AECOM is seeking a BIM Specialist, Tunnel Practice to be based in our Mississauga office. The BIM Specialist will be responsible for tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects across Canada.
The successful candidate will support Building Information Modeling initiatives for complex underground works and will work closely with tunnel, structural, geotechnical, civil, mechanical, electrical and other disciplines within large-scale multidisciplinary project teams. This role is pivotal in driving our digital team transformation of our design, construction, and operational processes, enhancing collaboration, efficiency, and innovation across multidisciplinary teams. The position will support major underground infrastructure projects involving works such as TBM tunnels, SEM tunnels, shafts, caverns, portals, underground structures and associated infrastructure, working within large-scale multidisciplinary design teams.
The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate a positive attitude, be customer focused, a critical thinker with a problem-solving approach, and ready to apply and share ideas utilizing principles and methods for AEC Design and Digital Consulting projects.
At AECOM, you will join a global team of 50,000+ professionals driven by a shared purpose: delivering a better world. Our work improves mobility, resilience, clean water access, and community connectivity across Canada. This is a newly created position.
Key Responsibilities
- Strong participation in developing and implementing comprehensive BIM strategies for major tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects, including P3 and Alternative Delivery projects, ensuring alignment with project goals and industry best practices.
- Being part of the team supporting BIM processes through assigned project stages, from conceptual design to coordination and through to construction as well as operational handover.
- Facilitate the integration of BIM technologies with project requirements through AI and digital twins to optimize outcomes and enable advanced predictive analytics and scenario planning.
- Champion the use of advanced visualization and immersive technologies for stakeholder engagement, virtual collaboration, and enhanced project visualization.
- Ensure robust data management practices, including the secure and efficient exchange of data across platforms and stakeholders, adhering to ISO 19650 standards.
- Oversee API integrations between BIM software and other enterprise systems to streamline workflows and improve data consistency.
- Acting as the intermediary between tunnel designers, multidisciplinary engineering teams, partners, contractors and owners so that projects remain efficient and effective.
- Engaging with teams by providing BIM subject matter expertise on Alternative Delivery Projects and Enterprise Critical Pursuits involving tunnelling and underground works.
- Working closely with all team members such as tunnel engineers, structural engineers, geotechnical engineers and other disciplines who are participating in all aspects of producing project information.
- Ensuring that BIM execution plans are produced, properly followed and maintained for each project.
- Support the implementation of digital information plans and strategies.
- Working knowledge of ISO 19650 standards suite and related BIM standards.