BIM Manager

Henderson Engineers; Lenexa (KS); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Engineers is seeking a BIM Manager to lead delivery of high-quality BIM services, align with the firm’s BIM framework, and drive consistency across projects in a dynamic engineering environment.

You will partner with the BIM Technical Director to execute the strategic BIM vision, develop standards, and mentor a team of BIM staff while supporting project teams with advanced BIM deliverables and toolkits.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in engineering, construction management, science, or BIM / drafting technology preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• 10+ years of relevant experience required.
• Minimum 2 years leadership/management experience preferred.
• Subject matter expert in Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Navisworks required.
• Advanced BIM tools experience (Dynamo, Python, PyRevit, Clarity, Content Catalog) preferred.
• Proven ability to implement BIM standards and workflows.
• Strong knowledge of BIM and project delivery best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide BIM leadership for delivering technically excellent, efficient BIM services.
• Mentor BIM Technicians, Specialists, and Leads to develop mastery and leadership.
• Oversee BIM staff teams, set expectations, delegate tasks, align with project goals.
• Develop and maintain BIM standards, templates, and workflows per ISO 19650.
• Offer advanced technical support for setup, QA/QC, and coordination of BIM deliverables.
• Collaborate with PMs and Discipline Leads to align BIM Execution Plans with client needs.
• Promote use of BIM toolkits and content libraries across sectors.
• Collaborate with IT and BIM teams to ensure smooth operation of BIM software and cloud services.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring/Training

Communication

Education

Associate degree in engineering/ BIM

High school diploma

Tools

Revit

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Navisworks

Dynamo

PyRevit

Clarity

Content Catalog

Job description

Position Summary

The BIM Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of technically excellent, operationally efficient, and future-ready BIM services. They combine leadership, technical mastery, and a deep understanding of Henderson’s BIM framework to enable teams to produce higher quality work with greater consistency.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities

People Leadership & Development

• Mentor and train BIM Technicians, Specialists, and Leads to develop technical mastery, coordination skills, and leadership capabilities.
• Manage and oversee a team of BIM staff, including Technicians, Specialists, and Leads, by setting clear expectations, delegating responsibilities, and ensuring alignment with project and organizational goals.
• Deliver targeted training on BIM tools, workflows, and best practices.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and inclusion within your team.

Technical Leadership

• Partner with the BIM Technical Director to execute the firm’s BIM strategic vision, aligning with operational, quality, and technology objectives.
• Serve as subject matter expert in Henderson’s workflows and ensure correct application in project delivery.
• Provide feedback to Sector leadership to inform technical strategies.
• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of BIM standards, templates, and workflows consistent with industry best practices and ISO 19650.

Project & Operational Support

• Provide advanced technical support to BIM Leads and project teams in setup, execution, QA/QC, and coordination of BIM deliverables.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Discipline Leads to define and interpret BIM Execution Plans aligned with client requirements and contractual obligations.
• Promote consistent use of support queues and BIM toolkits across assigned sectors.
• Support discipline-specific needs by collaborating with Technicians & Specialists to develop and maintain Revit families, content libraries, and automation tools to improve design efficiency.

Quality Assurance & Process Governance

• Oversee quality control reviews to ensure models meet internal standards, client expectations, and coordination requirements.
• Drive compliance with company workflows, ensure adherence to BIM milestone responsibilities.

Systems & Resource Management

• Coordinate with IT and other BIM/VDC teams to ensure smooth operation of BIM-related software, cloud services, and network systems.
• Track and report BIM performance metrics, including FTE utilization, KPI’s, and process efficiency gains.

Core Competencies

Communication

• Keeps others well informed and prioritizes audiences, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Facilitates an efficient, consistent workflow and exchange of information.
• Adjusts communication based on needs and make-up of audience.

Integrity

• Leads by example, challenges assumptions, and creates candid feedback loops.
• Aligns personal actions and words, extends and receives trust, and upholds commitments.
• Maintains the confidence of clients and colleagues, especially when handling sensitive information.

Quality Orientation

• Creates a sense of urgency to tackle problems and rewards responsiveness.
• Recognizes opportunity for improvement, creating and supporting processes and feedback to improve results.
• Holds others accountable for doing their best work.

Teamwork/Inclusion

• Promotes a culture of collaboration across roles and teams.
• Navigates difficult conversations with diplomacy and leverages cooperative efforts to resolve conflict.
• Confronts exclusionary behavior and participates productively in discussions of diverse, sensitive societal topics.

Continuous Learning

• Pursues challenging assignments and new knowledge.
• Encourages experimentation when faced with new challenges.
• Examines mistakes, clarifies lessons learned, and applies to future work.

Functional/Technical Expertise

• Leverages area of expertise to contribute to team and company goals.
• Promotes an environment where people openly share their expertise, experiences, opinions, ideas, and perspectives.
• Maintains knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to success throughout job functions.

Leadership

INSPIRES THE ORGANIZATION

• Personifies the values of the organization and champions organizational culture and vision, earnestly supporting and mobilizing decisions made by organizational leadership.
• Navigates ambiguity and change in a positive way, proactively seeking support from leadership when needed.

FOCUSES ON CLIENT EXPERIENCE

• Fosters positive client relationships and coaches others to do the same, striving for best-in-class service and internal and external client satisfaction.
• Anticipates and responds proactively to changes in client needs, priorities, and/or expectations, ensuring quality results.

DEVELOPS THE STRENGTHS OF OTHERS

• Demonstrates empathy and builds strong relationships with colleagues.
• Seeks and shares productive feedback with candor to help others grow, celebrating the effort, progress, and everyday wins of colleagues.

DRIVES ACCOUNTABILITY, QUALITY, AND INNOVATION

• Expects and drives high-quality results and welcomes innovative strategies, especially in times of change.
• Models financially responsible behaviors and coaches others to be fiscally mindful as employee-owners.

Required Education, Experience, Licenses & Technical Competencies

• Associate’s degree in engineering, construction management, science, or BIM / drafting technology preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• 10 or more years of relevant experience required.
• A minimum of 2 years leadership/management experience preferred.
• Subject matter expert in Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Navisworks required.
• Advanced experience with BIM related tools (Dynamo, Python, PyRevit, Clarity, and Content Catalog), preferred.
• Demonstrated success in implementing BIM standards and workflows.
• Comprehensive knowledge in discipline of expertise and track record of technical excellence in that field.
• History of contributing to technically sound teams, as well as ability to motivate and coach others.
• Comprehensive knowledge of technical needs of the industry and proven track record of quality monitoring, maintenance and improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize company technical strategies through project execution.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in all core competencies as described and characterized in this job description.

Physical & Other Requirements

• Other duties as assigned.
• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English.