BIM COORDINATOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Lead and coordinate the BIM team within the BIM environment for District Cooling Plant and Data Center projects, from early concept modeling through detailed design, with a focus on mechanical systems; define BIM scope, modeling standards, and documentation requirements for chilled water systems, cooling infrastructure, HVAC, and data center mechanical fit-out.

• Drive the BIM execution strategy for District Cooling Plant and Data Center projects, aligning digital workflows with client objectives and asset lifecycle requirements.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination across Electrical, Civil, and MEP teams, resolving clashes early to protect design integrity in critical infrastructure environments.
• Enforce LOD progression and modeling/documentation standards at each stage, ensuring ISO 19650 compliance and adherence to technical specifications.
• Govern the CDE workflow, ensuring information across cooling, electrical, and data center deliverables is structured, validated, and traceable.
• Track BIM deliverable progress against milestones, proactively flagging schedule risks and resourcing issues.
• Act as the technical interface between design teams, clients, and BIM leadership, translating requirements into actionable coordination plans.
• Embed QA/QC checkpoints to validate model accuracy and constructability before issuance.
• Drive adoption of automation and scripting tools (e.g. Dynamo, pyRevit) to improve modeling efficiency and reduce manual coordination effort.
• Support capacity planning and mentor BIM modelers and and draughtsmen, building team competency in critical infrastructure modeling and drawings preparation.
• Run regular clash detection sessions using Navisworks/BIM 360, log and track issues to resolution, and circulate coordination reports to relevant teams.
• Prepare and update model-based deliverables (drawings, schedules, quantities) at each design stage for internal QA and client submission.
• Maintain the project's CDE folder structure, naming conventions, and file uploads in line with ISO 19650 and the agreed information protocol.
• Conduct day-to-day QA/QC checks on models prior to issuance, verifying geometry accuracy, parameter completeness, and adherence to standards.
• Coordinate with discipline leads and modelers to resolve interface issues between cooling infrastructure, electrical systems, and data center fit-out elements.
• Update and circulate BIM deliverable trackers, model issue logs, and progress reports against the agreed project schedule.
• Schedule and minute regular BIM coordination meetings, ensuring action items are assigned and closed out on time.
• Manage incoming/outgoing model and drawing transmittals, ensuring version control and audit trail are maintained.
• Provide first-line technical support to modelers on software issues, family/content standards, and modeling workflows.
• Flag scope gaps, modeling clashes, or non-compliance issues to BIM management for timely escalation and resolution.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

1. Ensure seamless interdisciplinary coordination among project team members by maintaining accurate, up-to-date BIM models and facilitating smooth information flow across all disciplines.
2. Address collaboration challenges by promoting clarity in model interpretation, resolving misunderstandings related to BIM processes, and fostering a positive, cooperative working environment.
3. Provide timely guidance during critical project scenarios by highlighting BIM-driven insights, model-based requirements, and coordination priorities essential for informed decision-making.
4. Maintain an unbiased and data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making, using BIM analytics, clash detection results, and model reviews to support fair and transparent resolutions.

PRODUCT / PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

The BIM Coordinator promotes a culture of continuous improvement across all BIM-related project activities, refining workflows, enhancing model accuracy, and adopting best practices as standard rather than as occasional fixes. They encourage open discussions among team members to address coordination challenges, share insights, and strengthen collaborative BIM processes, while also fostering a strong commitment to ongoing learning and professional development both personally and within the team by staying current on emerging BIM technologies, standards, and digital construction methodologies.

QUALIFICATION:

Minimum Bechalor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Needs working knowledge of ISO 19650 and BIM principles (EIR, BEP, AIR, CDE workflows, naming conventions, LOIN), proficiency in BIM software such as Revit and Navisworks for modelling and clash detection, and enough construction knowledge to spot when a model issue becomes a real-world problem.

Need strong communication and conflict-resolution skills to bridge disciplines fairly, an organised, detail-focused approach to manage multiple coordination issues at once, an analytical mindset to interpret clash and audit data objectively, and a commitment to continuous learning to keep pace with evolving BIM technology and standards.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Minimum 8+ years experience in BIM including minimum 2 years of on-site coordination experience.

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES:

1. Ensure on-time or accelerated delivery of BIM models, drawings, and related design deliverables against the project baseline schedule.
2. Track design progress through BIM coordination logs and dashboards, maintaining positive variance in submission and approval rates.
3. Identify, document, and promptly resolve design and engineering-related risks and delays using BIM issue-tracking tools such as Navisworks clash reports or BIM 360 issues.
4. Keep project issue and risk registers current and accurate for each active project.
5. Use accurate quantity take-offs and clash-free models to reduce material wastage during procurement.
6. Benchmark project performance against previous projects to drive continuous improvement.
7. Organise and participate in BIM-related technical training covering software updates, standards, and workflows internally and externally throughout the financial year to strengthen team competence.
8. Propose cost-optimised, value-based engineering solutions through BIM analysis.
9. Support vendor diversification by leveraging BIM-based material specifications to enable competitive bidding, reduce dependency on single suppliers, and lower material costs.