Group BIM Application Owner - AutoCAD & Navisworks

Overview

The Group Application Owner (AutoCAD & Navisworks) is the global leader for Autodesk AutoCAD and  Navisworks across PM Group’s project delivery lifecycle, shaping how digital design, drawing production, model coordination, and review are delivered at scale. This strategic role embeds governance, drives innovation, standardisation, and continuous improvement, and ensures both application environments remain reliable, optimised, and fit for purpose. By enabling consistent, high-quality, and ISO 19650-aligned workflows across disciplines and regions, the role advances PM Group’s BIM, digital engineering, and project delivery ambitions.

Who we are

PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,000+ people.  We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organisations.  We are focused on growing a sustainable business centred on our people, our clients and trade partners.

Responsibilities

  Global Design Applications Leadership & Governance

• Act as PM Group Expert for the AutoCAD and Navisworks products, driving innovation and continuous improvement in project delivery and utilising AI where possible.
• Own and maintain global standards, templates, and configuration settings for AutoCAD and Navisworks.
• Oversee drawing standards, sheet templates, symbol libraries, layer standards, and annotation workflows for AutoCAD.
• Manage Navisworks settings including search sets, selection sets, clash rules, viewpoints, appearance profiles, and coordination templates.
• Maintain ownership of AutoCAD and Navisworks application health, performance, configuration, standards, release readiness, issue trends, and optimisation priorities.
• Ensure AutoCAD and Navisworks workflows align with Group BIM Standards, QA protocols, and digital delivery requirements.
• Support version control, release testing, deployment readiness, and upgrade strategies for both applications.
• Ensure application versions comply with PM Group IT and Security standards prior to approval and deployment.

Coordination & QA

• Lead the adoption and governance of Navisworks for clash detection, federated model review, 4D/5D integrations, and model QA checks.
• Support discipline teams in the use of AutoCAD for legacy, vendor, and hybrid workflows required within PM Group’s project portfolio.
• Collaborate with the Group BIM Standards and Compliance Lead to align layer naming, metadata structures, parameters, and information management requirements across both tools.

         Application Support & Enablement

• Coordinate with Application Support Technicians for root-cause analysis, troubleshooting, bug identification, and performance optimisation, ensuring recurring issues are captured and addressed through standards, configuration, training, or improvement actions.
• Validate new releases, plug-ins, exporters, and integrations for AutoCAD and Navisworks before global deployment.
• Provide expert guidance to Digital Technologists, the BIM team, and project teams to improve productivity and reduce drawing and model errors. 

Training & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to the development of AutoCAD and Navisworks training materials, onboarding guides, and best practice playbooks.
• Identify automation opportunities such as AutoCAD scripts, Navisworks search-set automation, and customisation to improve delivery efficiency.
• Capture user feedback and translate it into improvement actions, tool development priorities, or update workflows.
• Report adoption trends, common issues, risks, and enhancement opportunities to the Group BIM Programme Manager.
• Act as product SME for assigned applications, maintaining awareness of vendor roadmaps, emerging features, automation opportunities, and future capability improvements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience using AutoCAD and Navisworks across multi-discipline engineering or architectural projects.
• Strong understanding of AutoCAD standards, sheet production, drawing QA processes, and layer  management.
• Demonstrable experience in enabling and delivering innovation.
• Proven experience in Navisworks federated model creation, clash detection workflows, and coordination  reporting.
• Familiarity with ISO 19650, CDE workflows, and coordinated digital delivery environments.
• Experience with AutoCAD LISP, scripting, or Navisworks automation is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to support global teams.

Success Measures

• Measurable improvement in global adoption of approved AutoCAD and Navisworks standards, templates, and workflows.
• Reduction in recurring drawing errors, coordination issues, and clash-related rework.
• Improved project start-up efficiency through controlled drawing, coordination, and deployment 
• standards.
• Improved application reliability, performance, and readiness through proactive monitoring of issue  trends, configuration quality, and release impacts.
• Improved model federation and coordination reporting quality.
• Demonstrable alignment with Group BIM Standards and digital delivery frameworks through QA reviews and governance checks.

Why PM Group?

As an employee-owned company, we are inclusive, committed and driven. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are the heart of our new 2025 business strategy. Click here to read more in our Corporate Responsibility & Health and Safety Report 2020.

Inclusion and Diversity are core to our culture and values. Wherever we work, we commit to a culture of mutual respect and belonging by building a truly inclusive workplace rich in diverse people, talents and ideas. Valuing the contributions of all our people and respecting individual differences will sustain our growth into the future.

PM Group is committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process. If you require any assistance in this regard, please let us know.

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