Tomorrow’s BIM Leaders
The title of BIM Manager is a particularly ambiguous one. There are two kinds of BIM Managers in our industry today: the BIM Project Manager and the BIM Manager Specialist.
The BIM Manager Specialist is the initiator and manager of all BIM projects within an organization. This position drafts policies and strategies, determines a company’s criteria for taking on BIM-oriented projects, implements necessary processes and systems, and maintains communication between cooperating parties. The BIM Manager Specialist also facilitates staff education and assigns tasks, responsibilities, and authorizations concerning BIM.
The BIM Manager Specialist is closely linked to, and continually communicates with project leaders, the BIM Director*, and key staff of cooperating parties. He may also have to manage a team of BIM Coordinators and BIM Technicians.
*A BIM Director is a senior BIM Manager, managing a team of BIM Managers usually within a large firm with multiple office locations.
Build your future with Praxis School of BIM
The BIM Specialist program and certification will be divided in four trades:
- BIM Manager Specialist for Architecture
- BIM Manager Specialist for Structure engineering
- BIM Manager Specialist for MEP engineering
- BIM Manager Specialist for Civil engineering
BIM Specialist Program
Program Length
About 330h of in-class learning and 150h of workshops over a 9 month program.
What Will You Learn?
Praxis School’s inclusive program prepares you to lead Firm’s BIM Projects:
- Manage the implementation of BIM supporting software, licenses, and updates.
- Oversee integration of BIM and information technology (IT).
- Research new BIM-related software.
- Teach about best practices in Lean, BIM processes and BIM software.
- Implement and enforce organization-wide BIM standards.
- Seek out improvements to efficiency and productivity in the organization’s processes.
- Provide BIM training internally.
- Transfer knowledge to the organization by attending conferences, seminars, and workshops.
- Take the lead in BIM education, business development, and organization.
Program Outline
- BIM Project Management
- Lean Construction Management
- International BIM Requirement Application
- BIM Trade Specialty Requirement
- Trade Software Research and Analysis
- Software Programming
- Pedagogy
- Communication
- Team management
- Business Development
BIM Specialist Course Requirement
Building Industry Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in the building industry,
- or a minimum of 3 years of experience in the building industry
BIM Experience
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- BIM Coordinator certification and six-month internship,
- or 3 years as a BIM Coordinator in a design, construction field or in facility management
→ validated by an aptitude test.
Recommendation
- Recommendation letter
- Cover letter
Industry Leading Skills
BIM Manager Job Opportunities
Students who earn the BIM Manager Specialist program or certificate can choose from a variety of career paths.
Today in the United States only, there are about 600 BIM manager jobs* waiting for you in:
- Engineering firms
- Architectural offices
- BIM Consultant firms
- General Contractors
- Real estate
- Public Institutions, like city, county, port, etc.
Praxis School partners also offer prime BIM jobs, a career-day event at the end of the program is organized to create a link between students and partners to help students in their career placement.
600*
BIM Manager Opening Jobs
$70,000 – $170,000*
Anticipated Yearly Salary
*glassdoor July 2020 / USA