Job Abstract

Brown and Caldwell is in need of the right candidate to help lead, develop, and build a BIM virtual team able to deliver industry leading water, wastewater, and remediation designs to our clients. This is a highly strategic position that requires proven strength in group leadership, design management, and BIM design of water and wastewater facilities for our clients.

We are seeking a candidate that will lead a team located in multiple offices across Northern California, with preferred location on the west coast. This position can be staffed remotely with occasional on-site meetings. As a team leader, this candidate will manage group workload, hiring, and project assignments, as well as provide mentoring and performance feedback for group employees. Key objectives of the BIM Discipline Leader role are to: represent the discipline within the Portfolio delivery team, ensure the discipline has the resources to deliver all design projects in the Portfolio, support the client portfolio and Portfolio Design Manager to ensure successful project delivery and support the Portfolio Chief Engineer to ensure successful quality assurance and control of project deliverables.

Job Expectations:

• Supervise BIM employees; evaluating annual performance, manage performance, mentor, and train.
• Provide regular communication and/or meetings with the BIM team to discuss workload for current and upcoming projects.
• Be responsive to Project Managers (PMs) and Design Managers (DMs) in Local offices.
• Work with PMs and DMs on initial project staffing and staffing issues.
• Discuss options with the PM/DM regarding staffing, schedule, or scope adjustments and escalate issues as required.
• Manage subcontracted BIM discipline resources
• Build relationships with fellow BIM Discipline Leaders and the National Practice Leader within Brown and Caldwell to solve problems with resources, workload, technical issues, design workflow, quality, efficiency, etc.
• Look for opportunities to cross train staff in other disciplines and share staff across disciplines.
• Participate in technical leadership meetings for the BIM discipline and provide direction to the team based on information from these meetings.
• Provide leadership for the development of BIM standards (e.g., specifications, standard details, etc.) and work with the National Practice Leader to coordinate resources for standards creation and production.
• Maintain workload tracking tool for the BIM discipline to maintain an understanding of the team’s workload and gaps that may be present.
• Build relationships with subconsultants and on-call resources.
• Provide Design Management services for projects as required.
• Perform QA/QC reviews for projects and help ensure all project deliverables meet BC standards.
• Represent the discipline to the Portfolio Client Sales Team and assist as needed with technical sales.
• Support the Portfolio design team in project pursuits, scoping, and pricing.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing responsibility in related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated strong group management and design/project management skills.
• Ability to focus on group and project needs while balancing multiple priorities to include but not limited to project management, design, bidding, and construction management services.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to conduct effective presentations and written report preparation.
• Successful candidate will have direct experience implementing and updating specifications and standards.
• Effective social and management skills necessary to genuinely motivate and direct staff to produce high quality work and to maintain high individual and group morale.
• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, and work independently with a willingness to learn.
• Candidate should be a self-starter, results oriented and able to work under tight and pressured deadlines.

Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is:

Location A:

$103,000.00 - $141,000.00

Location B:

$114,000.00 - $155,000.00

Location C:

$124,000 - $169,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.

About Brown and Caldwell
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice—to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

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