BIM Project Lead - Data Centres
The Digital Project Manager (BIM) will ensure seamless project design execution, focusing on design delivery, coordination, and engineering excellence.
About the Job
The BIM Project Lead is responsible for leading BIM delivery on assigned projects, ensuring the production of coordinated, high-quality models and drawings in line with company standards and project requirements.
This role manages day-to-day BIM coordination, oversees modelling teams, and ensures that all digital deliverables are accurate, compliant, and aligned with engineering intent.
The BIM Project Lead works closely with BIM Project Managers, Engineering Teams, and external stakeholders to ensure efficient and coordinated project delivery.
About You
Required Skills & Experience
Strong experience in BIM delivery within MEP or multidisciplinary projects.
Experience working on large-scale or complex projects (e.g. data centres).
Advanced proficiency in Revit MEP (essential).
Experience in clash detection tools (e.g. Navisworks).
Strong understanding of BIM coordination processes and workflows.
Experience leading or coordinating BIM teams on projects.
Excellent communication and coordination skills.
Familiarity with common data environments (e.g. ACC/FORMA).
Desirable
Knowledge of BIM standards and QA processes.
Understanding of ISO 19650 principles.
Knowledge of industry Revit add-ins to streamline processes.
Success Measures
Models are fully coordinated with minimal clashes at issue stage.
Drawings are accurate, consistent, and compliant.
BIM deliverables meet programme deadlines.
Effective communication between BIM and Engineering teams.
High model quality and adherence to standards.
Key Responsibilities
Project BIM Delivery
Lead BIM delivery for assigned project(s).
Manage and coordinate with BIM Technicians and modellers (internal and external).
Ensure all BIM deliverables meet project programme and milestones.
Monitor modelling progress and report status to the BIM Project Manager.
Model Coordination & Quality
Develop and maintain coordinated Revit models with other disciplines.
Run clash detection processes and coordinate issue resolution.
Identify clashes and communicate them clearly to Engineering Teams for resolution.
Ensure models are structured, efficient, and aligned with best practice.
Standard Compliance
Ensure all models comply with internal BIM standards and QA processes.
Implement client-specific BIM requirements on projects.
Maintain model integrity, naming conventions, and data consistency.
Ensure drawings extracted from models meet company quality standards.
Setup and develop Models in line with Client BEP requirements.
Drawing Production & Output
Oversee the production of drawings from Revit models.
Ensure drawings are accurate, coordinated, and ready for issue.
Maintain consistency across all project outputs.
Stakeholder Coordination
Represent Ethos in BIM coordination meetings.
Collaborate with Engineering Teams to align BIM models with design intent.
Coordinate with external consultants and project stakeholders.
Communicate BIM-related issues, risks, and progress effectively.
Model Health & Performance
Monitor model performance, file size, and usability.
Ensure models remain clean, efficient, and suitable for project use.
Implement best practices to avoid model degradation over time.
Key Objectives
Deliver coordinated, high-quality BIM models and drawings.
Ensure efficient and proactive coordination across disciplines.
Maintain consistency with BIM standards and project requirements.
Support predictable and reliable BIM delivery on projects.
Authority & Decision Making
Responsible for BIM coordination and delivery at project level.
Oversees modelling teams and day-to-day BIM activities.
Escalates technical or resource issues to the BIM Project Manager when required.
What This Role Does NOT Include
Engineering design decisions or approvals.
Responsibility for system layouts or technical calculations.
Issuing models externally without required approvals.
Changing BIM standards independently.
Commercial or contractual project management responsibilities.
Key Interfaces
BIM Project Manager (reporting and guidance)
BIM Technicians and Modellers (delivery team)
Engineering Project Managers and Design Engineers
External consultants and coordination teams
Why Join Us?
At Ethos, we’re dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages both technical excellence and personal well-being.
We offer:
Flexible Fridays and a 9-day fortnight working schedule — enjoy every second Friday off to maintain work–life balance.
A culture that values flexibility, learning, and teamwork, with clear progression pathways and support toward professional accreditation.
Opportunities to work alongside some of the most experienced engineers in the industry, within a forward-thinking, technology-driven consultancy.
Benefits:
Flexible working times / Hybrid Working
20 days of holidays, increasing up to 25 days
Pension Scheme
Your own company laptop
Coverage for working travel out-of-pocket expenses
Travel tax scheme or bike-to-work scheme
Regular training, mentoring, and further college support
Support for Chartership
A professional subscription fee paid by the company
Heavily subsidized social committee activities (5-a-side football, golf society, climbing club, and regular social events)
Here at Ethos we believe in equal opportunities and that each individual can bring something ‘WoW’ to our organisation. So if you don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, but think you have what it takes, please still get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.
At Ethos, our vision is to:
“Be the company people want to work with, and for”
Values
Our values differentiate and focus us every day to be EPIC - for our people and our customers.
Recruitment Agencies: Please do not reply to this job advert. Should Ethos require assistance with this posting you will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.
- Department
- BIM Studio
- Locations
- Dublin
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time