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Principal Building Services Technician

Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Overview

As a Principal BIM Coordinator (Building Services), you will lead and support the coordination of discipline models and digital information across complex projects, ensuring delivery aligns with the BIM Execution Plan (BEP), ISO 19650 and agreed organisational standards.

You will play a key role in driving high‑quality model coordination, fostering collaboration, and improving digital delivery practices across multidisciplinary building services teams. Working closely with Regional BIM Leads/Managers and project stakeholders, you will champion best practice, mentor others, and contribute to continuous improvement across projects and the wider business.

Your role

  • Lead implementation of BIM standards, BEPs and ISO 19650 requirements across building services projects.
  • Oversee setup and governance of Revit environments, templates, shared coordinates and content libraries.
  • Manage and coordinate federated MEP/building services models, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
  • Lead clash detection and coordination workflows (Navisworks, Revizto), driving timely resolution with design teams.
  • Review and audit models for quality, compliance, constructability and performance.
  • Act as a key technical authority for BIM tools, resolving complex modelling and coordination issues.
  • Manage information delivery processes, including TIDPs, risk/issue logs and coordination reporting.
  • Ensure robust version control, information management and integration within CDE platforms (e.g. ProjectWise, ACC, SharePoint).
  • Facilitate BIM coordination meetings, workshops and design reviews, ensuring actions are tracked and closed out.
  • Mentor and support engineers and technicians, promoting consistent best‑practice workflows.
  • Contribute to the development and continual improvement of BIM standards, workflows and digital delivery strategies.
  • Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to enhance coordination, data quality and project outcomes.
Operations, Maintenance & Building Services

Location

Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Job Type

Full time

Ref

R-157270

Salary range

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About you

You will have:

  • A degree in building services engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Significant experience in BIM coordination within building services (MEP), including complex multidisciplinary projects.
  • Strong expertise in Autodesk Revit and model coordination tools (e.g. Navisworks, Revizto).
  • Proven experience managing federated models and leading clash detection and coordination activities.
  • In‑depth knowledge of ISO 19650, BEP development and implementation, and information management principles.
  • Experience working with enterprise Common Data Environments (e.g. ProjectWise, Autodesk Construction Cloud, SharePoint).
  • Strong understanding of building services design workflows and deliverables.
  • Ability to interrogate models and produce high‑quality drawings, views and technical outputs.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and leadership skills.
  • A proactive, solution‑focused mindset with strong attention to detail.
  • Experience mentoring or leading others within a BIM or digital engineering environment.
  • Exposure to automation or scripting (e.g. Dynamo, Python) would be advantageous.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Why choose AtkinsRéalis?

Wherever you are in your career – and whoever you are – AtkinsRéalis is for you. Here, support and collaboration are a vibrant part of a culture that lets you choose where – and how far – your career can go. Take on projects that push boundaries and drive sustainable impact, surrounded by colleagues who believe there's no limit to how brilliant you can be. It's time to join a like-minded team where you'll be rewarded, supported, and free to be your kind of brilliant.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.

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