BIM Manager-Marine

Senior BIM Manager (Marine Specialist)

Chennai (Hybrid)

Permanent

Do you want to join one of the leading design consultancies? Can you add to our success by producing high-quality 3D BIM Models and coordination across disciplines for Marine /Heavy Infrastructures projects, while also developing your career and reputation? Do you hold a degree in Civil Engineering? Then join us in designing the future.

Join our Marine team in Chennai.

The Marine Department of COWI India is undertaking projects from both international and domestic markets. It offers a comprehensive range of consulting services related to the development of Ports, Harbours, Coastal and Marine structures, and Heavy civil infrastructure etc.

As a BIM Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality BIM models and supporting digital workflows across our marine projects. You will collaborate closely with marine engineers, BIM professionals, and project managers to ensure efficient and accurate 3D design coordination.

Your main tasks will include:

• Developing and managing BIM models for marine structures such as breakwaters, quay walls, jetties, piers, offshore structures, and seawater intake systems.
• Translating engineering designs into intelligent 3D models using software like Tekla, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Rhino, and Grasshopper.
• Supporting and implementing BIM Execution Plans (BEP) and ensuring adherence to project and client BIM standards.
• Conducting clash detection, model coordination, and data validation across disciplines.
• Contributing to 4D/5D modelling, visualization, and construction sequencing when required.
• Driving automation and parametric modelling using tools like Dynamo or Grasshopper.
• Mentoring junior team members in digital delivery and BIM processes.
• Coordinating effectively with internal and external stakeholders including clients, partners, and contractors.
• Maintaining project documentation and supporting best practice development in BIM workflows.
  

Your Skills. Our Team. Together, we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is you be eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

Furthermore, you'll:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech) in Civil Engineering.
• 15+ years of total experience with 10+ years in marine/coastal design and BIM/digital delivery.
• Proven experience as a BIM Specialist or BIM Coordinator on major marine infrastructure projects.
• Strong proficiency in Tekla (preferred), AutoCAD, Navisworks Manage, and experience with Rhino/Grasshopper for complex geometries.
• Familiarity with offshore or nearshore construction methods and Common Data Environments (e.g., BIM 360, ProjectWise).
• Understanding of sustainability, lifecycle, and asset management in marine infrastructure.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary project teams.
  

A place to work and so much more.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 percent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers toward sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve, and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.