BIM Coordinator

KEO International Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in engineering is seeking a talented BIM Coordinator for their Riyadh office. In this critical role, you will implement BIM workflows and coordinate multi-disciplinary models while ensuring quality and compliance with ISO standards. Ideal candidates have over 4 years of experience in BIM coordination, a degree in Civil Engineering, and proficiency in Autodesk tools. The role offers a supportive working environment with a focus on professional development and well-being benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Study assistance sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar position.
• Certificate in Autodesk Certified Professional for Civil 3D preferred.
• Proven experience in BIM coordination for infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement BIM workflows and coordinate multi-disciplinary infrastructure models.
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of project information.
• Manage clash detection and compliance with ISO 19650.

Skills

BIM coordination

Clash detection

Autodesk Civil 3D

Navisworks Manage

GIS/BIM integration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Autodesk Civil 3D

Navisworks Manage

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for talented BIM Coordinator to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This critical role will work as part of the Infrastructure team, responsible for implementing BIM workflows, coordinating multi-disciplinary infrastructure models (roads, wet and dry utilities, bridges), and ensure the quality and timely delivery of project information. Reporting to the BIM Manager, the role focuses on day-to-day model coordination, Common Data Environment (CDE) management, clash detection, and compliance with ISO 19650 standards and KEO’s Digital Delivery Framework.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Configuring the Common Data Environment (CDE) in line with KEO and client requirements (folder structure, permissions, workflows).
• Applying naming conventions, metadata requirements, and file structures as defined in the BIM Execution Plan (BEP).
• Loading and maintaining approved BIM libraries, templates.
• Aggregating and managing discipline models into federated models for coordination.
• Running clash detection tests, preparing and tracking clash reports, and supporting clash resolution workshops.
• Verifying models for compliance with project standards, BEP, and Level of Information Need (LOIN).
• Managing model workflows across WIP, Shared, and Published stages in the CDE.
• Supporting the process of generating 2D drawings, plans, profiles, etc directly from 3D models, ensuring consistency between the model and extracted outputs.
• Facilitating digital handover deliverables such as COBie and Asset Information Requirements (AIR).
• Acting as the first point of contact for BIM-related issues within project teams.
• Supporting design coordination meetings with federated models, issue logs, and interface checks.
• Collaborating with other divisions and external consultants to ensure interface alignment.
• Maintaining and updating issue registers, coordination logs, and clash resolution trackers in the CDE.
• Coordinating with the discipline leads/BIM Engineers from each discipline to resolve model discrepancies, ensure alignment between design intent and digital outputs.
• Escalating major technical or compliance issues to the BIM Manager.
• Ensuring project compliance with ISO 19650, and Client-specific standards.
• Supporting knowledge sharing and training within the project team and provide guidance and technical support to junior BIM staff.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent and more than 4 years of experience in a similar position. Having a certificate in Autodesk Certified Professional for Civil 3D for Infrastructure and AutoCAD is preferred.

Furthermore, you should demonstrate:

• Proven experience in BIM coordination for infrastructure projects (roads, highways, Dry and Wet utilities, and bridges).
• Good knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D for modeling utilities and road networks, including surface modeling, pipe networks, and corridor design.
• Hands-on experience in Navisworks Manage for clash detection, issue tracking, and federated model coordination.
• Practical knowledge of Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC/BIM 360) for CDE management, workflow approvals, and information sharing.
• Familiarity with InfraWorks for conceptual modeling and design visualization.
• Exposure to GIS/BIM integration and data handover standards (COBie, Asset Information Requirements) is an advantage.
• Strong coordination and communication skills across multi-disciplinary teams.

• Solid written and verbal communication skills in English.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.