BIM & Digital Engineering Lead – Water Infrastructure

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development

Mentorship

Service recognition awards

Learning and talent development

Job summary

Stantec in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking a BIM Manager & Digital Engineering Lead to drive BIM and digital delivery across water projects, coordinating multidisciplinary models and leading model reviews from concept to construction.

You will develop BIM Execution Plans, ensure compliance with standards, and mentor a team to improve digital engineering practices while collaborating across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in mechanical design, BIM or digital delivery.
• Strong practical capability in Autodesk Plant 3D and 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 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 and programme requirements.
• Support project planning, site investigations and construction queries, while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement in digital engineering practices.

Skills

BIM

Digital delivery

Mechanical design

Leadership

Coordination

Tools

Autodesk Plant 3D

Revit

Navisworks

Revizto

BIM 360 / Construction Cloud

ProjectWise

Job description

Stantec in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking a BIM Manager & Digital Engineering Lead to drive BIM and digital delivery across water projects, coordinating multidisciplinary models and leading model reviews from concept to construction.

You will develop BIM Execution Plans, ensure compliance with standards, and mentor a team to improve digital engineering practices while collaborating across engineering disciplines.