Job description

Join Buro Happold’s Buildings team in Riyadh as an MEP BIM Lead, shaping the digital delivery of complex, high-performance and sustainable building-services projects. 

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional. 

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary. 

Your next role

Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive. 

You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy.

Your key duties

As MEP BIM Lead, you will be responsible for leading and embedding effective BIM processes across MEP design delivery within the Riyadh Buildings team. You will work in close partnership with project BIM leads, MEP job leaders, engineers, BIM technicians and external project stakeholders to establish robust project information-management procedures from mobilisation through design, coordination, construction support and final deliverables.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the planning, setup, implementation and ongoing management of MEP BIM delivery on complex building projects.

  
  
  

• Establish and maintain MEP BIM workflows in accordance with the project BIM Execution Plan, client requirements, relevant Buro Happold standards and agreed information-management protocols.

  
  
  

• Support the review of tender and project BIM requirements, including Exchange Information Requirements, Level of Information Need, model-development requirements, delivery milestones and digital scope.

  
  
  

• Contribute discipline-specific information to the BIM Execution Plan, Task Information Delivery Plan and coordinated programme of model and drawing deliverables.

  
  
  

• Work with the Regional BIM Lead and Project BIM Lead to define clear digital-delivery responsibilities, workflows, approval routes and quality-control procedures.

  
  
  

• Lead the development and implementation of MEP BIM enhancements, templates, standards, content libraries and automated workflows.

  
  
  

• Support project teams in adopting consistent and efficient modelling, documentation and coordination practices.

  
  
  

• Set up and maintain discipline Revit models in accordance with Buro Happold project templates, BIM standards and project-specific requirements.

  
  
  

• Configure model worksets, links, shared coordinates, levels, grids, views, view templates, scope boxes, dependent views, match lines, sheets and publishing sets.

  
  
  

• Coordinate with the project BIM lead and other disciplines to confirm project north, coordinate systems, model origins, linked-model strategy and information-sharing requirements.

  
  
  

• Ensure project models are structured to support clear MEP design development, efficient coordination and high-quality drawing production.

  
  
  

• Establish automated or semi-automated workflows for sheet creation, model setup, views and repeatable documentation tasks where appropriate.

  
  
  

• Support the setup and effective use of Autodesk Construction Cloud for model sharing, issue management, coordination and controlled information exchange.

  
  
  

• Work with MEP job leaders and engineers to establish practical service-zone, routing and coordination strategies from the earliest design stages.

  
  
  

• Lead and monitor the implementation of MEP coordination principles, including spatial allowances, access requirements, maintenance zones, builders-work interfaces and multidisciplinary design constraints.

  
  
  

• Promote a clash-avoidance, right-first-time approach rather than relying solely on late-stage clash detection.

  
  
  

• Coordinate MEP models with architecture, interiors, structures, landscape, civil, façade, fire and specialist consultant models.

  
  
  

• Set up and manage Navisworks model reviews, clash-detection tests and issue-resolution workflows at agreed project intervals.

  
  
  

• Support coordination reviews through Autodesk Construction Cloud Model Coordination and other agreed project platforms.

  
  
  

• Coordinate builders-work openings, penetrations, sleeves and other interfaces with structural and architectural teams.

  
  
  

• Identify recurring coordination risks, propose practical solutions and escalate critical issues promptly to the appropriate project leads.

  
  
  

• Carry out routine model-health and information-quality reviews, including compliance with model standards, naming conventions, worksets, view templates, parameters, tagging, model content and information requirements.

  
  
  

• Ensure MEP models meet the agreed Level of Information Need and are suitable for each relevant project stage and deliverable.

  
  
  

• Review drawing sets, title blocks, sheet registers, scale, annotation, graphic standards and PDF outputs to maintain a high-quality presentation standard.

  
  
  

• Ensure alignment between model outputs, Task Information Delivery Plan milestones and agreed project issue schedules.

  
  
  

• Support the preparation and review of MEP Revit models, drawings, schedules and coordinated deliverables at key project gateways.

  
  
  

• Maintain clear records of BIM issues, audits, actions, risks and lessons learned to support continuous improvement.

  
  
  

• Provide technical support, training and guidance to engineers, BIM technicians and junior team members on Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud and MEP BIM best practice.

  
  
  

• Mentor BIM technicians in model setup, modelling quality, documentation, coordination and efficient Revit workflows.

  
  
  

• Support the recruitment, onboarding, supervision and, where required, line management of BIM personnel.

  
  
  

• Coordinate with Buro Happold BIM support teams in other regions and with approved external BIM delivery partners where required.

  
  
  

• Communicate BIM requirements clearly and constructively to internal teams, consultants, contractors and clients.

  
  
  

• Contribute to lessons learned, process improvements, digital innovation and knowledge sharing across the Riyadh Buildings practice.

  
  
  

Your skills and experience

You are an experienced MEP BIM professional with strong technical knowledge of building-services design and a proven ability to lead digital delivery on multidisciplinary projects. You understand that BIM is not simply a modelling tool: it is a coordinated information-management process that supports better design decisions, improved project outcomes and more efficient delivery.

• A degree, diploma or equivalent technical qualification in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architectural Technology, BIM or a related discipline.

  
  
  

• Significant experience leading MEP BIM delivery for building-services projects within a design consultancy, contractor, specialist engineering practice or multidisciplinary environment.

  
  
  

• Advanced expertise in Autodesk Revit, particularly for MEP/MEPF design, documentation and multidisciplinary model coordination.

  
  
  

• Strong working knowledge of Navisworks Manage, including federated model review, clash-test setup, issue management and coordination reporting.

  
  
  

• Experience setting up and administering Autodesk Construction Cloud, including model sharing, publishing, permissions, review workflows and Model Coordination.

  
  
  

• Demonstrable experience coordinating MEP services with architecture, structural engineering, interiors and specialist systems.

  
  
  

• Strong knowledge of BIM standards and information-management workflows, including ISO 19650, BIM Execution Plans, Exchange Information Requirements, Task Information Delivery Plans, Level of Information Need and LOD principles.

  
  
  

• Experience setting up project models, including shared coordinates, model links, worksets, levels, grids, views, templates, sheets and deliverable publishing workflows.

  
  
  

• Experience in model and drawing quality assurance, information audits and BIM compliance reviews.

  
  
  

• An understanding of building-services design coordination, including service-zone planning, plant-space requirements, distribution routes, builders-work openings and installation access.

  
  
  

• Ability to manage several priorities and projects while maintaining quality, programme and delivery commitments.

  
  
  

• Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.

  
  
  

• Experience using workflow automation tools such as Dynamo, Grasshopper, DiRoots or similar platforms is advantageous.

  
  
  

• Experience with Revit automation tools, including RushForth, is beneficial.

  
  
  

• Professional certification in BIM, Autodesk software or a relevant engineering discipline is desirable.

  
  
  

What we offer you

Bring your knowledge and expertise to one of the world’s most respected consultancies. 

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Attractive salary and benefits package
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you 
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional. 

At Buro Happold, everyone else’s extraordinary is just our everyday. 

Apply today and be a part of our legacy.

A place for everyone 

Buro Happold values individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of the way you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing difference allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Preferred candidate

Years of experience

No experience required

Degree

Bachelor's degree / higher diploma