Job Description

Company Description

WSP is one of the most diverse consulting firms in Africa. To further our strategic business execution plan, we are seeking leaders that share our guiding principles - we value our people and our reputation; we are locally dedicated with international scale; we are future focused and challenge the status quo; we foster collaboration in everything we do and we have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable. We are committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.



Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper execution of works through monitoring project progress and teams' performance to deliver the project on time while maintaining the cost and quality parameters to meet Appointing Party objectives and requirements.
• Manage and coordinate the overall use of BIM within the Units and for the multidisciplinary Project.
• Manage the Project supply chain to deliver high quality information, data and models to the Appointing Party and ensure the delivery of information to the Appointing Party team and supply chain is in line with contract requirements.
• Manage the project BIM Coordinator(s) including input to Quality Assurance and Quality Control of models and drawings.
• Implementation and Administration of Building Information Management (BIM) systems.
• Lead and/or assist on Clash Detection Processes and Reporting, BIM Quality Control Plans, BIM Review Procedures, Construction Sequencing & Logistics (4D), Cost Estimation & Scheduling (5D), and Asset Management BIM Implementation (COBie).
• Ensure that all Contractor BIM models related to facility operations have all the information gathered during the construction phase related to amenities & facilities, and that easy and clear access to all the required information is available to facilitate maintenance.
• Capability of understanding/applying BIM Appointing Party Requirements (EIR) to the Project and
• analyze/review/comment the Main Contractor BIM Execution Plan(s) for BIM deliverables production.
• Configuration, Maintenance and Administration of the project CDE (Common Data Environment) to enable the effective management, tracking, and monitoring of deliverables.
• Ensure the implementation of openBIM standards such as (IFC or buildingSMART), and international standards such as (ISO 19650).
• Ensure Contractor follows proper integration of other data sources such as GIS and PMIS with the BIM data to provide Facilities Management, Asset Management and Smart Destination capabilities (where applicable).
• Coordinate BIM issues with supply chain to develop and reinforce standards with the goal of refining Models and deliverables.

Assist in managing all legal implications of delivering good practice BIM and develop specific BIM protocols and legal frameworks to drive contract creation.

• Lead/Assist in BIM implementation, Standards, workflow & methodologies during supervision/construction, and handover of the projects.
• Identify and detect any potential opportunity/risk for the Project or the Team.
• Actual Hands-on capabilities on Creation of Templates, High Level BIM Families, Shared Parameters, Scheduling and BIM Modelling in general.
• Integrate leading edge BIM applications including Scheduling, Cost, Asset Management, and O&M programs into the BIM models.
• Reporting to the Integrated Design Delivery Sector Lead, Design Manager, Project Director, and Appointing Party representative in a structured manner. Minimum content to include but not limited to: BIM Issue Tracker, Audit Reports from BIM for Clash Detection, in-progress and completed including results Status of Model Development according to trade, work breakdown structure identifier (phasing), cost categories, submittal/shop drawing integration, and project close-out requirements.
• Responsible for the upskilling of Project Team and Modelers.

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the companys health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any relevant Engineering or Architectural field.
• Autodesk Certification.
• Minimum of 10 years broad experience in design, drafting and BIM multidisciplinary management on large scale projects.
• Mandatory proficiency and Hands-on on Autodesk Revit.
• Mandatory proficiency on Autodesk Navisworks Manage.
• Mandatory proficiency on BIM360.
• Mandatory Proficiency on ACONEX Environment would be of advantage.
• Proficiency on Dynamo scripting tools would be of advantage.
• Extensive knowledge of ISO 19650 series.
• Experience working within multi-national/global working environment would be beneficial.
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks and solve problems.

Additional Information

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP - we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important - be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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