BIM Lead

BIM Manager (ISO 19650 | Revit | Navisworks)

Location: Bolton
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Are you a BIM leader who enjoys shaping strategy and staying close to project delivery?

We’re looking for a BIM Manager / Digital Engineering Manager to lead and evolve BIM capability across a growing engineering and project delivery environment. This is a key role with real influence—owning BIM standards, driving ISO 19650 compliance, and supporting complex multidisciplinary projects.

You’ll act as the go-to expert for BIM, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on coordination, working closely with design, engineering, and project teams.

What you’ll be doing

• BIM Strategy & Leadership
• Develop and implement BIM standards, workflows, and best practices across the business
• Drive adoption of BIM and digital engineering across teams
• Own and evolve BIM Execution Plans (BEPs)
• Project Delivery & Coordination
• Lead model coordination and clash detection (Navisworks / similar)
• Oversee multidisciplinary model integration across projects
• Ensure models meet quality, compliance, and contractual requirements
• Information Management (ISO 19650)
• Manage Common Data Environment (CDE) processes and data governance
• Define naming conventions, information structures, and data standards
• Ensure full compliance with ISO 19650
• Quality, Audit & Improvement
• Audit BIM models and deliverables for accuracy and compliance
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation
• Support integration between BIM, CAD, and engineering/manufacturing systems
• Stakeholder & Team Support
• Act as the primary BIM contact for clients and internal teams
• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to engineers and designers

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Experience as a BIM Manager, BIM Lead, or Senior BIM Coordinator
• Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 and information management
• Proficiency in Revit and Navisworks (or Bentley MicroStation environments)
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design models
• Experience working with Common Data Environments (CDEs)
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills
• Desirable:
• Background in engineering, construction, or architecture
• Experience in complex or high-value projects
• Exposure to Bentley tools, Dynamo, or automation workflows
• Experience integrating BIM with manufacturing or production systems

Why apply?

• Opportunity to shape BIM strategy across the business
• Mix of hands-on technical work and strategic leadership
• Work on complex, multidisciplinary projects
• Collaborative and forward-thinking engineering environment
• Influence digital transformation and innovation

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
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