Founded in 1968, Bull Stockwell Allen is an award-winning architecture and design firm specializing in resort, recreation, and hospitality projects. Site specific solutions, environmental sensitivity and honest structural expression are hallmarks of our work and have been for nearly six decades. With a national footprint and offices in San Francisco and Boston, we bring a unique perspective that finds design inspiration in the particulars of site, history, context and the unique attributes of “place” and brand.
Job Overview
We are looking for detail-oriented and competent Architectural BIM Manager to join our San Francisco or Boston office team. This position contributes to our success by managing and coordinating BIM standards development, implementation, and enforcement on all related BIM projects, files and models, families, mentorship, and project support on all projects. This will include the development of a work plan/roadmap for the development, implementation, and quality assurance checks needed for full BIM integration. While BIM Management is the primary focus of this role, additional architectural and/or drafting support may be needed and called upon.
The Architectural BIM Manager will play a key role in supporting the design and production process throughout all project phases. Working closely with the Senior Designer and Job Captain, you will help create visual presentations and communicate design objectives using various methods of representation. Additionally, you will assist with project management tasks such as client meetings, contractor coordination, and ensure that all project deliverables meet contractual requirements. Collaboration with internal team members, clients, and external consultants is essential.
This position may require travel for site visits and client meetings.
General Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing and implementing BIM workflow and driving standard usage of BIM and Revit within the firm and coordination with teams outside the firm.
- Oversee the use of BIM/Revit software firm-wide, including installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting all BIM installations as well as analyzing and solving BIM user issues
- Provide internal team training, support and leadership
- Support each project team by (1) managing and creating Revit content library files and templates, (2) creating and enforcing standards, and (3) evaluating project models
- Support project start-up coordination, helping teams develop strategies for effective delivery of quality documents, and set-up each project, thereby ensuring that each one is set up correctly.
- Direct and mentor all staff who use Revit.
- Coordinate and oversee all internal Information Technology (IT) issues in conjunction with our outside IT managed service provider.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Degree in architecture or related field.
Software
- Guide firm on the selection of BIM software products, including but not limited to licensing compliance, incorporating new version releases, maintaining legacy software and customizing software for specific firm needs.
- Coordinate with IT vendors to manage, install and maintain operations of BIM software products
- Advise and support hardware purchases firm wide
- Manage the implementation of supporting software and plug-ins for BIM
- Evaluate new BIM related software and technologies
- Stay informed on best practices for use of Revit, AutoCAD, Egnyte, Microsoft 365and BIM and other software used within the office
- Stay informed on other BIM related software products and their interaction with Revit, such as Enscape or other rendering tools
- Ability to use Dynamo and other Revit add-on software for automation
Standards
- Responsible for BIM standards development, implementation, and enforcement
- Creation and maintenance of the template files to assure standards
- Provide support for plotting and electronic file submissions
- Automate routines in BIM to support standards and productivity
- Provide quality control for completeness and adherence to company standards of all shop drawings produced
- Assist in developing and enforcing BIM documentation and workflow process standards
- Train and oversee the day-to-day activities of BIM users to ensure BIM standards are maintained in the creation of BIM models
Leadership
- Report on the company’s current and projected state regarding BIM implementation
- Create and lead deployment strategies for the BIM implementation effort
- Provide mentorship in professional development to team members
Support
- Provide hardware and network support as it relates to BIM production
- Support the BIM technology needs of a multi-office firm
- Troubleshoot problems
- Liaison with vendors, software developer support staff and other support channels
Training
- Provide fundamental and intermediate training to BSA staff on all BIM software, through a training program incorporating group, project team and individualized training methods
- Conduct continuing education on BIM processes and its new technologies
- Provide technical orientation/onboarding with new hires regarding BIM tools
- Attend seminars, and workshops for BIM, bringing back best practices and disseminating the information to appropriate teams
Project Interface
- Assist project teams in BIM project setup, project work modeling and detailing
- Assist/create Revit families in response to project need
- Create project schedules with content
- Help resolve BIM design issues
- Manage and distribute coordinated digital documents to the project team
- Coordinate needed hardware upgrades with IT vendor
- Communicate with consultants to receive, coordinate and update all electronic models
- Link BIM to the project construction phase for submittals, construction models, shop drawings and schedules
Join Our Team
This position is full time, with fully covered Healthcare, Vision & Dental Coverage, 401(k), Pre-Tax Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Hybrid Work Schedule (3 days in the office with 2 optional WFH), generous PTO including paid holidays. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If interested, please email a cover letter and resume, along with a portfolio or samples of your work to careers@bsaarchitects.com with BIM Manager and preference of location in your subject heading. We look forward to hearing from you!
The post Architectural BIM Manager, San Francisco or Boston first appeared on jobs.archi.