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BIM Coordinator

For a BIM Coordinator, the role shifts from doing to enabling and overseeing. You’re the bridge between model authors and the rest of the project team. These are the 6 most critical tasks that actually move the needle on project success:

1. Model Coordination & Clash Management

  • Run regular clash detection (Navisworks, Solibri, BIMcollab).
  • Coordinate issue resolution between disciplines and track status.
  • Maintain federated models and coordinate spatial relationships.

📌 Why it matters: Detecting and resolving issues early prevents construction errors and delays. This is where BIM coordination adds real value.

2. BIM Execution Plan (BEP) Compliance

  • Ensure teams follow the BEP and project-specific modelling standards (naming, LOD, file structure, etc.).
  • Audit models for parameter consistency, correct phasing, workset use, and data validity.

📌 Why it matters: A great BEP is useless if not enforced. You're the gatekeeper for data quality and model integrity.

3. Model Quality Control & Auditing

  • Regularly run model checks: missing data, wrong categories, nested families, performance killers.
  • Use tools like Revit Model Checker, Solibri, DAQS, or custom scripts (e.g. Dynamo, pyRevit).

📌 Why it matters: Bad data = bad decisions. You're there to stop it from spreading.

4. Model Setup & File Management

  • Oversee model linking, coordinate system alignment, file naming, and folder structure (CDE management if applicable).
  • Manage model splitting, purging, and file sizes to keep performance acceptable.

📌 Why it matters: Chaos in file structure leads to version errors, delays, and pissed-off stakeholders.

5. Communication & Technical Support

  • Facilitate coordination meetings, share clash reports, and keep communication lines open.
  • Support model authors with technical issues, questions, and guidance (often in Revit, IFC, etc.).

📌 Why it matters: You're the translator between technical modelers, engineers, and project managers. If you're not clear, others get confused.

6. Information Exchange & Deliverable Management

  • Prepare and check IFC exports, COBie data, DWGs, model packages—per EIR/BEP/ILS.
  • Manage data drops, validate exchange formats, and ensure models are "contract ready".

📌 Why it matters: This is the deliverable. If the exported model is wrong, the entire digital handover is compromised.

Bonus Skill: Automation & Scripting

  • Build Dynamo scripts, custom audits, or automation routines that reduce repetitive tasks and improve model reliability.

📌 Because you don’t scale by manually checking 50 models every week.

Summary Table

Task Why It Matters
1. Model Coordination Avoid design clashes and construction delays
2. BEP Compliance Keeps everyone aligned and accountable
3. Model Auditing Protects data integrity and performance
4. Model Setup/File Mgmt Prevents file chaos and model corruption
5. Communication Enables smooth collaboration across teams
6. Data Exchange Ensures contractual and legal deliverables are valid