BIM Engineer Electrical

About the Role

Albawani is seeking an Electrical BIM Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves supporting the development, coordination, review, and management of electrical BIM models and related digital deliverables throughout various project stages, from design development to digital handover. The Electrical BIM Engineer will work under the guidance of the BIM Manager and in close collaboration with the Technical Engineering Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain electrical BIM models in accordance with project BIM requirements, standards, and CDE workflows.
• Model and manage diverse electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, containment, switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, PV systems, and various ELV/ICT systems.
• Prepare electrical model views, coordinated plans, sections, elevations, and model-based drawing outputs using Revit MEP and related tools.
• Ensure model information is accurate, coordinated, and suitable for design coordination, shop drawing production, construction support, QTO, 4D/5D readiness, as-built updates, and handover.
• Support multidisciplinary BIM coordination, clash detection, and issue resolution using platforms such as Navisworks, ACC Model Coordination, and BCF.
• Actively participate in BIM coordination, technical coordination, design coordination, and construction coordination meetings.
• Support electrical shop drawing production from coordinated BIM models and approved IFC design information.
• Assist with builders’ work coordination, including penetrations, sleeves, openings, and equipment plinths.
• Support progressive as-built BIM updates and the preparation of AIM, COBie, and asset register information for digital handover.
• Provide BIM-based technical support for RFIs, TQs, and site queries, including constructability reviews.
• Support QTO, 4D/5D, and digital construction readiness by ensuring model elements are correctly parameterized for quantity extraction, CBS mapping, and sequencing.
• Prepare clear coordination visuals for presentations, workshops, and construction sequence discussions.
• Contribute to the development of BIM standards, electrical workflows, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant BIM experience in electrical modelling, coordination, and construction-stage BIM support, with 7–9 years preferred on large-scale building, campus, governmental, mixed-use, design-and-build, or fast-track construction projects.
• Strong electrical engineering background with the ability to coordinate electrical systems and mechanical/electrical interfaces.
• Ability to review BIM models from an engineering and constructability perspective.
• Strong understanding of power distribution, lighting, emergency lighting, containment, ELV/ICT, fire alarm, security systems, electrical rooms, risers, shafts, access zones, maintenance clearances, and builders’ work.
• Good understanding of ISO 19650 principles, CDE workflows, naming conventions, status codes, and information management.
• Understanding of LOD/LOIN, model health checks, QA/QC workflows, clash detection, and issue management.
• Basic understanding of quantity take-off readiness, CBS coding, 4D sequencing, 5D data preparation, and dashboard reporting.
• Understanding of AIM, COBie, Asset Register, as-built models, O&M linkage, and digital handover requirements.
• Ability to read and understand various engineering drawings, specifications, schedules, RFIs, TQs, and construction documentation.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow up actions until closure.

Technical Skills and Software Proficiency

• Proficient in: Autodesk Revit MEP, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC Docs, BIM Collaborate/Model Coordination), AutoCAD/AutoCAD MEP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Awareness or experience in: Autodesk Fabrication CADmep, SysQue, Trimble, MagiCAD, Dialux, Relux, ETAP, Amtech, Caneco, Autodesk Takeoff/QTO, Power BI, Dynamo, Revizto, OpenSpace, Autodesk ReCap, Faro, Enscape, Twinmotion, Lumion, Photoshop.
• Strong understanding of electrical systems, power distribution, lighting, containment, ELV/ICT, fire alarm, security, electrical rooms, risers, shafts, ceiling zones, builders’ work, equipment access, maintenance requirements, and electrical interfaces.
• Familiarity with clash detection, coordination workflows, and Common Data Environment (CDE) processes.
• Ability to work with shared coordinates, levels, zones, systems, worksets, model federation, and package-based model organization.

Work Environment

This role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position. The successful candidate will work on design and build projects involving complex electrical building services, multidisciplinary coordination across various engineering and architectural disciplines, and projects requiring detailed electrical modelling, coordination, shop drawing support, construction documentation, testing and commissioning support, and as-built/handover information.