What are a BIM Manager’s PRIMARY tasks?

Following on from all the interest in our BIM Coordinator primary tasks article, this time we shine the spotlight on the main tasks for a BIM Manager.

These tasks are listed in the BIM Competency Table  – the result of  a collaborative project to identify how tasks are allocated in a typical BIM team.  By drilling into this table we can focus specifically on the primary tasks a typical BIM Manager will perform.

All 32 of them!

 

 

BIM Manager : primary tasks

Production	Production of a COBie deliverable
Management	Produce an EIR
	Produce a BEP
	Define LOIN (Level of Information Need)
	Establish project teams repsonsibility matrix (MPDT)
	Establish the delivery team’s risk register
	Produce an MIDP
	Define reports from the MIDP
	Produce a TIDP Template
	Manage population of TIDP
	Produce a BIM modelling standard
	Establish information exchange requirements
	Establish information/model archive process
	Establish a project CDE
	Define processes for quality assurance
	Review and approve information/models for acceptance
	Chair BIM meetings
	Represent company at BIM meetings
	Manage a BIM team on one or more projects
	Project team training
	Supply chain training
	Define technology requirements (hardware/software)
	Investigate and implement new technologies and processes
Strategic	Compile invitation to tender information
	Assess task team capability and capacity
	Research and development
	Testing project information production methods and procedures
Interpersonal	Good oral communication
	Good written communication
	Proficient document and report writing
	Proficient internal presenter
	Proficient internal presenter
	Proficient external presenter

 

If you want more detail, you can see all ‘primary‘, ‘secondary‘ and ‘oversee‘ tasks for all roles in the BIM Competency Table.

It is expected that the importance of tasks and competencies required will differ from company to company.  The BIM Competency Table is deliberately generic to provide a pan industry point of reference.

If you want to assess your competency, see where you currently stand on the BIM Career Ladder and target the training/experience you need to progress, you can use the free BIM Competency Assessment Tool.

 

The BIM Career Ladder is a constantly evolving, constantly improving, collaborative project to create and maintain an industry standard for BIM skills.  If you have any ideas on how it can be improved we want to hear from you.  Simply email me and I will respond.