BIM Manager

VIATechnik; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Home office setup costs

Paid holidays

Job summary

VIATechnik is seeking a BIM Manager for Studio A100 in Chicago, offering a hybrid work model with 1–3 days per week in the local office. You'll own projects end to end, manage scope, budget, and delivery, and set standards for Revit models, templates, and content.

You'll lead client engagements across retail, restaurant, multi-site and capital programs, train teams and clients, and work with a global BIM and reality capture team to push innovative solutions, including AI-driven workflow

Qualifications

• 5+ years of expert Revit experience, including 3+ years as BIM Manager
• Expert modeling, drawing, parametric family, and template skills
• Experience running projects with scope, budget, and schedules
• Experience training teams and clients in Revit
• Consulting mindset with strong client service and communication
• Ability to work independently and handle ambiguity
• Interest in new tools incl. AI; retail or reality capture experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead BIM projects end to end across multiple sector types
• Own Revit models, content, templates, and standards
• Train team and clients in BIM workflows
• Collaborate with global BIM and reality capture teams
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce production time

Job description

This is a hybrid role and we are open to candidates in Chicago, IL. This position will require 1-3 days a week working in a local office. US work authorization is required.

About VIATechnik

VIATechnik is on a mission to lead the built environment in creating a better future, today. We are one team of over 500 digital experts around the globe. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed architects, engineers, tradespersons, researchers, and business leaders. Together, we empower clients through high-quality, high-velocity experiences that consistently improve outcomes across the design, construction, and operations of buildings and infrastructure. Our clients include Amazon, Mars Wrigley, and National Geographic, the firms shaping the world's most ambitious projects.

Role Overview

Do you enjoy walking into a project without a clear answer and leaving with a solution the client loves? As BIM Manager at VIATechnik's Studio A100, you'll lead BIM projects across retail, restaurant, multi-site, and capital programs, and become the trusted advisor our clients count on.

This is more than a production role. You'll run your projects end to end, from scope and budget to delivery, own the Revit models, content, templates, and standards behind them, and train both our team and our clients. You'll operate with the independence of a consultant, backed by a global BIM and reality capture team.

We're looking for someone we don't need to tell what to do. You see what needs to happen, bring a plan, and bring new ideas , including AI, before anyone asks. If that sounds like how you already work, keep reading.

This is a full-time, hybrid role based in our Chicago office, with 1 to 3 days per week in the office.

Why This Role is a Career Move

• Purpose: Turn open questions into clear BIM solutions for some of the most recognized brands and project teams in the industry.
• Growth: Lead projects end to end, work across a wide range of clients and project types, and shape how the Studio adopts new tools.
• Motivators: Autonomy, variety, visible impact, and the backing of a global BIM and reality capture team.

Your First-Year Impact

• Take full ownership of your projects' scope, budget, and schedule, with 90%+ of milestones delivered on time.
• Take at least one client challenge that starts without a clear answer or defined scope and lead it to a documented solution, from discovery and options to a recommendation and implementation .
• Identify , implement, and measure automations or process improvements reduce production or QA time

Apply if you have

• 5+ years of expert Revit experience, including 3+ years as a BIM Manager or BIM Lead.
• Expert modeling, drawing, parametric family, and template skills, plus content management and data governance experience.
• Experience running projects, including scope, budget, work plans, and tracking.
• Experience training teams and clients in Revit.
• A consulting mindset, a White Glove approach to client service, and excellent communication.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a record of working independently.
• Genuine curiosity about new tools, including AI.
• Retail experience and reality capture or scan to BIM experience (preferred, not required ).
• Ability to work from our Chicago office 1 to 3 days per week.

Compensation and featured benefits

• The pay for this position is $80,000- $90,000, and the role is eligible for bonuses. The actual salary offer may be different as we carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, location, and experience
• Health insurance with the choice of five plan options. We cover 70-95% of premiums for VIATechies and 65% of the premiums for dependents (depending on the plan chosen)
• Dental and vision insurance. We cover up to 75% of the monthly insurance premiums for VIATechies and up to 50% of the premiums for dependents (depending on the plans chosen)
• Open and flexible time off
• A 401(k) plan that is fully vested immediately
• Home office setup costs
• Paid holidays

As a minority and woman owned and led company, VIATechnik seeks to build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. VIATechnik is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.