BIM & Digital Technology Lead

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM ’s Chicago Buildings + Places team is seeking a BIM & Digital Technology Lead who will serve as a subject matter expert for Revit and other digital design tools within the practice including developing, implementing, supporting, training, and strategizing all things BIM. This critical leadership role will support teams on all projects from concept through construction leveraging BIM workflows to maximize the team’s efficiency, quality and use of the firm’s multiple design technologies. This role is a hybrid position located in Chicago, IL.

AECOM is a globally recognized architecture and engineering design firm whose diverse, creative teams deliver positive impact to millions of people worldwide. We operate collaboratively across business lines and regions, trusted to deliver some of the most complex projects on the planet. Our Client Promise - excellence, innovation, measurable value - reflects our dedication to understanding needs, exceeding expectations, and achieving shared goals, grounded in integrity, collaboration, and innovation.

About the Chicago Buildings + Places Team

Our practice is one of the fastest growing and highest-performing B+P practices in AECOM’ s West Region. We offer a full suite of services: architecture, interiors, building systems and structural engineering, urbanism and planning (including landscape), workplace transformation, advisory services, technology solutions, and digital delivery - and serve as a Center of Excellence for many of these disciplines.

We work in a collaborative model across the West Region with other B+P practices, as well as with AECOM’s Transportation, Water, Environment and Advisory business lines to support vertical infrastructure and comprehensive solutions. Our Chicago-led client base is global and includes Public Non-Federal, Cultural + Civic, Commercial, Science & Technology, Transit, and Federal clients. Most clients are repeat partners, recognizing our service model and outcomes as excellent. Recognized by over 45 awards in the past five years, we’re committed to being the design firm clients trust and the employer of choice for diverse, best‑in‑class talent—focused on work that truly matters.

Recent/ongoing projects include: Milwaukee County Courthouse; Fermi Welcome Center; CTA Belmont/Irving Park Station Upgrades; Rockford Air Traffic Control Tower; City of Chicago Joint Police and Training Center (JPSTC); JPSTC Emergency Medical Services Addition; Lake County Convention Center.

What You’ll Do

You’ll lead across two core areas: BIM and Digital Technology - owning outcomes from pursuit through post-occupancy.

Project Delivery

• Meet with PM for Initial Project Review to discuss deliverables, digital opportunities, Staffing Skills, Technology Goals, and requirements in RFP.
• Assess project team selected, evaluate skill level and determine if any necessary team training is needed.
•  Ensure every project has an identified Project BIM Lead (BPL).
• Assist BIM Project Lead (BPL) with BIM Execution Plans.
• Ensure the use of the latest Revit templates and family libraries.
• Assist BPL with Project/Model Setup ensuring proper location set up from a civil survey or existing building survey.
•  Assist BPL in Monitoring design models and teams for adherence to BIM Standards.
• Assist BPL in building any project related content project teams need.
• Assist in any advanced modeling project teams need.
• Provide quality control for completeness and adherence to company standards of all drawings produced

Non-Project Specific Related Tasks

• Be the in-office primary contact for technical/workflow/file maintenance/application support and advice for our primary BIM platfo