Senior Digital Engineer — BIM, Data & Digital Twin Lead

Auckland Airport; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Auckland Airport, New Zealand’s gateway for travel and logistics, is seeking a Senior Digital Engineer to ensure asset information is accurate and usable across the capital programme. You will define digital delivery expectations, BIM execution plans, and a Common Data Environment from day one.

You will lead a small team of Digital Engineering specialists, ensuring BIM models and reality capture data stay current and aligned with project and operational needs.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in large-scale, complex infrastructure projects.
• 5+ years configuring and using information management systems (PDM, BIM, GIS, EAM).
• Strong understanding of GIS and asset information systems.
• Excellent communication and coordination across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management/Information Management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage with projects at inception to assess digital delivery capability and set BIM/data obligations.
• Define and embed digital delivery requirements (AIDM, BIM execution plans, CDE).
• Maintain currency and accuracy of BIM models and spatial data for the Digital Twin.
• Collaborate with Spatial Data & Technology Lead to align with operations.
• Coordinate collection and delivery of as-built models, drawings, specifications, and asset attributes.
• Maintain and enforce Asset Information Requirements across projects.
• Support Digital Twin and predictive analytics initiatives.
• Build relationships with Engineering Services, Operations, and Compliance.

Skills

Digital engineering

BIM

GIS

Asset information management

Communication

Education

Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management/Information Management

Tools

BIM software

GIS software

Project Document Management Systems

Enterprise Asset Management systems

Job description

Auckland Airport, New Zealand’s gateway for travel and logistics, is seeking a Senior Digital Engineer to ensure asset information is accurate and usable across the capital programme. You will define digital delivery expectations, BIM execution plans, and a Common Data Environment from day one.

You will lead a small team of Digital Engineering specialists, ensuring BIM models and reality capture data stay current and aligned with project and operational needs.