Senior Structural Technician

Robert Bird Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Robert Bird Group in Auckland seeks a Senior Structural Technician / BIM Coordinator with 8+ years' drafting experience to join our team. You will support leadership, develop team capability, and source opportunities while delivering on building and structure projects.

You will manage BIM information using BIM for projects, collaborate with design teams and stakeholders, train staff, and ensure compliance with BEP, EIR and DPoW across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience delivering structural and multidisciplinary projects using Revit.
• Proficient in BIM workflows, information management, and model-based delivery.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary BIM models (structural, architectural, MEP).
• Knowledge of ISO 19650 series.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Mentor junior technicians and BIM team members.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• 3D spatial coordination and clash detection, hosting coordination meetings.
• Contribute to tender responses (BEP/EIR reviews, PQQs).
• Provide training for BIM processes and model uses.
• Produce model outputs per EIR, BEP and DPoW.
• Ensure metadata requirements by client or Lead Appointed Party are delivered.
• Assist BIM Lead and Design Leads with the TIDP management.
• Coordinate BIM models and interfaces with Lead Appointed Party BIM teams.
• Develop processes, templates to support BIM Coordinator/Manager roles.
• Understand and apply BEP per RBG standards and client information requirements.
• Collaborate with all design disciplines for integrated design delivery.
• Mentor technicians on BIM requirements and estimate BIM task times.
• Be familiar with cloud collaboration platforms (Aconex, BIM 360, ProjectWise).
• Experience with Dynamo or Grasshopper and parametric BIM processes.

Skills

BIM coordination

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Team mentoring

Project delivery

Education

Engineering degree

BIM qualification

Tools

Revit

Tekla

Archicad

Navisworks

Revizto

BIM 360

ProjectWise

Aconex

Job description

• Play a critical role in the built environment by uplifting lives, creating regenerative environments and advancing industries
• Work in a truly flexible environment, in a hybrid role, with an incredibly supportive team
• Environment where collaboration and innovation are encouraged

Create futures worth inheriting with Robert Bird Group (RBG) and the SJ Group

About Robert Bird Group (RBG)

Robert Bird Group, a member of the SJ Group, is a leading structural, civil and specialist global consulting engineering firm committed to delivering each client’s vision through ‘the relentless pursuit of engineering excellence across all projects.

We strive for ‘good to great design’ by transforming inspiring concepts into buildable designs using our innovative, collaborative, and proactive ideas.

The Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Structural Technician / BIM Coordinator with proven experience delivering on building and structures projects across the industry to join our Auckland office.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in drafting and will support the leadership and development of team capability in the region and source business opportunities to support the ongoing activities of a leading multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy.

In addition to drafting and modelling tasks, the Senior Technician supports the Project BIM Lead in information management using BIM for the project whilst supporting stakeholders across the project team to play their part in the information management process to meet requirements and digital deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for 3D spatial coordination in a coordination software/platform and report/assign issues (inc. clashes) to project stakeholders, including hosting of meetings.
• Contribute to tender response activities, including BEP/EIR reviews, Capability and Capacity Assessments, PQQs etc.
• Responsible for providing training for specific BIM processes, model uses and technologies to the project team.
• Responsible for producing a range of model outputs according to the EIR, BEP and DPoW.
• Responsible for ensuring any client or Lead Appointed party metadata requirements are delivered including compliance.
• Assist Project BIM Lead and Design Leads with the management of the TIDP.
• Proactively engages with RBG design managers to develop strategies to coordinate BIM models and interfaces directly with the Lead Appointed Parties BIM team.
• Contribute to the development of processes, procedures, templates to support the BIM Coordinator /BIM Manager.
• Ability to understand and enact project BEP based on best practice and RBG standards client information requirements.
• Work collaboratively with all design disciplines to ensure the integration of the overall design or solution.
• Assist in developing, training and mentoring technicians on project BIM requirements.
• Contribute to estimation of the correct time to complete BIM specific tasks.
• Working knowledge of the ISO 19650 series.
• Skilled with BIM authoring software such as Revit / Tekla / Archicad etc.
• Skilled with BIM coordination software such as Navisworks, Revizto, etc.
• Appreciation and understanding of openBIM standards such as IFC, COBie, etc.
• Experience using cloud-based collaboration platforms and CDE workflows, using tools such as Aconex, BIM 360, Projectwise etc.
• Experience with programming or visual programming e.g., Dynamo or Grasshopper, and awareness of computational and parametric BIM processes

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Architectural Technology, Building Information Modelling (BIM), or related discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience delivering structural and multidisciplinary projects using Revit in a consulting engineering environment.
• Detailed understanding of BIM workflows, information management processes, and model-based project delivery.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary BIM models across structural, architectural, and MEP disciplines.
• Strong understanding of structural detailing practices, drafting standards, and project delivery requirements.
• Experience mentoring and supporting junior technicians and BIM team members.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills, with the ability to engage confidently with internal and external project teams.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of project outcomes.

RBG is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and gender-equitable workforce and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds across engineering and technical disciplines. We provide a supportive and flexible working environment that recognises individual contribution, supports career progression, and enables our people to balance work and life at all stages of their careers.