Vice President – Digital Engineering

JOB PURPOSE

• Support Development in identifying initiatives to enhance and improve Aldar’s current information management lifecycle.

• Develop and implement an Aldar Development BIM roadmap in collaboration with development key stakeholders, departments, and industry leaders.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Implement and own the Aldar Organizational Information Requirements as defined within ISO 19650 series of standards.
2. Define project specific Project Information Requirements as defined within ISO 19650 series of standards to drive the formation of the Exchange Information Requirements delivered to Aldar Projects.
3. Identify, manage and own BIM related risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies and drive solutions to ensure swift closure.
4. Manage Aldar BIM benefits management framework demonstrating tangible repeatable value add due to our implementation of BIM.
5. Collaborate with procurement, asset management and our product supply chain to develop our digital product/asset library and facilitate its integration throughout the project lifecycle.
6. Establish a definitive digital asset and product level of definition based on the principles defined within BS 8541 and BS EN 17412-1 2020 series of standards, that are applicable throughout the project lifecycle.
7. Collaborate with key stakeholders within facilities, asset and project management to define and implement a rigid robust suite of Asset Information Requirements and accompanying asset data definition documents.
8. Work with Group Digital Services to identify software and hardware requirements that will facilitate and enable our BIM implementation.
9. Work with the Centre of Excellence to define and establish our information management lifecycle in accordance with global standardization ISO 19650, BS EN 1192 standards series and industry best practice.
10. Support HR in defining the BIM learning and talent development approach to upskill our personnel, teams and departments.
11. Maintain awareness of BIM trends, innovations and relevant techniques, technologies and standards in digital design and archiving.
12. Demonstrate thought leadership that encourages innovation within building information modelling throughout the industry.
13. Conduct and lead assurance and audit activities to maintain Aldar’s compliance to our building information modelling standards, methods and procedures.
14. Champion digital innovation and transformation within Development.

RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Min of 10+ years of experience in Digital Design Management in a large-scale real estate development.

YOE IN MANAGERIAL POSITION

Min of 2+ years in managerial level.

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

1. Real estate, infrastructure, construction, industrial design, manufacturing.
2. Proven track record in the use of DFMA, MMC, Delivery of DFMA change program.
3. Experience managing both design teams and BIM modelers.

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL Skills

1. Capable in managing multi-disciplinary skilled teams and personnel both internally and externally.
2. Knowledgeable in net zero, carbon neutral, sustainability, and safety principles.
3. Knowledgeable in data ecosystems, Building information modelling, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, non-fungible tokens, GIS, digital twin, generative design, industry 4.0, cognitive technologies and artificial intelligence.
4. Demonstrable experience in successfully implementing building information modelling (BIM) to multidisciplinary design and build national and international organizations encompassing the entirety of design, construction, operation, and maintenance.
5. Proven capability in technical writing and authoring.
6. Extensive knowledge of design authoring, checking, coordination and approval features, functions, and limitations inclusive of, but not limited to, Autodesk Building Suite, Bentley Building Suite, Document/Design/Planning/Project Management Platforms, Cost Management, Procurement, Planning, Facilities Management, Asset Management, quantification, analysis and time schedule simulation.
7. Proven effective experience in the definition of streamlined procedural workflows to aid in expediting data exchanges between technologies.
8. Working knowledge of BS 1192, PAS 1192, ISO 19650 series of standards, COBie, NRM, Uniformat, Master format, POMI and other information management lifecycle standards, methods and procedures and best practices.
9. Demonstrable experience in the configuration, implementation and management of project and corporate based Common Data Environments (CDE).
10. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's Degree in Architectural Technologies or equivalent.