Thursday, August 14, 2008

Firmwide Assistant Director of CAD & BIM - USA

Wendy Burrell with Talent Resource Planning is representing this opportunity, she writes:

Job Description

Our AE client is an international industry leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).  The firm has adopted Revit as its core BIM application and supplements this with 3dsMax, AutoCAD and other Autodesk applications, SketchUp, Rhino, the Adobe Suite, and other software. These are supported on a worldwide network with state-of-the-art computer hardware and communications systems.
 
The position will be under the direction of the Firmwide CAD Director and part of a team that promotes CAD, BIM, and other design software across all of the firm office locations.  This group is part of the Firmwide Advanced Technology Group (ATG), which includes separate departments for IT Support and knowledge Management.
 
It will include assisting in the team management, promoting process change both within the firm and in the industry, developing documentation and content for new processes, and providing expert support to project teams and departments.
 
The successful candidate will be:
· Especially interested in BIM.
· Knowledgeable about new directions in the AEC industry.
· Organized and interested in assisting with management
· Insightful about information theory and computer technology
· Excited about the opportunity to travel.
· A good communicator, both orally and in writing.
 
This position is full-time, and may be based at any of the US office locations: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Knoxville, LA, Miami, Nashville, NY, San Francisco, Tampa, DC

Position requires a significant amount of travel, some of which will be international.

Qualifications
 
Candidates must be expert at technology implementation with at least ten years of experience in architecture or a related field.  They will need to be able to work independently and possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
 
Ideally, they will also be able to organize and manage a team, articulate and codify processes, express ideas graphically, and write well.  Experience with Revit and other CAD/BIM and graphics programs is also desirable.

Contact Wendy Burrell if you are interested in this opportunity.