Head of Digital Delivery

THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

[Employer hidden] is preparing for a future where engineering, BIM, automation, and AI are increasingly integrated. To lead this evolution, we are seeking a Group Digital Engineering & BIM Manager — a senior leadership role with business-wide accountability for how engineering design is translated into digital delivery.

This role owns the end-to-end workflow from engineering design intent through to Revit-based BIM delivery, ensuring quality, consistency, efficiency, and compliance across all [Employer hidden] offices and remote teams.

You will lead BIM as a business function today, while actively shaping how digital engineering, automation, and AI will transform delivery tomorrow.

The Group Digital Engineering & BIM Manager is responsible for:

• Owning and governing BIM and digital engineering delivery across [Employer hidden]
• Designing and continuously improving the engineering-to-BIM workflow
• Ensuring BIM delivery is standardised, compliant (ISO 19650), and commercially robust
• Driving measurable efficiency and quality improvements through digital processes
• Leading people, standards, systems, and performance across offices

This is a hands-on leadership role combining technical credibility, people management, and operational accountability.

Business-wide Leadership & Governance

• Own BIM and digital engineering as a functional discipline across [Employer hidden]
• Define, implement, and enforce BIM standards, workflows, and governance
• Act as the senior authority for BIM execution, compliance, and delivery performance
• Establish escalation routes and intervention protocols where standards are not met

Engineering–BIM Workflow Ownership

• Own and develop the end-to-end workflow from engineering design through to Revit delivery
• Align engineering design processes with BIM execution and data outputs
• Ensure workflows are scalable, repeatable, and embedded into standards and QA
• Lead the evolution of workflows in response to automation and AI

Operational Excellence, Efficiency & Automation

• Identify inefficiencies in engineering and BIM delivery
• Design and implement BIM- and automation-driven efficiency initiatives
• Build business cases for new tools, software, and digital capability
• Track and report measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and predictability

People Leadership & Delivery Accountability

• Directly manage all BIM Leads across [Employer hidden] offices and remote teams
• Manage the Digital Process Lead
• Act as BIM Lead for the Cork office, managing resourcing, scheduling, and quality of local BIM Coordinators
• Set clear expectations, KPIs, and development plans for BIM team members

QA, Compliance & Standards

• Design and operate BIM QA frameworks and stage-gate reviews
• Ensure full compliance with ISO 19650
• Lead internal audits and corrective actions
• Own and maintain BIM master documents (standards, BEP, TIDP, templates, golden rules)

Commercial & External Engagement

• Monitor BIM costs and productivity to inform pricing and bids
• Support project teams with BIM scope and resourcing assumptions
• Represent [Employer hidden] at industry events and promote [Employer hidden]’s digital engineering capability
• Monitor industry trends and assess their relevance to [Employer hidden]

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE

Technical & Digital Engineering

• Strong understanding of building services engineering design workflows
• Expert-level experience with Revit in services design environments
• Proven experience designing and governing engineering-to-BIM workflows
• Strong practical knowledge of ISO 19650
• Experience developing BIM standards, QA frameworks, and governance

Digital, Automation & AI Readiness

• Experience driving digital transformation in engineering or BIM environments
• Ability to identify where automation and AI can improve delivery
• Experience embedding new technologies into real project workflows
• Strategic mindset focused on systems and long-term evolution

Leadership & Commercial Awareness

• Proven people management experience across multi-office or remote teams
• Ability to enforce standards and manage accountability
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Commercial awareness of BIM costing, productivity, and bid support

Personal Attributes

• Systems thinker with strong problem-solving ability
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused, and outcome driven
• Credible communicator with technical and senior leadership audiences
• Comfortable operating with authority and responsibility

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Ordinary/Foundation/Bachelor’s Degree in BIM or Engineering
• Revit experience
• 5+ years’ experience in design, drafting or engineering production, using 3D modelling
• 5+ years’ experience using REVIT MEP in a design consultancy or M&E sub-contractor environment
• Exposure to BIM Management in MEP projects
• Experience in residential, commercial, educational, healthcare and industrial projects