BIM Technical Manager

Michael Baker International•Cleveland, OH

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

In addition to performing traditional transportation engineering tasks, the BIM Technical Manager will contribute to technical excellence by collaborating with local leaders in BIM including other technical managers, project managers, and engineering staff to create innovative, model-centric designs and processes. Areas of focus include finding opportunities to incorporate BIM for Infrastructure as common practice, executing model-centric processes, and mentoring less experienced engineers. The Technical Manager must exhibit advanced technical skills in one or more areas of highway engineering and will build and maintain a professional profile and reputation within the industry. This role necessitates strong technical and communication skills, including developing and documenting technical processes plus distributing and teaching these processes throughout the office and/or region. The successful candidate will design using state of the practice tools, determine appropriate application of these tools, and effectively collaborate with technical managers and project managers to incorporate these tools into best practices with staff members.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is required.
Minimum 8+ years of highway engineering related design experience including interest in the area of BIM and digital delivery
Must possess a valid Professional Engineering License.
Have the skills to perform QC Oversight responsibilities. This includes an understanding of the technical process, design and data requirements needed to provide those quality reviews.
Must demonstrate solid communication and relationship building skills, both internally and externally, to support change management while improving processes, leveraging technology, and supporting clients.
Ability to effectively network and influence at peer levels.
Ability to coach, mentor and upskill technical capabilities of less experienced staff.
Ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to adhering to scope, schedules and budgets.
Strong background in ownership, initiative and dedication to high quality engineering services and client deliverables.

Nice To Haves

Strong Bentley ORD design/modeling skills are preferred with AutoCAD Civil 3D a potential substitute.
Working experience with Ohio DOT standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as Technical Manager, Technical Lead, Project Engineer, and/or Advisor for local projects.
Provides technical leadership and guidance on complex and/or strategic projects throughout Ohio.
Assists with preparation of scope of work and fee proposals in their specialty subject matter area.
Assists Department Manager and Project Managers as applicable on major or strategic pursuits, lending technical credibility/expertise to the pursuit team.
Supports current clients to expand BIM/Digital Delivery services.
Supports projects where Michael Baker is developing BIM standards and processes for our clients, including interviewing DOT staff, drafting standards, and testing processes,
Supports development of tools and processes to provide clients services to pass design and construction information to asset inventories/management as part of a digital As-builts process to support operations, and asset management as they mature toward digital twins.
Prepares studies, construction documents, calculations, maps, reports and other documentation to support transportation design.
Prepares quantities, construction cost estimates, and detailed project specifications.
Prepares drawings for highways, structures, and multimodal projects.
Coordinates tasks and project schedules.
Communicates with clients regarding project issues, schedules, and budgets.
Leads meetings and coordinate action items for project deliverables.
Responsible for maintaining professional licensure.
Occasionally visits project sites, monitoring project progress.