Location/s: Glasgow, Altrincham, Bristol, Tadley; UK
Recruiter contact: Erinda Hazizi
Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.
We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.
Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.
About the business unit
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.
Overview of the role
Our Nuclear, Defence and Civil division continues to grow, and we are seeking an experienced BIM Manager to lead digital delivery across a diverse portfolio of complex and high-profile projects.
This is a client-facing leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape and drive BIM and information management practices across major nuclear, defence, energy and infrastructure programmes. Working closely with project teams, clients and supply chain partners, you will provide strategic oversight of digital delivery, ensuring the consistent application of industry standards, robust information management processes and innovative digital solutions throughout the project lifecycle.
You will play a key role in championing best practice, supporting project teams in delivering high-quality digital outputs and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the business.
Key responsibilities and duties include:
- Lead and oversee BIM and digital delivery activities across multiple projects, ensuring consistency, quality and compliance with project requirements
- Develop, implement and maintain BIM Execution Plans (BEPs), information management procedures and digital delivery strategies in collaboration with clients, project teams and supply chain partners
- Provide guidance on the application of BIM standards, processes and information management requirements, including ISO 19650
- Collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Leads and Information Managers to establish effective digital delivery frameworks and governance
- Review and assure the quality of BIM models and information deliverables, ensuring compliance with agreed standards, security requirements and client expectations
- Oversee the configuration and management of Common Data Environments (CDEs), supporting efficient information exchange across project teams
- Coordinate with discipline leads and task teams to establish and maintain responsibility matrices, information delivery plans and project workflows
- Monitor project performance from a digital delivery perspective, identifying risks, opportunities and areas for improvement
- Represent digital delivery within client meetings, project reviews and working groups, acting as a trusted advisor on BIM and information management matters
- Promote the adoption of emerging technologies, innovative tools and best practice digital engineering methodologies
- Support the development, mentoring and upskilling of BIM professionals across the business
- Contribute to the continual improvement of digital delivery standards, templates, processes and governance frameworks
Candidate specification
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience leading BIM and digital delivery on complex multidisciplinary engineering or infrastructure projects
- Proven experience developing BIM Execution Plans, information management processes and delivery workflows aligned to client requirements and industry standards
- Strong working knowledge and practical application of ISO 19650 principles and information management methodologies
- Proficiency in Autodesk platforms including Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and related digital delivery tools
- Experience managing Common Data Environments and project information workflows
- Ability to influence, mentor and support project teams in the implementation of BIM and digital delivery best practice
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging directly with clients and project leadership teams
- Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects
Desirable:
- Experience delivering projects within the nuclear, defence or other highly regulated sectors
- Formal BIM or ISO 19650 accreditation
- Experience of digital engineering strategies, automation tools or emerging digital technologies
- Familiarity with security-conscious digital delivery environments and associated governance requirements
Why join us?
At Mott MacDonald, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most challenging and nationally significant projects, helping to deliver solutions that support the energy transition, national security and critical infrastructure.
You’ll collaborate with talented multidisciplinary teams, contribute to industry-leading digital delivery practices and play a key role in shaping the future of engineering through innovation and technology.
Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.
UK Immigration
Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.
Accessibility
We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [email protected] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
Financial wellbeing
- We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
- Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
- Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
- Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
- As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
Employee Ownership
- Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
- Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
- As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long-term impact and contribution.
- Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
- For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
Health and wellbeing
- Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
- Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
- Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
- A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
- Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
Lifestyle
- A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
- 10 days additional paid leave for Armed Forces Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
- Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
- Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
Enhanced family and carers leave
- Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
- Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
- Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
- We offer policies and dedicated support to help military families balance service life with career and wellbeing.
Learning and development
- Primary annual professional institution subscription.
- A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
Networks, communities, and social outcomes
- Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
- We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Gold Award holders in the MOD Employer Recognition Scheme, supported by our dedicated internal Armed Forces Network.
- Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
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