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BIM/GIS Manager Role at Bechtel

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a BIM/GIS Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position is integral to the development of a state-of-the-art international airport, where the successful candidate will lead digital delivery initiatives.

Role Purpose and Leadership

Reporting to the PMIS Manager, the BIM/GIS Manager will lead the BIM and CAD team while supporting broader GIS and digital delivery activities across the program. This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing BIM, CAD, and digital engineering activities throughout the design, construction, and handover phases. The Manager will ensure compliance with project requirements, information management standards, and Customer digital delivery objectives.

Close collaboration with project management, engineering, construction, project controls, document management, quality, contractors, designers, and Customer teams is essential to drive coordinated digital delivery, model governance, information quality, construction support, and continuous process improvement across multiple contracts. The Manager will also champion innovation and digital transformation initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve project delivery through automation, digital workflows, data integration, and emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of BIM and digital delivery requirements across design, construction, and handover in accordance with project, Customer, and industry standards.
• Manage and coordinate BIM and CAD activities across multiple contracts, supporting design coordination, construction planning, and information delivery.
• Support the development, implementation, and continual improvement of the project Information Management Strategy, Exchange Information Requirements (EIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), BIM Execution Plans (BEP), and associated digital delivery procedures.
• Review and assess contractors', consultants', and designers' BIM Execution Plans, Information Delivery Plans, and digital deliverables to ensure compliance with contractual and project requirements.
• Develop standard BIM and information management requirements for inclusion within tender and contract documentation, ensuring consistent flow-down of digital delivery obligations.
• Support the configuration, governance, and continual improvement of the Common Data Environment (CDE), associated information workflows, and digital collaboration processes.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary model reviews, clash detection, model federation, and digital design reviews to support design development, construction coordination, and issue resolution.
• Monitor BIM implementation and digital delivery performance, developing dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to measure compliance, model quality, and project progress.
• Coordinate digital delivery activities with project management, engineering, construction, project controls, quality, document management, and Customer teams to ensure integrated project delivery.
• Support GIS integration and information exchange activities where required to ensure alignment between BIM, GIS, and asset information deliverables.
• Develop and deliver BIM, CDE, and digital delivery training, guidance, and awareness sessions for project teams, contractors, and consultants.
• Conduct regular compliance assessments, audits, and model quality reviews to verify implementation of project BIM requirements, identify improvement opportunities, and capture lessons learned.
• Support the development and maintenance of project information structures, including work breakdown structures, document numbering, naming conventions, asset classification, metadata, and coding standards.
• Ensure project information and digital deliverables comply with contractual requirements and recognized industry standards, including ISO 19650 and other applicable standards.
• Support digital innovation initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve project delivery through automation, digital workflows, data integration, AI-enabled processes, and emerging technologies.
• Visit design offices and construction sites to facilitate BIM implementation, resolve coordination issues, and support effective digital delivery throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Experience

Candidates for this position should possess 17 to 19 years of relevant experience in BIM, CAD, GIS, and digital engineering management, preferably within large-scale infrastructure projects. The role requires a strong understanding of industry standards, information management strategies, and digital delivery processes.

Project Context: King Salman International Airport

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company has been appointed to provide project management consultancy (PMC) services for the development of the King Salman International Airport in Riyadh. This state-of-the-art international airport is designed to accommodate up to 120 million travelers by 2030 and 185 million by 2050, with a cargo capacity of million tons by 2050.

Bechtel's PMC services encompass technical, commercial, and construction management for three new terminals: Terminal 6 (a new build 'low cost carrier' terminal of ≈450,000m2 with 20mppa capacity), the Iconic Terminal (a new build 'new concept' terminal of ≈1M m2 with 40-45 mppa capacity), and a Private Aviation Terminal with hangars for VIPs and business jet passengers.

Application Information

This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to a landmark infrastructure project in Riyadh. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.