Senior Digital Engineer - BIM & Asset Data Lead

Auckland Airport; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Auckland Airport is seeking a Senior Digital Engineer to lead digital delivery for its capital works and Asset Information Models. You will define data requirements, BIM standards, and CDE setups to keep models accurate for project and operations teams.

You will work with project teams, asset owners, and stakeholders to ensure data is current, accessible, and usable, enabling improved decision-making and risk management across the programme.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience on large scale and complex infrastructure projects.
• 5+ years’ experience configuring and using information management systems (e.g., PDM, BIM, GIS, EAM).
• Strong understanding of GIS and asset information systems and protocols.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage with projects at inception to assess contractor digital delivery capability and ensure BIM and data obligations are set before procurement closes.
• Identify opportunities to introduce digital tools and techniques for project visibility and risk management across the capital programme.
• Define and embed digital delivery requirements for capital projects (AIDM, BIM execution plans, CDE configuration, metadata standards).
• Maintain currency and accuracy of BIM models and spatial data underpinning Auckland Airport's Digital Twin.
• Collaborate with Spatial Data & Technology Lead to align record models with operational changes and asset updates.
• Coordinate collection, validation, and delivery of record information (as-built models, drawings, specs, asset attributes).
• Maintain and enforce Asset Information Requirements across all projects.
• Support future capabilities like Digital Twin and predictive analytics.
• Build strong relationships with Engineering Services, Operations, and Compliance to meet information needs.

Skills

BIM

Digital engineering

Asset information management

GIS knowledge

Communication

Coordination

Tools

Project Document Management Systems

Building Information Management

Geographical Information Systems

Enterprise Asset Management systems

Common Data Environment (CDE)

Job description

Auckland Airport is seeking a Senior Digital Engineer to lead digital delivery for its capital works and Asset Information Models. You will define data requirements, BIM standards, and CDE setups to keep models accurate for project and operations teams.

You will work with project teams, asset owners, and stakeholders to ensure data is current, accessible, and usable, enabling improved decision-making and risk management across the programme.