Lead BIM Modeler

About the role

As a Lead BIM Modeler, you will operate within Tate’s global design engineering team and play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence, capability building, and consistency in BIM delivery across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, coordination, and quality assurance of BIM models and CAD drawings for global data center projects.
• Oversee and perform clash detection, prepare clash reports, and guide resolution strategies across disciplines.
• Produce and review detailed product and submittal drawings, cutting lists, and associated technical documentation.
• Act as the primary BIM technical authority on assigned projects, ensuring compliance with engineering, constructability, and client requirements.
• Lead, mentor, coach, and support the professional development of less-experienced BIM modelers.
• Provide structured onboarding, training, and ongoing technical guidance to improve capability, confidence, and consistency.
• Conduct regular model reviews and provide constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Promote best practices, knowledge sharing, and collaboration across regional and global teams.
• Support the execution of ambitious global growth plans while helping shape scalable BIM standards and best practices that reinforce Tate’s leadership in the data center and critical infrastructure markets.
• Act as a key BIM interface for Engineering, Strategic Accounts, Project Management, and Manufacturing teams.
• Support client-facing BIM coordination as required, ensuring clarity, professionalism, and technical accuracy.
• Provide regular updates, performance reports, and risk assessments to the Lead Product Engineer and engineering leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architectural Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 5+ years’ experience in BIM coordination or structural/design engineering roles. Demonstrated experience working on complex projects within data centre, construction, or critical infrastructure industries. Proven experience leading or mentoring BIM modelers or design technicians (formal or informal leadership).
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Revit (essential) and Navisworks (essential). Strong experience in BIM coordination and clash detection. Experience creating, managing, and standardizing custom Revit families (preferred). Familiarity with products/systems for critical infrastructure sectors (data centres, power generation, oil & gas, or chemical processing preferred). Understanding of cloud-based environments and their impact on design requirements (preferred).
• Leadership & Professional Skills: Strong attention to detail with excellent planning and organizational skills. Ability to lead by example while remaining hands-on technically. Excellent communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills. Confident influencing across disciplines and regions without direct authority. Excellent proficiency in English (global customer and internal communication).

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Revit (essential)
• Advanced proficiency in Navisworks (essential)
• Strong experience in BIM coordination and clash detection
• Experience creating, managing, and standardizing custom Revit families (preferred)
• Familiarity with products/systems for critical infrastructure sectors (data centres, power generation, oil & gas, or chemical processing preferred)
• Understanding of cloud-based environments and their impact on design requirements (preferred)

Benefits

• Pay range: $100000 USD to $130000 USD.
• This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.
• World of Wellness Philosophy: We empower you to take charge of your health and well-being. You’ll have access to a wide range of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.” We also offer other supplemental options, including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance, to ensure your financial wellness.
• Corporate Social Responsibility: Through Planet Passionate we are determined to reduce our manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, together with halving carbon intensity in our primary supply chain. We are very involved in our community, and you will have ample opportunities to support us in creating a better world.
• Skills Development: Given the dynamic pace of our business and a strong collaborative environment, your new role will be diverse and multifaceted – allowing you to be more versatile and develop a broader skill set.
• Mentorship and development: At Tate, we don’t believe in hierarchy, we work together as one team for one common goal. You will have access and exposure to our senior leaders and experts for learning in your role, and additionally mentorship for the future.
• Culture: We have a great team culture, highly collaborative, supportive, and social. Together we innovate, collaborate, take ownership, and strive for excellence.