
BIM/GIS Manager📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | Remote | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Bechtel Corporation is seeking a skilled and experienced BIM/GIS Manager to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position will be central to managing digital delivery workstreams for a significant airport development project. Reporting to the PMIS Manager, the BIM/GIS Manager will lead a team, drive automation solutions, and implement new work processes to improve project efficiency and success. This role is part of Bechtel's commitment to building strong teams for complex infrastructure projects, drawing on over a century of global experience.
The project involves providing project management consultancy services for the development of the King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, a state-of-the-art facility intended to become a major global hub. The BIM/GIS Manager will be crucial in ensuring the successful digital integration and information management across this large-scale and complex undertaking.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct workshops with the Customer, partners, and stakeholders to develop and implement the project information management strategy and plan.
- Develop project Exchange Information Requirements (EIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), and GIS & BIM Management Plans to meet project information delivery objectives and asset information handover requirements.
- Develop standard contract language to flow down EIR to AEC/consultants and contractors during RFP/tender processes.
- Develop and maintain the project Information Management and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) to satisfy project information requirements and ensure compliance with industry standards such as ISO 19650, BS 1192, OGC, and NATSPEC.
- Be accountable for the configuration control, deployment, and maintenance of the Common Data Environment (CDE), implementing associated information workflows, processes, and procedures to enable reliable information exchanges.
- Define and deploy project dashboards to monitor and track the implementation of BIM/GIS use-cases, including design, construction, and geospatial coordination.
- Conduct site visits to facilitate BIM and GIS discussions and execution, supporting team adoption of CDE workflows.
- Develop and deliver training programs for project teams on BIM and GIS processes, tools, and workflows.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, guides, and templates to standardize BIM/GIS workflows, data management practices, and CDE usage.
- Conduct regular assessments to review BEP and GIS data management plan implementation, capturing lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
- Provide input to project naming and coding structures, including Work Breakdown, Asset Tagging, Document Numbering, and Asset Types and Categories, in alignment with project and Customer requirements.
- Develop work-process maps, data inputs, and outputs to support BIM–GIS interoperability and digital workflows.
- Support the development and integration of the project GIS data model with BIM models, ensuring consistency between 3D models and georeferenced assets.
- Manage GIS layers, basemaps, and spatial datasets to support planning, coordination, visualization, and reporting of project information.
- Collaborate with the Customer and project teams to define geospatial data standards, coordinate systems, and metadata requirements for spatial data governance.
- Ensure alignment of BIM and GIS deliverables with the Customer’s enterprise GIS environment and asset management systems.
- Develop processes to integrate BIM/3D models with schedules to generate 4D construction simulations, and GIS datasets to support spatial visualization, analysis, and reporting.
- Provide operational support to BIM and GIS coordinators, including BIM Leads at 3rd Party AEC consultants, design firms, and subcontractors.
- Create dashboards and visualizations combining BIM and GIS data for project monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Requires a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience, or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.
- Ability to problem-solve in an integrated project delivery information environment, applying industry best practices.
- Demonstrated understanding of ISO 19650 Information Management Principles and Framework.
- Knowledge and experience in Engineering, Construction, Contracts, and Project Controls work processes and tools, while understanding the Customer environment and unique project requirements.
- Experience supporting the tender process from conceptual design through RFP, bid evaluation, selection, negotiation, and execution.
- Previous experience in developing project standards, class libraries, master data management, and GIS data models on large-scale projects.
- Experience in developing data management execution strategies, configuration control, and BIM–GIS interoperability.
- Participates regularly with off-project functional BIM/GIS teams for training, knowledge sharing, management, and lessons learned.
- Experience in managing GIS layers, basemaps, spatial datasets, coordinate systems, and metadata to ensure alignment with project and enterprise GIS requirements.
Required Skills and Expertise
- BIM/GIS Management
- Information Management Strategy and Plan development
- Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) and Asset Information Requirements (AIR)
- Project Information Management and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) development
- Proficiency with industry standards including ISO 19650, BS 1192, OGC, and NATSPEC
- Common Data Environment (CDE) management and implementation
- BIM/GIS use-case development and implementation
- Geospatial coordination
- Expertise in BIM and GIS processes, tools, and workflows
- Data management practices
- Understanding of Work Breakdown Structure, Asset Tagging, Document Numbering, and Asset Types and Categories
- BIM–GIS interoperability and digital workflow development
- GIS data model development and integration with BIM models
- Management of GIS layers, basemaps, and spatial datasets
- Spatial data governance
- Alignment with enterprise GIS environments and asset management systems
- Problem Solving
- Technical Writing
- Communication
- Negotiation
- Advanced knowledge of BIM tools such as ACC/BIM360, Civil3D, Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, Infraworks, and Rhino
- Proficiency in the ESRI ArcGIS suite (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise) and other GIS tools such as QGIS and FME for geospatial data integration
- Development of project standards, class libraries, and master data management
- Data Management Execution Strategies
- Configuration Control
- Knowledge sharing and lessons learned initiatives
- 4D Construction Simulations
- Spatial Visualization and Analysis
- Reporting
- Dashboard and visualization creation
Work Environment and Logistics
This is a full-time, office/project-based role located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Relocation assistance is authorized for international candidates on a single status basis.
Requirements
- Requires 5-10 Years experience
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