and quality assurance.
• Develop and maintain BIM Execution Plans, ensuring compliance with client, project and company standards.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary models, manage design interfaces, lead model reviews and support clash resolution.
• Develop mechanical and process models using Autodesk Plant 3D and Revit, producing coordinated designs, drawings and construction documentation.
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver mechanical designs from concept through detailed design and construction, ensuring quality, constructability and programme requirements are met.
• Support project planning, site investigations and construction queries, while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement in digital engineering practices.

Skills

BIM leadership

Coordinate multidisciplinary models

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

Autodesk Plant 3D

Revit

Navisworks

Revizto

Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360

ProjectWise

Job description

Stantec’s Water team in New Zealand seeks a hands-on BIM and Digital Engineering Lead to own BIM activities, coordinate multidisciplinary models, and deliver quality digital outputs. You will develop mechanical models with Plant 3D and Revit, guiding design through detailed development and construction.

You will mentor team members, drive continuous improvement in digital practices, and ensure adherence to project standards while supporting planning and field inquiries.