BIM/GIS Manager

BIM/GIS Manager - Bechtel Corporation

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Requisition ID: 289559

• Relocation Authorized: National - Single
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
• Work Location: Riyadh
  
  

Company Overview

Since 1898, Bechtel has helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries, creating jobs, growing economies, and improving resilience. We align our capabilities to customers' objectives, operating across infrastructure, nuclear, energy, mining, and technology markets. Core to Bechtel are our Vision, Values and Commitments, delivering lasting positive impact.

Project Overview

Bechtel has been involved in aviation projects worldwide, including major airports in the GCC. We seek candidates with aviation, transportation, or complex public accessible building project experience to support a major infrastructure project in Riyadh.

Job Summary

Reporting to the PMIS Manager, the BIM/GIS Manager leads a digital delivery workstream, managing project activities on large, complex projects, and championing innovative automation initiatives that enhance efficiency and success.

Major Responsibilities

• Conduct workshops with the Customer, partners, and stakeholders to develop and implement the project information management strategy and plan.
• Develop project Exchange Information Requirements (EIR), Asset Information Requirements (AIR), and BIM Management Plan to meet project information delivery objectives and asset information handover requirements.
• Develop standard contract language to flow down EIR to AEC/consultants and contractors during RFP/tender processes.
• Develop and maintain the project Information Management and BIM Execution Plan (BEP) to satisfy project information requirements and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 19650, BS 1192, OGC, NATSPEC).
• Accountable for configuration control, deployment, and maintenance of the Common Data Environment (CDE), implementing associated information workflows, processes, and procedures to enable reliable information exchanges.
• Define and deploy project dashboards to monitor and track implementation of BIM/GIS use cases, including design, construction, and geospatial coordination.
• Conduct site visits to facilitate BIM and GIS discussions and execution, supporting team adoption of CDE workflows.
• Develop and deliver training programs for project teams on BIM and GIS processes, tools, and workflows.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, guides, and templates to standardize BIM/GIS workflows, data management practices, and CDE usage.
• Conduct regular assessments to review BEP and GIS data management plan implementation, capturing lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide input to project naming and coding structures (e.g., Work Breakdown, Asset Tagging, Document Numbering, Asset Types and Categories) in alignment with project and Customer requirements.
• Develop work process maps, data inputs, and outputs to support BIM-GIS interoperability and digital workflows.
• Support the development and integration of the project GIS data model with BIM models, ensuring consistency between 3D models and georeferenced assets.
• Manage GIS layers, basemaps, and spatial datasets to support planning, coordination, visualization, and reporting of project information.
• Collaborate with the Customer and project teams to define geospatial data standards, coordinate systems, and metadata requirements for spatial data governance.
• Ensure alignment of BIM and GIS deliverables with the Customer's enterprise GIS environment and asset management systems.
  
  

Education and Experience Requirements

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and years of relevant experience, with a minimum of 7+ years in BIM / GIS and Digital Delivery roles.
  
  

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to problem solve in an integrated project delivery information environment, applying industry best practices.
• Excellent technical writing, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of BIM tools such as ACC/BIM360, Civil3D, Revit, Synchro, Navisworks, Infraworks, and Rhino (for candidates with BIM background/experience).
• Proficient in the ESRI ArcGIS suite (ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise) and other GIS tools such as QGIS and FME for geospatial data integration (for candidates with GIS background/experience).
• Demonstrated understanding of ISO 19650 Information Management Principles and Framework.
• Knowledge and experience in Engineering, Construction, Contracts, and Project Controls work processes and tools, while understanding the Customer environment and unique project requirements.
• Experience supporting the tender process from conceptual design through RFP, bid evaluation, selection, negotiation, and execution.
• Previous experience in developing project BIM standards such as EIR, AIR on large scale project.
• Previous experience in developing project GIS standards, class libraries, master data management, and GIS data models on large scale projects.
• Experience in developing data management execution strategies, configuration control, and BIM-GIS interoperability.
• Participates regularly with off project functional BIM/GIS teams for training, knowledge sharing, management, and lessons learned.
• Develops processes to integrate BIM/3D models with schedules to generate 4D construction simulations, and GIS datasets to support spatial visualization, analysis, and reporting.
• Provides operational support to BIM and GIS coordinators, including BIM Leads at 3rd Party AEC consultants, design firms, and subcontractors.
• Experience in managing GIS layers, basemaps, spatial datasets, coordinate systems, and metadata to ensure alignment with project and enterprise GIS requirements.
• Ability to create dashboards and visualizations combining BIM and GIS data for project monitoring, analysis, and reporting.
  
  

Total Rewards/Benefits

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Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid Senior level
• Employment type: Full time
• Job function: Information Technology
• Industries: Construction