BIM Manager (Senior Digital Delivery Coordinator)

About the role

The Senior Digital Delivery Coordinator (SDDC) / BIM Manager develops, implements and enforces digital delivery and BIM standards, workflows and best practices across the Infrastructure department, ensuring consistency in all BIM projects, files, models and departmental processes. Based in Kuwait, the role works closely with the Digital Delivery Department, IT and the Director of the Infrastructure Department, and oversees both local and international projects. It reports directly to the department's Director and indirectly through a technical stream to the Director of the Digital Delivery Department. Occasional international travel may be needed for project coordination, cross-office collaboration and industry events.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain BIM standards, guidelines and templates aligned with ISO 19650, and conduct audits to identify improvements.
• Contribute to a strategic roadmap for digital transformation and coordinate training and upskilling programmes.
• Develop and tailor BEPs per project, manage the content library (Revit families, CAD blocks, 2D details, schedules) and maintain model quality, clash detection and issue management workflows.
• Lead initial BIM kick-off meetings, set up CDE templates with access controls and coordination workflows, and oversee the CDE and EDMS.
• Manage discipline-specific model exchange, monitor project execution against standards, and hand over day-to-day BIM management to project teams after initial setup.
• Drive process improvement through automation, set benchmarks and KPIs, and provide digital delivery orientation to new hires.
• Support marketing of the firm's digital delivery and BIM capabilities and advise on software solutions.
• Act as the primary BIM contact during project setup, coordinating with clients and consultants.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years' experience in the Infrastructure department with BIM implementation and management expertise.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; Master's in Structural Engineering or a related discipline preferred.
• ISO 19650 certification and a recognised BIM qualification preferred.
• Experience managing a Common Data Environment and knowledge of OIR, AIR and PIR data needs.

Required skills

• Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Power BI.
• Analysis tools such as ETABS, SAFE, SAP2000, RAM Concept, and COBie/IFC workflows (preferred).
• Dynamo automation and BIM standards such as BS/PAS 1192 and ISO 19650.