Senior VDC/BIM Lead for Data Centre Projects

Kirby Group Engineering; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking an experienced VDC Coordinator to advance BIM-driven project delivery in our Cape Town office. You will coordinate Architectural, Structural and MEP models, drive BIM standards and implement BEPs to support timely and safe execution.

You will mentor junior staff, oversee clash detection and model governance, and champion digital construction innovations such as 4D/5D and digital twins.

Qualifications

• 7–12+ years in construction/design contexts.
• 3–5 years in BIM/VDC leadership roles.
• Proven experience delivering projects on BIM-based delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead VDC/BIM strategies and set BEP standards across projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design and model integrations.
• Chair coordination meetings and track issue resolution.
• Promote digital construction tools (4D/5D, digital twins).
• Maintain data integrity and QA across CDE environments.
• Report BIM KPIs and project performance to leadership.

Skills

VDC Leadership

BIM (Revit)

Clash Detection

Navisworks

BIM360/ACC

Education

Civil/Structural/MEP Engineering degree

BIM/VDC certifications

Tools

Navisworks

Solibri

Autodesk Construction Cloud

BIM 360

Python/Dynamo scripting

Job description

Kirby Group Engineering is seeking an experienced VDC Coordinator to advance BIM-driven project delivery in our Cape Town office. You will coordinate Architectural, Structural and MEP models, drive BIM standards and implement BEPs to support timely and safe execution.

You will mentor junior staff, oversee clash detection and model governance, and champion digital construction innovations such as 4D/5D and digital twins.