BIM Manager, for COWI in North America

Senior BIM Specialist / BIM Manager

North Vancouver, Toronto

Permanent, Full-Time

Hybrid

Do you want to join one of the premier engineering consulting companies, creating value for customers, people, and societies worldwide? Can you add to our growth with your proven technical, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to lead delivery teams? Then this could be the next step in your career!

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To support our growing North American team and diverse project portfolio, we are looking for a Senior BIM Specialist / BIM Manager to join us and work alongside our customers on some of North America’s most significant projects. In this role you will be working closely with our established network of technical leaders and engineers to manage and oversee the output of project BIM teams and to further develop our established in-house BIM expertise. Your primary task will be directing our team and providing Building Information Modeling (BIM) expertise and leadership on numerous bridge, marine, heavy civil and tunnel design projects from inception through to construction services and close-out.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Undertake activities within projects calling for a wide-ranging insight into BIM.
• Lead project teams of BIM specialists through generation of all CAD/BIM project deliverables for highway structure, signature long-span bridge, tunnel and marine projects.
• Initiate BIM kickoff gatherings and create BIM execution strategies at the project's outset.
• Create and own the multidisciplinary spatial coordination responsibility for bridge, tunnel, and marine infrastructure projects in 3D, considering coordination with structural, architectural, MEP, and civil components.
• Develop technical talent, including the development and implementation of specialist training programs, identification of staff for advanced and/or specialized training, and mentoring of key staff in specialized areas of expertise.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment with other BIM Technicians and Engineers, including coordination with sub-consultants.
• Implement and maintain production standards, quality consistency with the Company’s production and design standards, and best practices to improve efficiency and consistency within the team.
• Plan and manage delivery to project schedules, including generating estimates of effort and proposal inputs.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• A degree or diploma in CAD/BIM technology from a recognized school or institution in addition to 15+ years relevant experience.
• Possess a minimum of five years' experience in BIM management and coordination roles within major, multidisciplinary infrastructure initiatives.
• Be familiar with modelling processes in different BIM design applications and interoperability with different tools.
• Have knowledge of pertinent BIM Standards, such as ISO 19650, as well as best practices for BIM workflows and information management.
• Proficiency with multiple design tools including Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Bentley ProjectWise, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil3D, OpenRoads, OpenBuildings, Revit, Infraworks, Navisworks, visual programming tools such as Dynamo and Rhino.Inside.Revit, all considered an asset.
• Experience with BIM 4D and 5D modelling.
• Demonstrated ability to direct and supervise a team through project completion. Ability to assign work, coach, mentor and supervise all levels of CAD/BIM specialists.
• Good ability to take initiative in decision-making, with an awareness of when to draw on other’s experience and knowledge.
• Self-motivated, focused, and able to handle multiple tasks in an environment where plans evolve regularly.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We invest in our people’s professional and personal well‑being.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangement
• Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start
• Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity
• Paid sick leave
• Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave
• Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership
• Personal and Professional development fund
• Group RRSP program with company matching
• Parking or public transit allowance
• Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Referral incentive program
• Frequent social events

Base compensation: $92,000 to $147,000 for the North Vancouver office only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set and/or location.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Specialist, Rheannon Lewis at ***email_hidden***.

Get to know us even better at our website, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV – no photo or application letter. At an interview, you can tell us everything we need to know about why you’re interested in joining COWI. As for the photo, we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.