BIM Manager

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C) is seeking a senior BIM leader to drive firmwide strategy and implementation across offices. You will elevate design and documentation quality, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and establish consistent digital delivery standards.

The role emphasizes coaching staff, aligning project needs with firm standards, and advancing BIM execution plans and templates to support complex projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in architecture, BIM, or digital project delivery, including several years in BIM management or firmwide support role.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud with model setup, worksharing, coordination, standards and troubleshooting.
• Experience coordinating multiple project teams across offices, types and phases.
• Proven ability to improve drawing quality, model consistency, and interdisciplinary coordination.
• Strong understanding of architectural documentation, QA/QC, and BIM decision impact.
• Experience developing and maintaining templates, families, standards, workflows, and BIM execution plans.
• Strong communication and teaching skills with the ability to coach staff at varying levels.
• Ability to collaborate with PMs, technical leads, designers, consultants, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Lead firmwide BIM strategy and implementation across offices.
• Collaborate with project teams to elevate design and documentation quality.
• Establish consistent, effective digital delivery standards and workflows.

Skills

BIM management

Revit

Model coordination

QA/QC BIM

Communication

Training coaching

Collaboration

Education

Professional degree in architecture or related field

Tools

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Dynamo

Navisworks

Rhino

Bluebeam

Job description

At Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C), we are fueled by creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. Our team champions a user-first approach that pushes design boundaries and fosters innovation. Our work spans higher education, civic, mixed-use, and public projects of varying scales and complexities, delivered through collaboration, technical rigor, and thoughtful leadership.

In this role, you will lead firmwide BIM strategy and implementation, partnering with project teams across all offices to elevate design and documentation quality, improve coordination, and establish consistent, effective digital delivery standards.

Qualifications

Required

• 8+ years of experience in architecture, BIM, or digital project delivery, including several years in a BIM management or firmwide support role.
• Advanced proficiency in Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud, with strong knowledge of model setup, worksharing, coordination, standards, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting multiple project teams across different offices, project types, and phases of work.
• Demonstrated ability to improve drawing quality, model consistency, interdisciplinary coordination, and project delivery.
• Strong understanding of architectural documentation, detailing, QA/QC, and how BIM decisions affect project outcomes.
• Experience developing and maintaining templates, families, standards, workflows, and BIM execution plans.
• Strong communication and teaching skills, with the ability to coach staff at different experience levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively with project managers, technical leaders, designers, consultants, and IT.
• Strong judgment, initiative, and ability to balance firmwide standards with project-specific needs.

Preferred

• Professional degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Architectural licensure or significant experience working within an architectural practice.
• Experience with Dynamo, automation, model checking, data management, or computational workflows.
• Experience integrating BIM with QA/QC, project delivery, and firmwide training programs.
• Familiarity with Navisworks, Bluebeam, Rhino, Enscape, and other common AEC tools.
• Experience managing BIM staff, champions, or office-based technology leads.