BIM Manager

About Us

DBM Vircon, a premier construction modeling, detailing and digital engineering company, delivers high-profile projects with state-of-the-art technology, uncompromising detail and millimeter precision. With over five decades of experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, DBM Vircon is recognized as one of the industry-leading design/detailing and digital engineering companies. Drawing upon over 900 team members across six continents, we regularly challenge the status quo by delivering high-end solutions and integrated delivery methods on some of the industry’s largest projects. Innovation, eminence, and digital are at the heart of everything we do.

About the Role

The Digital Project Manager (DPM) manages the delivery of digital engineering (DE) / BIM services on assigned projects and contributes to the continuous improvement of DBM Vircon’s digital engineering processes. This client-facing role is built on trust, collaboration, and credible stakeholder relationships. The DPM works within multidisciplinary teams and is expected to lead small- to medium-sized projects independently.

Responsibilities

• General Delivery
  • Understand the engagement type, scope, milestones, and deliverables across the full project lifecycle, from setup to closure.
  • Manage the day-to-day delivery of the project, or specific tasks within it, to industry and DBM Vircon standards.
  • Build and maintain professional, trustful relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Deliver project reports, including monthly reports.
  • Coordinate and manage project tasks with other team members to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Digital Engineering / BIM Delivery
  • Coordinate with clients, consultants, sub-contractors, and delivery teams across the project lifecycle.
  • Lead, contribute to, and oversee the creation, structure, and management of the project’s federated model.
  • Create and develop project-specific DE / BIM plans using ISO-aligned terminology (e.g., BIM Execution Plan, Digital Engineering Management Plan), aligned with the latest industry standards and best practices.
  • Set up and administer the Common Data Environment (CDE) and information-management workflows to ISO 19650.
  • Run clash detection and coordination, host coordination meetings, and drive resolution.
  • Review and quality-check information models and digital content against project requirements.
  • Work with project teams to develop and optimize digital workflows, processes, and applications.
• Innovation
  • Identify opportunities where better processes or platform technologies would benefit project delivery, the client, and DBM Vircon.
  • Contribute to R&D working groups.
• Business Support
  • Maintain client relationships and communicate identified opportunities within existing relationships and project delivery.
  • Identify and communicate project-related risks to project and team leads.
  • Contribute to identifying new business opportunities within the industry and communicating them to the leadership team.

Requirements

• Essential Qualifications
  • Clear written and verbal communication.
  • Transparency and professionalism in communication.
  • Time management, planning & organization, and personal initiative.
  • Problem-solving, collaboration & teamwork, commitment, integrity & trust, and customer/client focus.
  • Sound working knowledge of digital engineering / BIM processes.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Previous digital engineering experience (DE, BIM, modeling/drafting).
  • Client-facing confidence — able to build trust with clients.
• Core Competencies
  • Resilience and the ability to adapt and thrive in fast-paced work environments.
  • Discipline, innovation/creativity, and commercial awareness.
  • Construction / built-environment knowledge across the project lifecycle.
  • Competent, hands-on federated model creation and management.
  • Working proficiency across the Autodesk Construction Cloud (Forma/ACC), Navisworks, Revit, and Revizto stack.
  • Solid knowledge of information management principles and ISO 19650.
  • Ability to lead small-to-medium projects independently.
• Desirable Skills
  • Mentoring and developing others.
  • Clash detection depth, Open BIM workflows & interoperability, automation, model review/QA-QC.
  • Awareness of relational databases / data management and the asset lifecycle (information transfer into asset/facility management).
  • Cross-cultural awareness, knowledge sharing, continuous-improvement mindset, critical thinking, interpersonal savvy.
  • Construction-site experience; defense-clearance eligibility; permanent residency / American citizenship.

Attitude

We are looking for a team player who is genuinely curious and eager to learn, and who keeps developing their skills as the work and technology evolve. They communicate clearly and openly with colleagues, clients, and contractors alike, and listen as well as they speak. They bring a humble approach, are comfortable asking and questioning, ask the right questions, understand the collective effort, share and communicate credit, and are transparent about what they know and what they don’t. They treat people with respect and genuinely care about their team, their clients, and the quality of the work they deliver.

Work Experience

Preferred: 5+ years professional experience in the AEC, energy, mining, or industrial sectors. A strong candidate with ~3 years may be considered — particularly an internal coordinator already conditioned to DBM Vircon’s ways of working. External candidates would typically be expected to bring 5+ years.

Education/Training

Tertiary qualification related to the construction industry (architecture, engineering, construction management, or similar). Extensive relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of formal education.

Software & Technology

What matters is the capability, not the specific tool: information management, model federation, clash detection, CDE administration, and drawing/document management. The tools below are indicative examples of where these capabilities are applied.

• Essential (Proficient): MS Office; document-management, coordination, issue-tracking tools.
• Core (Proficient): Autodesk Construction Cloud (Forma/ACC), Revit, Revizto, Navisworks/Solibri.
• Useful (Aware–Proficient): Civil3D, 12D, Synchro, Power BI, dRofus, Aconex.
• Low Priority (Not used for screening): ArchiCAD, Tekla, Microstation, Maximo, QGIS/ArcGIS, iConstruct, Unreal Engine.

Work Environment

This is a global position and is generally office-based with an expectation of frequent remote communications with our global team members. Working longer days, including evenings and weekends, may be required. Traveling for business may be required from time to time.

Benefits

• Health and Dental Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Spending Account
• Engaging Office Initiatives: Programs and activities that foster a positive work environment, teamwork, and a vibrant company culture.

Values

DBM Vircon is a values-based organization, and it is essential that the successful applicant aligns with our core values:

• Integrity: You behave and act with the highest standard of integrity and honesty.
• Excellence: You strive for excellence to deliver innovative and quality solutions and outcomes. Curiosity is integral to your approach.
• Collaboration: You seamlessly collaborate with others.
• Respect: You respect and value other people — you are inclusive in your behaviors and actions. You inspire, empower, and help others grow.
• Empathy: You understand, look after, and serve other people.