BIM Manager - Mission Critical

Take your next step with Saulsbury Industries! Location: Odessa, TX or Houston, TX Type: Full time General Information/Job Summary The BIM Manager – Mission Critical is responsible for the overall BIM strategy, governance, and implementation across projects supporting Building Information Modeling coordination, model management, clash detection, constructability review, and digital project delivery for complex, schedule-driven mission critical projects. This role works closely with Saulsbury EPC Project Directors, engineering leadership, construction leadership, trade partners, vendors, clients, and third-party design partners to maintain accurate, coordinated, and constructible BIM deliverables. The BIM Manager supports multidisciplinary coordination across architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, controls, and commissioning-related scopes, with a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule certainty, field execution, and client satisfaction. Responsibilities/Competencies

• Develop and enforce BIM standards, workflows, and templates
• Create and manage BIM Execution Plans
• Oversee BIM implementation and ensure consistency across multiple projects
• Lead and mentor BIM Coordinators and BIM Designers
• Develop project BIM execution strategy, model coordination requirements, deliverable expectations, and success criteria in alignment with contract requirements, client standards, safety expectations, and overall project goals.
• Develop, implement, and maintain BIM Execution Plans, coordination procedures, model exchange requirements, clash reporting workflows, and digital deliverable standards.
• Partner with field supervision and construction leadership to support model-to-field coordination, installation planning, sequencing, prefabrication, modularization, and layout activities.
• Assist project teams with RFIs, design clarifications, field change requests, submittal reviews, shop drawing coordination, and issue resolution related to BIM and coordinated design information.
• Review and coordinate vendor, subcontractor, and trade partner models, drawings, equipment data, and specialty system deliverables for alignment with project requirements and coordinated design intent.
• Maintain accurate BIM documentation, including clash logs, coordination meeting minutes, action item registers, model issue reports, decision logs, model status reports, and deliverable trackers.
• Support quality control of models and drawings by verifying completeness, consistency, constructability, code coordination, and compliance with client and project-specific BIM standards.
• Coordinate BIM deliverables that support procurement, fabrication, installation, pre-commissioning, commissioning, integrated systems testing, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Provide practical BIM support to project teams in fast-paced mission critical environments where uptime, redundancy, maintainability, safety, and speed to market are key project priorities.
• Assist in developing and maintaining BIM standards, templates, families, workflows, lessons learned, and best practices to improve consistency and efficiency across mission critical projects.
• Support coordination with clients, owners’ representatives, general contractors, design consultants, subcontractors, vendors, internal project controls, procurement, document control, and construction teams.
• Promote a collaborative, accountable, and safety-focused project culture while proactively identifying model issues, coordination constraints, schedule risks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, virtual design and construction, drafting/design technology, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Primary base location in either Odessa, TX or Houston, TX.
• Minimum of 7 years of BIM, VDC, CAD, design coordination, or construction coordination experience; experience in data centers, mission critical facilities, industrial EPC, commercial construction, power, oil and gas, refining, natural gas processing, or other complex capital projects is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Autodesk Revit in a professional project environment.
• Experience with model federation, linked models, multidisciplinary coordination, clash detection, and issue tracking workflows.
• Experience with Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, Navisworks Manage, or similar BIM coordination and collaboration platforms is preferred.
• Working knowledge of mission critical systems such as electrical distribution, backup power, mechanical cooling, controls, fire protection, low-voltage systems, security systems, redundancy, and commissioning is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, shop drawings, submittals, equipment data, single-line diagrams, coordination drawings, and technical documentation.
• Strong understanding of constructability, installation sequencing, trade coordination, RFIs, submittals, field change management, and turnover documentation.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, problem-solving, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with clients, project leadership, engineering teams, construction teams, vendors, subcontractors, and trade partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and other document control, collaboration, or project management tools.
• Ability to travel to client offices, project job sites, vendor facilities, and construction locations as needed.
• Impeccable personal and professional ethics with a demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, accountability, teamwork, and client service.
• BIM, VDC, Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, or related industry certification is preferred.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer, including detailed model review and coordination activities.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods during site visits, inspections, layout reviews, and construction coordination activities.
• Ability to walk project sites, laydown yards, mechanical/electrical rooms, data halls, rooftops, and active construction areas while following all safety requirements.
• Ability to navigate uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, platforms, congested work areas, and active construction zones as required.
• Ability to carry up to 50 pounds as required.