Senior BIM Manager, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)

AECOM•Arlington, VA

2d•Remote

About The Position

AECOM is seeking a Senior BIM (Digital Design) Manager to lead digital delivery across our hyperscale data center portfolio. This role implements and enforces firmwide BIM standards, execution plans, and coordination workflows at the project level. A central focus is overseeing U.S. BIM staff and global enterprise-capabilities (EC) partners, monitoring their work against project standards, scope, and schedule, driving timely correction of deficiencies, and stepping in when project deliverables are at risk. This is a remote position open to candidates across the United States, with a hybrid option available for those near an AECOM office. Periodic travel may be required for client meetings, key project milestones, or onsite collaboration sessions. AECOM is a leader in the global data center consulting industry, offering the opportunity to work on high-profile, fast-paced data center projects for global clients. This is a hands-on, client-facing role with potential for upward career mobility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree + 6 years of relevant experience or an Associate's Degree + 8 years of relevant experience or HS Diploma + 10 years of relevant experience in BIM/digital delivery
2 years of experience directly leading or coordinating multidisciplinary BIM work, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
8+ years in BIM environments, including experience establishing and enforcing standards and overseeing multidisciplinary teams, preferably within the U.S. market or on U.S. projects.
Demonstrated experience coordinating, overseeing, and performing QA on work produced by offshore / enterprise-capabilities teams, with a proven ability to hold remote teams accountable to standards and schedule.
Strong hands-on Revit skills, with the ability to step in and produce or correct model content directly across disciplines.
Deep experience with Forma, Revit, Navisworks, and Civil 3D.
Demonstrated capability in automation (Dynamo, Revit API, scripting) and delivering quantifiable process improvements.
Strong knowledge of industry standards, NBIMs, NCIS, AIA, BIMForum and ISO 19650.
Experience with BEP authoring, QA/QC frameworks, and model lifecycle management.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and training capability.
Detail-oriented, thorough, and well-organized, with excellent time management and the ability to drive accountability across distributed teams.

Nice To Haves

Data center or mission-critical experience strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of SharePoint, ProjectWise, and project planning tools desirable.
Interest or experience in integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into BIM and digital-delivery workflows.

Responsibilities

Implement and tailor project-level BIM standards, including BIM Execution Plans (BEP) templates, naming conventions, QA/QC checklists, and CDE folder structures, aligned with industry standards (NBIMs, NCIS, AIA, BIMForum, ISO 19650) and client Exchange Information Requirements.
Lead administration of the project Common Data Environment (CDE), managing folder structures, permissions, metadata, workflows, archival/retention, and integration with project-management systems.
Run BIM kickoff meetings internally, with EC partners, consultants, and clients for all phases, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and information-delivery milestones.
Oversee day-to-day BIM production by U.S. BIM staff and EC teams, ensuring alignment with project BEP, standards, scope, and Level of Development/Information.
Hold teams accountable for quality, scope, and schedule by tracking progress, identifying gaps, and driving timely correction.
Conduct regular QA reviews, inspect models, review clash and coordination efforts, advise on BIM solutions, provide model health scoring, and audit deliverables.
Step in to produce, correct, or complete model content directly if output is late, incomplete, or below standard to keep project deliverables on schedule.
Perform hands-on Revit production across disciplines as needed, including modeling, sheet setup, parameter population, and corrections.
Resolve BIM design and modeling issues directly throughout all project phases.
Create smart-object content and templates to support production and reduce rework.
Setup and/or verify project models, ensuring correct shared coordinates, base point, survey point, and model-coordination standards.
Establish and/or run multidisciplinary model coordination across projects, including clash detection, issue triage, model health scoring, and remediation tracking, with a focus on MEP and structural interfaces in data centers.
Oversee model lifecycle integration for 3D/4D/5D and incoming contractor and consultant model submittals, supporting progress reporting and cost integration.
Conduct regular model reviews and compliance checks across all delivery locations.
Report monthly on BIM KPIs, compliance metrics, and deliverable status to leadership and maintain supporting dashboards.
Build and execute an automation roadmap focused on delivery needs, prioritizing Dynamo and Revit API scripts to reduce repetitive tasks.
Provide technical production support on 3D and 2D deliverables, smart-object content creation, and template development.
Deploy and support AECOM’s content management systems (Autodesk Content Catalogue / UNIFI).
Support asset information management (AIM) and digital handover for facilities management and digital-twin environments.
Provide input to project estimates for BIM scope and resource schedules; monitor utilization and recovery across assigned projects.
Contribute to role-based training and certification to build baseline BIM competency and mentor EC coordinators and junior staff.
Capture lessons learned and recurring EC deficiency patterns to refine workflows and inform leadership.
Share best practices, standards, tools, and techniques with the broader BIM team.