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Job Title: Chief Platform Architect – BIM Automation &amp; AI
Reporting To: Vice President – Production &amp; Delivery
Location: India (Madurai / Durgapur / Jaipur) with domestic and international travel as required.
Experience Required:
<ul>
<li>Minimum 5+ years in an AI/Automation leadership role (primary requirement and prioritized during screening).</li>
<li>Supported by 10+ years of overall experience in BIM, VDC, AEC technology delivery, digital engineering, or similar engineering platforms.</li>
</ul>
Team Leadership: Lead and provide strategic direction to an existing R&amp;D team of approximately 20 members.
Educational Qualification:
<ul>
<li>B.E./B.Tech, M.Tech, Architecture, or equivalent qualification in AEC/BIM.</li>
<li>Certifications in BIM, Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ISO 19650, or AI/Automation will be an added advantage.</li>
</ul>
About the Client
Our Client is a global leader in BIM (Building Information Modeling) and AEC (Architecture, Engineering &amp; Construction) technology services, partnering with leading EPC, construction, and design firms across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The organization delivers advanced BIM, digital construction, and technology-enabled solutions that improve project efficiency, collaboration, cost control, and digital transformation across the construction lifecycle.
Role Overview
The Chief Platform Architect – BIM Automation &amp; AI will lead the organization's platform strategy at the intersection of AI-driven automation, BIM engineering, and Virtual Design &amp; Construction (VDC).
The ideal candidate should possess:
<ul>
<li>Minimum 5+ years of hands-on leadership in AI, automation, scripting, digital transformation, or workflow automation.</li>
<li>10+ years of overall experience in BIM/VDC or AEC technology.</li>
<li>Strong exposure to Autodesk/BIM/3D modeling platforms.</li>
<li>Proven ability to automate BIM workflows.</li>
<li>Working understanding of Architecture, Structural, MEP, and Construction Coordination workflows.</li>
</ul>
The successful candidate will lead an existing team of approximately 20 R&amp;D professionals while driving platform innovation, BIM production intelligence, and enterprise-scale automation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
1. Platform Strategy &amp; BIM Productization
<ul>
<li>Define the vision, roadmap, and operating model for the Client's BIM engineering platform.</li>
<li>Transform repetitive BIM engineering workflows into scalable platform capabilities.</li>
<li>Identify high-impact automation opportunities across:
<ul>
<li>Design coordination</li>
<li>Model authoring</li>
<li>Clash management</li>
<li>Quantity extraction</li>
<li>Constructability review</li>
<li>Drawing automation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Translate business and delivery requirements into platform capabilities and measurable productivity improvements.</li>
</ul>
2. BIM Engineering Leadership
<ul>
<li>Define BIM standards, templates, families, LOD/LOI requirements, QA/QC processes, and model health standards.</li>
<li>Ensure platform capabilities align with real production workflows across Architecture, Structural, MEP, and Construction disciplines.</li>
<li>Standardize BIM execution processes across geographies and client engagements.</li>
</ul>
3. AI, Automation &amp; Digital Transformation
<ul>
<li>Lead enterprise automation initiatives using:
<ul>
<li>Artificial Intelligence</li>
<li>Rule-based automation</li>
<li>BIM APIs</li>
<li>Scripting</li>
<li>Workflow engines</li>
<li>Data models</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Develop AI-assisted solutions for:
<ul>
<li>Model validation</li>
<li>Drawing quality checks</li>
<li>Quantity take-off</li>
<li>Design rule compliance</li>
<li>Productivity analytics</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Evaluate emerging technologies including:
<ul>
<li>Generative AI</li>
<li>Computer Vision</li>
<li>Digital Twins</li>
<li>BIM Data Lakes</li>
<li>Model Intelligence</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Establish governance around:
<ul>
<li>Responsible AI</li>
<li>Data quality</li>
<li>Model reliability</li>
<li>Data privacy</li>
<li>Ethical AI</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Develop an Ethical AI Framework for AI tools trained on client project data.</li>
<li>Ensure AI initiatives comply with ISO 19650 and applicable regulatory standards.</li>
</ul>
Production Automation Priorities
Modeling Automation
<ul>
<li>Parametric family creation</li>
<li>Automated model setup</li>
<li>Template-driven project initialization</li>
<li>Dynamo &amp; Revit API automation</li>
</ul>
Shop Drawing Automation
<ul>
<li>Automated sheet generation</li>
<li>View creation</li>
<li>Annotation</li>
<li>Dimensioning automation</li>
</ul>
Coordination &amp; Clash Detection
<ul>
<li>Automated clash reporting</li>
<li>BCF issue management</li>
<li>Resolution dashboards</li>
</ul>
Quantity Take-Off
<ul>
<li>Automated QTO</li>
<li>Schedule extraction</li>
<li>ERP integration</li>
</ul>
Drawing Quality Checks
<ul>
<li>Rule-based QA/QC</li>
<li>Drawing standards verification</li>
<li>Naming conventions</li>
<li>LOD compliance</li>
</ul>
AI-Assisted Design Review
<ul>
<li>Computer vision for anomaly detection</li>
<li>Generative design evaluation</li>
</ul>
Productivity Analytics
<ul>
<li>Automated BPMS and ProHance analytics</li>
<li>Efficiency reporting</li>
<li>Bottleneck identification</li>
<li>Resource utilization dashboards</li>
</ul>
4. Team Leadership &amp; R&amp;D Management
<ul>
<li>Lead and mentor approximately 20 R&amp;D professionals.</li>
<li>Define team structure and performance objectives.</li>
<li>Drive innovation and experimentation.</li>
<li>Manage the Proof-of-Concept (POC) to Production lifecycle.</li>
<li>Align platform development with production delivery priorities.</li>
</ul>
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with Delivery, Product, Engineering, AI, Sales, and Client Success teams.</li>
<li>Translate BIM operational challenges into technology solutions.</li>
<li>Support client demonstrations, proposals, and solutioning.</li>
<li>Represent the Client at industry conferences and technology forums.</li>
</ul>
6. Internal Systems Integration
<ul>
<li>Own data architecture connecting production systems including BPMS, ProHance, and BIM platforms.</li>
<li>Integrate automation outputs into enterprise reporting.</li>
<li>Leverage productivity data to prioritize automation opportunities.</li>
<li>Ensure integration with ERP, estimation, and project management systems.</li>
</ul>
7. Governance, Quality &amp; Business Impact
<ul>
<li>Define KPIs around:
<ul>
<li>Productivity</li>
<li>Quality</li>
<li>Rework reduction</li>
<li>Automation adoption</li>
<li>Delivery predictability</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Develop SOPs, playbooks, QA frameworks, and knowledge repositories.</li>
<li>Continuously analyze delivery data for optimization opportunities.</li>
<li>Improve client outcomes through faster, higher-quality BIM delivery.</li>
<li>Evaluate emerging BIM, Autodesk, Bentley, and AI technologies.</li>
</ul>
8. Estimation Support
<ul>
<li>Support high-value project estimation using historical productivity benchmarks.</li>
<li>Participate in estimation reviews for major projects alongside Technical and Production leadership.</li>
</ul>
Candidate ProfileExperience
<ul>
<li>10+ years in BIM, VDC, Digital Engineering, or AEC technology delivery.</li>
<li>Leadership responsibility in recent roles.</li>
</ul>
AI &amp; Automation (Highest Priority)
<ul>
<li>Minimum 5+ years leading AI-enabled automation initiatives.</li>
<li>Strong experience with:
<ul>
<li>BIM APIs</li>
<li>Scripting</li>
<li>Rule-based automation</li>
<li>Workflow automation</li>
<li>Technology transformation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Demonstrated success in automating BIM workflows is mandatory.</li>
</ul>
Team Leadership
<ul>
<li>Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing R&amp;D or technology teams of approximately 20 members.</li>
</ul>
BIM &amp; Engineering Tools
Hands-on exposure to Autodesk/BIM/3D modeling tools such as:
<ul>
<li>Autodesk Revit</li>
<li>Navisworks</li>
<li>Similar engineering platforms</li>
</ul>
Working knowledge of BIM workflows across:
<ul>
<li>Architecture</li>
<li>Structural</li>
<li>MEP</li>
<li>Construction Coordination</li>
</ul>
Communication
<ul>
<li>Excellent executive communication.</li>
<li>Strong stakeholder management.</li>
<li>Client-facing consulting and solutioning experience.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Skills
Experience with:
<ul>
<li>Autodesk Revit</li>
<li>Navisworks</li>
<li>Dynamo</li>
<li>Autodesk Construction Cloud (BIM 360)</li>
<li>Revit API</li>
<li>Python</li>
<li>SQL</li>
<li>Power BI</li>
</ul>
Knowledge of:
<ul>
<li>ISO 19650</li>
<li>BIM Execution Planning</li>
<li>Digital Twins</li>
<li>Model-based Estimation</li>
<li>Construction Sequencing</li>
<li>Project Controls Integration</li>
</ul>
Additional advantages:
<ul>
<li>Experience developing BIM automation tools, plugins, or internal platforms.</li>
<li>Prior experience in global AEC/BIM organizations.</li>
<li>Certifications such as PMP, LEED AP, or BIM Manager.</li>
</ul>
Why Join the Client?
<ul>
<li>Lead enterprise-scale BIM platform transformation.</li>
<li>Drive AI-powered digital innovation in the construction industry.</li>
<li>Work with global clients on complex engineering projects.</li>
<li>Build enterprise-grade automation capabilities that improve productivity and client outcomes.</li>
<li>Lead and grow an established R&amp;D organization focused on next-generation BIM technologies.</li>
</ul>