Job Description
DIGITAL DESIGN MANAGER | Driving Digital Quality & BIM Compliance
Are you a BIM expert ready to take on a strategic leadership role focused on technical excellence and process innovation?
I am seeking a Digital Design Manager (DDM) to join a leading, quality-focused design consultancy known for its complex, high-profile projects. This is a pivotal role that will empower design groups, drive standards, and ensure the seamless flow of digital information from concept through construction and handover.
The Role: Digital Design Leadership
As the DDM, you will be the focal point for all digital engineering procedures, accountable for quality standards and timely delivery.
Key Responsibilities Include:
* BIM & Compliance Leadership: Lead the implementation and compliance of the project's EIR and BEP, ensuring all work adheres to the ISO 19650 digital quality standard.
* Model Quality Control: Monitor the quality of all incoming models, perform statistical analysis from clash detection (using tools like Navisworks and Solibri), and manage model composition and content.
* MEP Integration & Coordination: Be fully conversant with MEP workflows and provide hands-on coordination expertise, integrating digital processes with design requirements.
* Process & Training: Proactively seek to improve best practice, provide guidance on software and process, and actively mentor and coach junior staff.
* Project Management: Produce and monitor project delivery schedules (MIDP, TIDP, etc.), manage project resources, and provide technical advice on complexity and risk.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Experience: Proven experience (ideally 5+ years in a management or expert role) within a construction or design consultancy.
* BIM Expert: Native expert user of core BIM/CAD tools including Revit, AutoCAD, Dynamo, Navisworks, and Solibri.
* Standards & CDE: Strong working knowledge of ISO 19650, Collaborative Design Environments (CDE), and familiarity with COBie and IFC import/export.
* MEP Foundation: Must have an MEP background with an understanding of coordination and digital design validation.
* Communication: Exceptional skills in presenting complex information, leading design meetings, and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
If you are passionate about high-quality digital delivery and ready to lead a team through complex technical challenges, contact Matt Jones on 07711 370552 or mjones@skilledcareers.co.uk