BIM Strategy Lead - Revit & Standards Champion

Walbridge; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlson Design Group is seeking a seasoned BIM Manager to lead firm‑wide BIM standards, workflows, and technology. You will align design intent with digital execution, support 50–100 staff across multiple sectors, and collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, and IT.

Responsibilities include governance, project support, training, and QA/QC to deliver coordinated, compliant models while advancing BIM literacy and continuous improvement across the office.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in an AEC environment with BIM leadership responsibilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent education and professional experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in Autodesk Revit (architectural and/or MEP/structural workflows).
• Hands-on experience as project administrator with Forma, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or BIM 360.
• Experience with BIM Execution Plan, Clash detection set-up and management.
• Working knowledge of IFC, COBie, and open BIM data standards.
• Strong understanding of project delivery phases from SD through CA.
• Experience creating and delivering verbal and written training materials and advocating for BIM adoption at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enforce firm-wide BIM Execution Plans (BEPs), modeling standards, and Revit template libraries.
• Establish and manage content libraries including Revit families, shared parameters, title blocks, and project browser templates.
• Define and govern model file naming conventions, folder structures, and data handover requirements aligned with client, project-specific, and LOD standards.
• Facilitate the BIM group and coordinate with discipline BIM leaders to ensure all disciplines follow firm-wide BIM standards.
• Create user documentation, workflow guides, and best practice resources for internal use.
• Serve as a BIM consultant on active projects, providing guidance on model coordination, clash detection, and design delivery workflows.
• Act as the project administrator for setting up projects in Forma or on the network drive.
• Responsible for assigning project roles and responsibilities for Forma projects.
• Lead or facilitate BIM coordination meetings using Forma, managing clash detection, issue tracking, and model federation across multiple disciplines and consultants.
• Support project teams in setting up Revit worksharing environments, cloud-based collaboration, and linked model strategies.
• Design and deliver onboarding and ongoing BIM training programs for staff at all experience levels.
• Create user documentation, workflow guides, and videos for internal use.
• Champion a culture of BIM literacy and continuous improvement across design and technical staff.
• Implement and manage model auditing and QA/QC processes using approved BIM review and coordination tools.
• Review project models at key milestones for compliance with firm standards, coordination quality, and deliverable readiness.
• Ensure staff and software meet Walbridge's security protocols per project/owner requirements.
• Facilitate the company’s continuous improvement workflows in accordance with Lean design concepts such as PDCA (Plan Do Check Adjust).

Skills

BIM leadership

Autodesk Revit

Forma / BIM 360

BIM standards

Clash detection

Training delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering

Tools

Forma

Autodesk Construction Cloud

BIM 360

Navisworks

Dynamo

Bluebeam

Job description

Carlson Design Group is seeking a seasoned BIM Manager to lead firm‑wide BIM standards, workflows, and technology. You will align design intent with digital execution, support 50–100 staff across multiple sectors, and collaborate with project managers, discipline leads, and IT.

Responsibilities include governance, project support, training, and QA/QC to deliver coordinated, compliant models while advancing BIM literacy and continuous improvement across the office.