Senior Engineer - BIM

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Key Information

Job title: Senior Engineer - BIM
Salary: Circa £55k
Contract type: Permanent
Reference: 1228
Location: 5 Endeavour Square / Stratford

Application closing date: Tuesday 8th July 2025 at 23:59pm

Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward. Join us in our Central Engineering team and, as well as maintaining legacy assets, you’ll deliver new systems and solutions. There’s more to it than tubes, roads, buildings, and bridges. This is about connecting communities and creating opportunities, so we’re ready for the 21st century and beyond.

As a Senior Engineer – BIM you will be part of a small team dedicated to implementing the Building Information Modelling methodology across TfL.

Your focus initially will be on the major construction projects, where you will engage with their internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness of the BIM Toolkit (TfL’s suite of BIM guidance and templates) and to ensure that they are applying it correctly and effectively. This will involve ensuring that a Common Data Environment (CDE) is in place, drafting project Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) and reviewing Information Management submissions from the contractor, such as the BIM Execution Plan (BEP).

You will also be involved in developing and implementing strategy for BIM across all areas of the business, engaging with stakeholders in Engineering, Capital Projects, Operations and Maintenance, and others such as Asset Strategy, Programme Management, Document Control, and IT.

Knowledge

• Thorough understanding of the application of BIM and information management principles in organisations as defined in the BS EN ISO 19650 suite of standards.
• Broad understanding of content management systems (esp. Asite and Bentley ProjectWise).
• Broad understanding of a range of CAD Modelling platforms.
• Working knowledge of contract management (esp. NEC3 & 4).
• Good commercial awareness of developments in Digital Engineering products, processes, and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of relevant TfL standards.

Skills:

• Highly developed ability to engage with and manage stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate the BIM process and value proposition clearly and succinctly.

Experience:

• Experience of implementing the BIM process in a client environment.
• Experience of drafting client Exchange Information Requirements documents.
• Experience of reviewing BIM Execution Plans on behalf of the client.

• Experience of implementing a Common Data Environment on a large construction project.
• Experience of providing BIM support to major projects and/or maintenance organisation(s), where there are complex interfaces.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. 
 
Benefits  
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow.  Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
 
Final salary pension scheme 
Free travel for you on the TfL network 
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays 
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional) 
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers 
Discounted Eurostar travel
 
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4 week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements. 

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.