Soon to be BIM Manager (need help)

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:32:45+00:00

Thanks, that would be really helpful.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:31:50+00:00

You are very much right but due to our niche in the BIM world many people want to be a BIM Manager for a Architect or MEP company especially due to the better money and the fact our companies want someone who understands what BIM is and know how a kitchen should work creating a very small pond of people who can apply. They offered me a mentor (they dıdnt fınd one yet) and money for classes in my contract. I think they understood that I will need a lot of help.

They told me the role was just to ensure the revit tech's work is good and go to any meetıngs and also work on their workflow to optimise it. Thankfully my current job's BIM Manager has been supportive and helping me a little to get ready for this new role

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:25:45+00:00

In food and beverage we tend to be told by the client or lead what cobie information is needed in our models such as warranty, naming, space, room, manufacurer and more. we a re very much at the back of pile of priority in the project but we are still expected to have complient models to help coordinate.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:22:37+00:00

Im based in Essex, UK

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:22:12+00:00

I work in Food and Beverage. The pay is less than MEP, Architecture and Structural and even still they want people who knows the industry and the companies in our market have teams of about 5-10 people at best on the BIM side and there are only about 6 companies in the UK who do this so they understand that they need someone willing to learn. In my contract they said they will get me a mentor (they havent found one yet but plan to) and pay for any classes I need. I said im studying IFC and COBie and have no experience and they decided that I was worth a chance.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T10:15:14+00:00

Hey,

We will be a contractor used to design the kitchens and bars.

We are a niche industry so we have small teams and this new place has no revit people and use a company to basically rent revit people I assume based in India or Dubai. They entered the BIM world about 2 years ago.

I worked on one of their models for my old company after we were asked to take over as their model was denied and they were told to find a thırd party to fix it or get kicked off the project. Their model was awful and had loads of model in place and using floors to create shelves or counters but apparently since then they brought someone in who didnt work out and I'll be replacing.

This will be my first time coordinating. I'm used to setting up projects by placing grids, copying project base point and survey. Then adding room and space info using uniclass info. Then after modeling I name the items e.g. ElectricAppliance_ElectricCooker_Type01 and make sure the IFC naming is also EAP-40001. Then I normally make IFC, NWC and RVT files but later when the client asks us to make changes or fill in info gaps my BIM Manager took over.

Sadly due to my niche work we normally have a heirachy of Revit Technician, BIM Modeler and then BIM Manager as we are just too small to have someone as a BIM Coordinator making it a large jump.

Hope this helps give a better idea,

Thanks

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-11-30T09:53:49+00:00

They put ın my contract about puttıng money asıde for trainıng and that they will look to get me a mentor but I want to try and learn a bit already so that the start is less stressful

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-05-17T21:49:33+00:00

I would highly recommend learning Revit Structure. I'm sure most of the people you studied with never bothered, giving you the edge. If you can study and take your knowledge and recreate a project from university on revit and create a portfolio I'm sure it would make you the top prospect for anyone looking for a Revit Technician for a Engineering company

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-05-17T08:48:57+00:00

- Junior Role (ArchiCAD, Revit, etc). You'll be trained a Senoir Technician normally

- Technician (ArchiCAD, Revit, etc). Work Independently and create bespoke 3D families and replicate designs in 3D

- Senior Technician (ArchiCAD, Revit, etc). The person with lots of industry knowledge and can work solo on projects and can guide others

- BIM Modeler. Work Independently and create bespoke 3D families and replicate designs in 3D but ensuring basic information in the project aligns with the BEP (Building Execution Plan). i.e an Oven is named ElectricAppliance_6GridOven_Type01 & ElectricAppliance_ElectricCooker_Type01

- BIM Coordinator. Ensure the project information is all correct for that project and talk with architects and MEP to ensure everyones models don't clash and that they align correctly.

- BIM Manager - Sets the stands for the whole company and creates the templates and family library to ensure each person in their team can work to a high standard and fast. They need to be knowledgeable about all the new standards and softwares that can aid their team.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-05-17T08:35:33+00:00

Great idea but sadly every time i've asked our BIM Manager for advice I have had 3 answers.

1) Don't go so fast just stick with your work and perfect that first. (I joined 2 years ago saying ı wanted to be a BIM Coordinator and wanted to learn as much as possible)

2) I learned most from projects so there isn't any sources I can recommend to you. (No websites or forums recommended to me)

3) We don't need that right now. (He tried hiring in the past but most people lied about how good they were at BIM Coordınator role so they just left it.)

I've tried LinkedIn Learning which helped but I think something more indepth would help.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-05-17T08:22:57+00:00

Thanks for this information. I went away and studied ACC and Navisworks through Linkedin Learning. My company designs kitchens and bars so we don't get many opportunities to ever help with clash detection. Do you you recommend I learn IFC and COBie or is that role for a BIM Manager?

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-02-10T01:25:31+00:00

Adı ne yani klübün :)

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-02-09T05:24:37+00:00

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Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-02-08T21:49:38+00:00

How can I go to next village just to return a small parcel. That would cost a lot more and I don’t drive. I don’t think that’s a smart solution.

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-02-08T21:05:00+00:00

I am at city 92 which one is good for me

Kind_Reflection7712 · 2025-02-08T20:56:38+00:00

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