Job Description:
Parsons is looking for a talented BIM Manager, Airports to join our team! In this role you will get to work on projects at the Austin, TX Airport.
We are seeking a visionary BIM Manager specialized in aviation infrastructure to lead the overarching digital design, delivery, and lifecycle data strategy for our large-scale airport developments. Aviation project environments require managing complex, multi-billion-dollar portfolios containing active airfield runways, immense passenger terminal expansions, automated baggage handling systems, and highly sensitive landside security matrices. In this senior leadership role, you will define the enterprise-level BIM execution roadmap, align technology investments with corporate business goals, enforce data governance across multi-firm joint ventures, and spearhead the lifecycle data handover strategy to transition the physical airport assets into an intelligent, operational digital twin.
What You'll Be Doing:
Strategic Leadership & Governance
- Author, implement, and enforce the Airport Authority's Master BIM Standards, digital asset delivery specifications, and corporate BIM Execution Plans (BEP) for massive, multi-phased programs.
- Serve as the primary digital technology conduit between airport executives, airline stakeholders, design consortia, general contractors, and federal regulatory bodies.
- Oversee the budget, system architecture, software licensing, and access controls for global-scale Common Data Environments (CDE) utilizing Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
- Establish strict quality metrics and automated model audit protocols for all third-party design and engineering firms to guarantee data compliance.
Aviation System Integration & Advanced BIM Lifecycle
- Architect the technical data framework transforming design geometry into operational assets, linking deep Level of Development (LOD 500) parameters directly to Asset Management systems.
- Define, map, and enforce metadata schemas and COBie standards across thousands of aviation assets, seamlessly marrying indoor BIM layouts with broader Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
- Oversee the coordination and clearance paths of highly specialized multi-disciplinary systems, including Baggage Handling Systems (BHS), advanced security screen zones, and complex subterranean airside utilities.
- Champion the development of comprehensive 4D animations and 5D cost simulations to guarantee major infrastructure installations do not disrupt active flight lines or passenger flow.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Manage, mentor, and elevate a dedicated internal team of specialized Aviation BIM Coordinators, Modelers, and VDC data analysts.
- Guide software development and script creation (via Dynamo, Python, or Forge API) to automate heavy model validations and repetitive data scrubbing workflows.
- Design upskilling curricula and comprehensive training paths to ensure all field personnel and layout teams can fully exploit digital model parameters.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management, or an aligned high-level digital technology degree.
- 15+ years including 6+ of professional AEC experience, with at least 4 years explicitly leading large-scale aviation programs, multi-terminal airport developments, or complex transit hubs.
- Deep platform knowledge across the Autodesk Suite (Revit, Navisworks, Civil 3D), combined with administrator-level command over Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC).
- Demonstrated history of architecting data schemas for asset handovers, incorporating asset data lifecycle frameworks, and successfully outputting large-scale COBie datasets.
- Must successfully clear a rigorous federal background screening process to secure full airport access badges (e.g., SIDA badge).
- Valid Driver License
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
- Master's degree in Virtual Design & Construction (VDC), Building Information Modeling Management, or business infrastructure administration.
- Advanced working knowledge of international standards, global framework methodologies, and open BIM practices (e.g., ISO 19650 series).
- Familiarity with spatial databases, automated data analytics tools (e.g., Power BI), or scripting environments to run cross-model analysis.
Security Clearance Requirement:
None
This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.
Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
