RED is an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients.

Through our market leading technical expertise, we enable the world’s digital infrastructure and develop the built environment whilst also helping clients realise ambitious plans for zero carbon-built environments. We cover the entire life cycle of any building project, with our broad capability offering saving our clients time, money, and effort. Our approach is centred around listening to our clients and interacting energetically with our fellow project stakeholders. We add value with our people, client service ethos, global delivery strategy, technical ability, and attitude.

We now seek an experienced BIM Manager to be based in our London, Bicester or Newcastle office.

Role Responsibilities

• Leadership and management together with compilation and issue of Revit /BIM models across all business sectors including assisting with presentational material for clients, together with training and knowledge sharing within the business.
• Library and content creation and management including developing and adherence to Red company standards closely aligned with industry AEC standard and BIMstore UK standard protocols.
• Development of and adherence to use of parametric properties of families and library parts as well as system families within Revit MEP.
• Development of and adherence to the use of intelligent families within Revit MEP to allow technical details to be moved from traditional specifications to being held within the model in a single data environment. Allowing technical information to be extracted from the model to an always coordinated data set.
• Auditing of 2D CAD drawings and 3D Models
• Planning of and partaking in “inter office” (internal design team) and “extra office” (external design team partners) collaboration including designing, leading and executing the collaborative process.
• Creation and management of company AutoCAD and Revit template files to suit project sectors.
• Setting of and adherence to new standards of high quality visual appearance of drawings and drawing sheets for colour and black and white representation.
• Production of high quality rendered images from 3D models via Revit, Sketchup and Navisworks Manage.
• Production of animated fly throughs of 3D project models using Revit and Navisworks Manage.
• Attendance at potential new project client interviews to represent Red’s BIM capabilities and to assist with bids in BIM and modelling related input.
• Attendance at project meetings and presentations either in person or via video conference to present 3D model progress to project teams and client teams.
• Knowledge sharing and sharing of skills with existing CAD and modelling staff including potential trips to other Red offices in the Middle East and Asia.
• Briefing and training of other Red staff on developed standards and systems associated with the BIM modelling and drafting processes, techniques and capabilities, together with new and latest software versions.
• Keeping abreast of latest BIM and software developments via industry magazines, online webinars, seeking knowledge of and attending industry BIM conferences etc.
• Partaking in BIM, CAD and Revit user groups where appropriate.
• Involvement and assistance in raising the profile of Red’s BIM capabilities within the industry.
• Actively partaking in occasional Red hosted BIM events by helping to prepare presentation material and taking the role of a presenter (speaking at the event) where necessary.
• Final checking of models for accuracy prior to issue making modifications or directing subordinates where required
• Liaison with lead office clients re required model modifications
• Motivating the team to increase their use of new software techniques and undertake coaching as necessary
• Liaison with lead office staff re model production
• Modelling MEP systems across all business sectors
• Develop schematic and detailed Revit/BIM MEP Models
• Co-ordinate with BIM consultants and other RED engineers
• Attend BIM model co-ordination meetings as required
• Run M&E internal Revit/BIM workshops
• Liaise with the design team to ensure that the models and detail produced are to the required standards
• Carry out a review of all models to ensure internal QA procedures are followed
• Respond to changes in tasks and workload by amending schedules and plans
• Exercise straightforward technical and professional judgement using company policy, standards and procedures to guide actions and decisions
• Flag resourcing concerns to design director and assist colleagues to ensure team timelines are met
• Have an innovative and holistic approach to sustainability and building modelling design
• Contribute to and question technical and construction issues associated with the design/modelling process