Senior Bim Coordinator

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction joint venture in London is seeking a Senior BIM Coordinator. This role is vital for overseeing BIM deliverables and mentoring the BIM team. Key responsibilities include coordinating project milestones, ensuring adherence to the BIM Execution Plan, and providing technical support. Ideal candidates possess a strong background in BIM processes and experience managing multidisciplinary teams. You will have opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Flexible working options

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC or higher with experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of BIM in design and construction phases.
• Proficient in BIM related software and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical mentorship to BIM team members.
• Coordinate BIM deliverables per project milestones.
• Ensure compliance with BIM Execution Plan.

Skills

BIM expertise

Mentorship

Project lifecycle experience

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

HNC or higher

Tools

Navisworks

Revit

Solibri

Job description

Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits package

Job reference: scsrail/TP/19825/3842

Job introduction

This Senior BIM Coordinator will be working closely with the Delivery Unit BIM Lead and BIM Manager to provide the BIM deliverables at the key project milestones. The role is a central link between BIM and various disciplines and departments such as Design House, subcontractors, design management, quality assurance, engineering, surveying and HS2 (the client). Senior BIM Coordinator brings required expertise and mentorship to train and guide the rest of the BIM team.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part‑time, remote working or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role responsibility

• Technical mentorship to BIM Coordinators, BIM Modelers and the rest of the BIM team.
• Leadership across the team, setting priorities and providing ongoing support.
• Providing continuous training and support to the SCS Team Members.
• Continuous process and workflow development. Proactive approach to task automation, always looking to refine existing ways of working.
• Coordination, assurance and implementation of BIM in accordance with the SCS BIM Execution Plan.
• Production and coordination of the key BIM deliverables such as Data Acceptance Certificate (DAC) and Model Production Delivery Table (MPDT) to assure supply chain BIM deliverables in line with the Employers Information Requirements.
• Supporting the Delivery Unit BIM Lead and BIM Manager to ensure the correct activities are undertaken and key deliverables are produced to achieve project milestones.
• Being a point of contact for other disciplines, supply chain and third parties.
• Assisting in ongoing activities such as sharing the models, running model quality checks, creating and updating progress trackers, and similar.
• Ensuring BIM Coordination models are up to date and shared with the required project teams.
• Being a link between various disciplines such as engineering, design, construction, temporary and permanent works design, following the BIM process outlined in the SCS BEP.
• Coordination and development of design to Construction through BIM processes such as 5D/4D to ensure consideration and optimisation of opportunities for sustainability, digital engineering, buildability, carbon, logistics, industrialisation, and health, safety and welfare during construction and in use.

The ideal candidate

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Educated to HNC or higher.
• Sustained Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience across all stages of a project lifecycle.
• Experience of working within project environments.
• Experience of managing the challenges associated with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of BIM in design and construction phases and of using the Digital Plan of Works.
• Preferable to have experience of industrialised construction.
• Working knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.
• Project experience in supporting or managing the BIM process in accordance with PAS1192:2.

Desirable/Advantageous Qualifications & Skills

• Experience in team leadership and setting up priorities.
• Experience coordinating, interrogating and assuring the quality of BIM deliverables.
• Implementing, promoting and auditing data quality.
• Involvement on large complex projects in the infrastructure sector, in a rail environment.
• Proficient in a range of BIM related software such as Navisworks, Solibri, Revit etc.
• Experience in coordinating complex, multi‑disciplinary in‑house BIM models with supply chain and third parties.
• Contribution to working with large data sets, databases, and using coding and/or ETL solutions to process this data e.g. FME, Python.
• A good understanding of BI needs, including data manipulation, analysis and visualisation skills, including Microsoft Power BI.
• Knowledge and awareness of survey methods, point clouds and as‑built surveys.
• Familiarity with the Bentley suite of software e.g. Open Buildings Designer, ProjectWise.
• Familiarity with .ifc file types and schema including mapping and converting from other model types and formats.
• Awareness of PAS/BS1192 and ISO19650 standards, relevant certification desirable.
• Awareness of GIS file types and methods of working.

About the Company

The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high‑speed rail network, connecting 8 of the UK’s 10 biggest cities with fast, reliable and frequent services. The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 London Tunnels Contract, which includes twin‑bored tunnels, SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador). Your personal and professional development is important to us and we welcome discussion of further study or professional membership.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG – closely monitors job applications to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. All responses are anonymous; data will be held securely under the Data Protection Act 1998 and reported to HS2.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

SCS Railways is a Disability Confident Leader. We want to encourage disabled people to apply for our roles and have an opportunity to display your skills, talent and abilities. We will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.

Please see the disability confident commitments:

To be considered for an interview under this scheme you have:

• A physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long‑term effect (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.
• Demonstrated in your application and pre‑interview stage that you meet the minimum job criteria and person specification for the role.

Location

SCS JV Railways
London
NW106AG
United Kingdom

Frequently asked questions

No – the HS2 London tunnels is a mega project that requires thousands of people to turn the dream into reality, and we’re actively looking for new talent from other industries. We also have initiatives to help vulnerable people into work, including offering employment opportunities to people who are homeless, disabled, returning to work after a career break or leaving the military.

We support local businesses, communities and regional economies, working with several major contractors who rely on smaller suppliers to deliver services across HS2. Many businesses are local to our sites, meaning we can support our local economy and reduce our environmental impact.

Recently, SCS JV was recognised for its role in building a supply chain that reflects the communities in which they operate by winning the HS2 Minority‑owned Business Champion award. To date, we’ve awarded contracts totalling £135m to minority‑owned businesses in their local area and have placed a strong focus on ensuring small firms have every opportunity to thrive by providing access to free training and business development opportunities.

We thrive through embracing differences, whether that’s in social background, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion or sexual orientation. We know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us build successful and high‑performing teams.

We hold network groups for Pride, Parents & Carers, Racial and Cultural Engagement (RaCE) and Female Advocates in Infrastructure and Rail (FAIR). Led by employees for employees, these groups provide a safe place to connect with like‑minded people.

Yes, we consider all requests for flexible working, including compressed hours, part‑time and remote working. Many of our staff operate on a Flexitime system, which means they can take time off for accumulated overtime.

Hiring Process

1 Your application is received and shortlisting takes place.

2 If you’re shortlisted, your CV is anonymised and sent to our hiring managers for review.

3 We’ll invite you for interview at one of our sites where you’ll discover more about the role and meet some of our team.

4 If you’re successful, you’ll receive a job offer and contract from the relevant parent company.

5 Subject to vetting and references, your onboarding process begins.

6 Onboarding is complete! Welcome to SCS JV.

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