BIM Manager

Salas O'Brien; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and company holidays

Wellness programs and employee assist.

Professional development support

Job summary

Salas O’Brien is seeking a BIM Manager to lead model development, cross-disciplinary coordination, and digital design standards for complex facilities. You will coordinate architects, engineers, and security disciplines, enforce BIM standards, and manage clash detection across milestones from concept through construction.

The role focuses on secure, high-hazard facilities with federal clients and requires at least 10 years in BIM leadership, plus US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• 10+ years BIM management or a comparable digital design leadership role.
• Direct experience managing federated models across multiple disciplines.
• Experience in BIM-driven design environments (concept through construction-ready).
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain BIM execution plan and LOD levels.
• Lead model federation and cross-disciplinary coordination.
• Run clash detection at milestones and track resolutions.
• Ensure model content matches milestone requirements.
• Coordinate tracking of long-lead equipment and security infrastructure.
• Manage CADD/BIM staffing and workflow across the program.
• Support constructability reviews and field conditions alignment.
• Coordinate with construction teams for as-built updates.
• Administer document control and model revision management.
• Contribute to firm-wide BIM standards and templates.
• Provide model-based visualization for design reviews.

Skills

Attention to detail

Spatial reasoning

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Communication skills

Coordination across disciplines

Organizational skills

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

MS Office

Security clearance ability

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related

Tools

Revit

Navisworks

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.

Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.

We are seeking a BIM Manager who can lead model development, cross-disciplinary coordination, and digital design standards across complex, multidisciplinary federal facility programs. We are currently working on projects and have openings available to support the modernization of Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities contributing to the mission of defending the United States and supporting the nation's nuclear security enterprise.

Job Summary

The BIM Manager serves as the digital model authority for large, multidisciplinary design programs, with particular emphasis on secure, high-hazard, first-of-its-kind facilities where cross-disciplinary conflicts — between security zoning, structural systems, process utilities, and life safety systems — must be identified and resolved in the model before they reach construction. The position's responsibilities primarily focus on establishing and maintaining a shared BIM environment across all engineering disciplines, from initial concept development through progressive design milestones (15%, 35%, 65%, 95%, final) and into construction-phase model coordination.

This role requires setting and enforcing modeling standards, managing model federation and clash detection across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, civil, process, and security disciplines, and ensuring the model accurately reflects design intent at each milestone so that the construction-ready design package is a direct, coordinated evolution of the concept model rather than a series of disconnected discipline-specific drawings. Qualified candidates will meet with discipline leads, the Design Manager, and client technical stakeholders to resolve model coordination issues and confirm model readiness at each design milestone. The project clientele includes Federal Government (DOE/NNSA), Department of Defense, national laboratory-adjacent programs, and other complex institutional and industrial facilities.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the BIM execution plan, modeling standards, and level-of-development (LOD) requirements for assigned programs.
• Lead model federation and coordination across all engineering disciplines, ensuring architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, civil, process, and security models integrate into a single, conflict-free federated model.
• Run and manage clash detection processes at each progressive design milestone, tracking identified conflicts through to resolution with the responsible discipline leads.
• Ensure model content and detail level are appropriate to each design milestone (concept, 15%, 35%, 65%, 95%, final) and support that milestone's review and deliverable requirements.
• Coordinate model-based tracking of long-lead equipment, security infrastructure, and process utility routing to support early procurement planning.
• Manage CADD/BIM technician staffing and production workflow across the program, ensuring consistent modeling quality and standards compliance across all discipline teams.
• Support constructability reviews by ensuring the model reflects field-installable conditions, sequencing logic, and access/clearance requirements.
• Coordinate with construction management and ESDC teams during construction to maintain model accuracy against field conditions and as-built updates.
• Administer document control and model version management, ensuring the design team and client are always working from current, correctly-revisioned model data.
• Support development and refinement of firm-wide BIM standards, templates, and workflows.
• Provide model-based visualization and coordination support for client design reviews and stakeholder workshops.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to CADD/BIM technicians and discipline modeling leads.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in BIM management, model coordination, or a comparable digital design leadership role.
• Direct experience managing federated models across multiple engineering disciplines on complex institutional or industrial projects.
• Experience supporting progressive design development (concept through construction-ready/IFC) in a BIM-driven design environment.
• Working knowledge of secure or high-hazard facility design considerations (e.g., ICD 705, IBC H-2, or comparable classification systems), or a demonstrated ability to rapidly develop this expertise.
• Experience managing CADD/BIM production staff and coordinating workflow across multiple concurrent design phases.
• MUST BE A US CITIZEN

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent attention to detail, with strong spatial and cross-disciplinary reasoning ability.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate model-based technical conflicts into clear guidance for discipline leads and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a coordination process across multiple disciplines and design phases simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills, with the ability to track and close out clash detection findings and model revisions across a program's full lifecycle.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit, Navisworks (or comparable clash detection/federation software), AutoCAD, and MS Office.
• Familiarity with document control platforms and model/version management systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any security clearance required by assigned programs.
• Ability to travel.

Location

Baltimore MD or Washington, DC

Type

Full-Time

Travel

10%-20%

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this role is $130,000-$150,000 per year. Actual compensation will be determined based on a number of factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

This role is also eligible for performance-based bonuses and a comprehensive U.S. based benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
• Professional development support

For more information, visit our full benefits overview here.

This position is contingent upon contract award and/or funding. Employment for this role will be dependent upon the successful award of the applicable contract and the availability of funding. The anticipated start date and hiring timeline may be adjusted based on the contract award schedule.

Candidates may be interviewed and selected prior to contract award; however, any offer of employment for this position will remain contingent upon contract award and any applicable client or project requirements.

About Us

Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.

We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for data centers, healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, clean energy, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.

Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.

Third-Party Agency Notice

Salas O’Brien does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiters or agencies. We only work with approved partners engaged directly by our Talent Acquisition team for specific searches. Unsolicited submissions will not be eligible for placement fees.

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.