AECOM

Senior Digital Design Specialist (BIM)

AECOM$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Building Information Management or equivalent with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • 8+ years of BIM and digital delivery experience, including formal BIM Manager experience for complex new builds and major renovations.
  • Strong leadership and communication abilities with experience supervising BIM teams.
  • In-depth knowledge of ISO 19650 and related BIM standards.
  • Advanced skills in software like Revit, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, Navisworks, and ACC Model Coordination.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement BIM strategies for complex projects.
  • Create and manage BIM Execution Plans and align them with client requirements.
  • Lead BIM kickoff meetings with internal teams and consultants.
  • Establish and administer the project Common Data Environment (CDE).
  • Monitor BIM execution compliance and coordinate with project leadership and technical teams.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Paid time off and leave of absence options.
  • Flexible work options and well-being resources.
  • Employee assistance program and retirement savings plan.
  • Employee stock purchase plan with service recognition awards.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior BIM (Digital Design ) professional to lead strategy, implementation, and governance across complex projects. This role develops BIM strategies and BIM Execution Plans aligned to client requirements, leads BIM kickoff meetings with internal teams and consultants, and coordinates BIM delivery with project leadership and technical teams. This position will be located in our Denver, CO office.

About our Practice:

US West Buildings + Places as a vast market spread and geography, providing opportunities across a wide range of project typologies, including Science & Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Commercial, Aerospace, Higher Education, Industrial and Process, Transportation, Aviation, Sports and Federal market sectors across the western United States and beyond. As a dynamic team of Architects, Planners, and Engineers. We strive to incorporate beauty, sustainability, resiliency, equity, and innovation in our projects

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

BIM Strategy, Implementation & Management
  • Develop and implement BIM strategies for complex projects.
  • Create, manage, and maintain BIM Execution Plans (BEP) and related project documentation. Be able to review client requirements and align BIM Execution Plans to meet those requirements.
  • Lead BIM kickoff meetings internally and with consultants for all phases.
  • Establish and administer the project Common Data Environment (CDE), such as Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) or ProjectWise, including permissions, metadata standards, information container structures, and archival processes.
  • Coordinate BIM execution with project leadership, technical teams.
  • Develop and maintain firmwide BIM standards, templates, digital workflows, and governance frameworks, ensuring alignment with ISO 19650 and organizational objectives.
  • Ensure BIM compliance with contractual requirements and information delivery milestones, including risk identification and mitigation in digital deliverables.

2. Project Delivery & Coordination
  • Set up project models, ensuring correct base point, survey point, and model coordination standards.
  • Manage multidisciplinary model coordination, clash detection, and issue tracking (Navisworks, Revizto, ACC Model Coordination).
  • Ensure consistent adherence to BIM standards through regular model reviews, audits, and compliance checks.
  • Integrate BIM processes with 4D (schedule) and 5D (cost) workflows, supporting planning and estimating teams.
  • Prepare and deliver BIM progress reports, KPIs, compliance metrics, and digital delivery dashboards for internal leadership.

3. Technical Expertise & Support
  • Provide technical production support on 3D and 2D deliverables, smart object content creation, and template development.
  • Establish and maintain data-integrated workflows and assist with development of any project related content needed to deliver a project or support advanced modeling
  • Assist in resolving BIM design issues and provide hands-on support to teams throughout all phases.
  • Support asset information management (AIM) to enable digital handover for facilities management and digital twin environments.

4. Digital Technology, Standards & Quality
  • Oversee digital technology implementation for collaboration and project delivery.
  • Deploy and manage AECOM's content management systems (Autodesk Content Catalogue/UNIFI).
  • Administer digital quality assurance processes and ensure compliance with ISO 19650 information standards.
  • Automate workflows using Dynamo or Grasshopper.
  • Lead BIM model audits, data integrity checks, validation routines, and governance reviews across the project lifecycle.
  • Manage digital risks, including information security, model integrity, and data-loss mitigation.

5. Training, Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing
  • Mentor project teams and junior BIM personnel.
  • Capture lessons learned and refine workflows across projects.
  • Share best practices, standards, tools, and techniques with other BIM Leads and the BIM Leadership Team.
  • Support internal and external BIM maturity development


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • Batchelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Building Information Management or equivalent with +6 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications
  • 8+ years of BIM and digital delivery experience, including formal BIM Manager experience for complex new-builds and major renovations; large-scale project experience is a plus.
  • Experience supervising BIM teams with Strong leadership and communication abilities.
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 19650 and related BIM standards.
  • Detail-oriented, thorough, well-organized; excellent time management.
  • Proven experience delivering BIM for large, multidisciplinary projects with global, dispersed teams.
  • Advanced skills in: Revit, Civil 3D, Plant 3D,Navisworks, Revizto, ACC Model Coordination
  • Dynamo or Grasshopper
  • Demonstrable portfolio of BIM delivery.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience managing BIM software suites, and IT coordination.
  • Interest or experience in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the A/E service model.


Additional Information
  • This position will not offer sponsorship now or in the future.


At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
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