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BIM Leader

Digital

Boston, Massachusetts Seattle, Washington New York, New York Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California Columbus, Ohio San Diego, California Portland, Oregon

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NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today! 

The role at a glance:

NBBJ is seeking a BIM Leader to join our central Digital BIM team, providing critical  leadership and support for projects across the firm, to drive and optimize quality and  productivity through Building Information Modelling (BIM).
 
The successful candidate will understand the strategic importance of BIM, possessing strong technical and interpersonal skills to support the overall management of BIM on projects. With the ability to work within multiple platforms and a strong understanding of the holistic approach to design, we are looking for this person to make a significant impact in solidifying our methodologies and ensuring their effective execution in collaboration with project teams. 
 
This role involves active involvement on projects across our studios, tackling the most complex challenges, whilst supporting and guiding teams towards design and realization 
excellence for our Clients. These experiences enable the team to support firm initiatives, advancing our standards, best practices and the adoption of the latest technologies. This position offers extensive opportunities to grow within the team and across the firm, with exposure to an innovative, fast-paced collaborative environment.
 
In your new role, you will:
 
Strategic:
  • Work in partnership with Digital BIM Team members to maintain oversight across all projects 
  • Contribute to the development, alignment and adoption of firm standards, policies and best practices
  • Work with the Digital BIM Team in delivering communication to immediate connections across the firm e.g. studio(s), collegial group(s) project team(s)
  • Identify staff training and education needs for the Digital BIM Team to address
  • Provide BIM leadership, mentorship and guidance on projects
  • Ensure Digital Process Design is performed on assigned projects
  • Lead project setup, including models, infrastructure and content from libraries
  • Manage performance and model health on projects
  • Lead adoption of agreed BIM processes that comply with project standards
  • Oversee BIM-related production partnering, including communication, quality checks and management of activities 
  • Provide support and troubleshooting to project teams
  • Deliver project onboarding for new staff and/or team members
  • Coordinate software version and builds across project team member machines 

Production:

  • Support Project Managers in organizing tasks within the BIM environment, including production, standards compliance and model maintenance 
  •  Ensure key project BIM activities are performed, including information exchange, design coordination and model maintenance 
  • Contribute to project work, including modelling, data management and documentation
What you will need to succeed:
  • Minimum 7 years of Architecture experience 
  • Bachelor of Architecture, Building Information Modelling or equivalent
  • Proven experience delivering large and complex projects using Revit 
  • Advanced/Expert level knowledge of Autodesk Revit Architecture 
  • Enjoy working in a collaborative team environment 
  • Proven experience in project coordination including collaboration with team members and external consultants, using industry-renowned software platforms 
  • Ability to identify and communicate areas where skills, tools and processes could be improved 
  • Passion for sharing knowledge and a demonstrated ability for clearly communicating complex technical ideas to designers, managers and clients
  • Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
  • Licensure (Architect)
  • Master of Architecture, Building Information Modelling Management or equivalent
  • Autodesk Certified Professional in Revit
  • Experience and passion for ‘Computational BIM’ through using Dynamo or other scripting and programming languages
  • Workflow knowledge in associated Autodesk products including: Navisworks, 3DS Max, BIM360, AutoCAD etc.
  • Experience with Rhino and Grasshopper 

The annual base pay range for this role dependent on location. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience. For candidates located in Seattle/Los Angeles/New York: $93,000 - $105,000. For candidates located in San Francisco: $97,000 - $107,000

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States. 

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.

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