Chief Platform Architect – BIM Automation & AI

Job Title: Chief Platform Architect – BIM Automation & AI

Reporting To: Vice President – Production & Delivery

Location: India (Madurai / Durgapur / Jaipur) with domestic and international travel as required.

Experience Required:

• Minimum 5+ years in an AI/Automation leadership role (primary requirement and prioritized during screening).
• Supported by 10+ years of overall experience in BIM, VDC, AEC technology delivery, digital engineering, or similar engineering platforms.

Team Leadership:
Lead and provide strategic direction to an existing R&D team of approximately 20 members.

Educational Qualification:

• B.E./B.Tech, M.Tech, Architecture, or equivalent qualification in AEC/BIM.
• Certifications in BIM, Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, ISO 19650, or AI/Automation will be an added advantage.

About the Client

Our Client is a global leader in BIM (Building Information Modeling) and AEC (Architecture, Engineering & 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 & AI will lead the organization's platform strategy at the intersection of AI-driven automation, BIM engineering, and Virtual Design & Construction (VDC).

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on leadership in AI, automation, scripting, digital transformation, or workflow automation.
• 10+ years of overall experience in BIM/VDC or AEC technology.
• Strong exposure to Autodesk/BIM/3D modeling platforms.
• Proven ability to automate BIM workflows.
• Working understanding of Architecture, Structural, MEP, and Construction Coordination workflows.

The successful candidate will lead an existing team of approximately 20 R&D professionals while driving platform innovation, BIM production intelligence, and enterprise-scale automation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Platform Strategy & BIM Productization

• Define the vision, roadmap, and operating model for the Client's BIM engineering platform.
• Transform repetitive BIM engineering workflows into scalable platform capabilities.
• Identify high-impact automation opportunities across:
  • Design coordination
  • Model authoring
  • Clash management
  • Quantity extraction
  • Constructability review
  • Drawing automation
• Translate business and delivery requirements into platform capabilities and measurable productivity improvements.

2. BIM Engineering Leadership

• Define BIM standards, templates, families, LOD/LOI requirements, QA/QC processes, and model health standards.
• Ensure platform capabilities align with real production workflows across Architecture, Structural, MEP, and Construction disciplines.
• Standardize BIM execution processes across geographies and client engagements.

3. AI, Automation & Digital Transformation

• Lead enterprise automation initiatives using:
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Rule-based automation
  • BIM APIs
  • Scripting
  • Workflow engines
  • Data models
• Develop AI-assisted solutions for:
  • Model validation
  • Drawing quality checks
  • Quantity take-off
  • Design rule compliance
  • Productivity analytics
• Evaluate emerging technologies including:
  • Generative AI
  • Computer Vision
  • Digital Twins
  • BIM Data Lakes
  • Model Intelligence
• Establish governance around:
  • Responsible AI
  • Data quality
  • Model reliability
  • Data privacy
  • Ethical AI
• Develop an Ethical AI Framework for AI tools trained on client project data.
• Ensure AI initiatives comply with ISO 19650 and applicable regulatory standards.

Production Automation Priorities

Modeling Automation

• Parametric family creation
• Automated model setup
• Template-driven project initialization
• Dynamo & Revit API automation

Shop Drawing Automation

• Automated sheet generation
• View creation
• Annotation
• Dimensioning automation

Coordination & Clash Detection

• Automated clash reporting
• BCF issue management
• Resolution dashboards

Quantity Take-Off

• Automated QTO
• Schedule extraction
• ERP integration

Drawing Quality Checks

• Rule-based QA/QC
• Drawing standards verification
• Naming conventions
• LOD compliance

AI-Assisted Design Review

• Computer vision for anomaly detection
• Generative design evaluation

Productivity Analytics

• Automated BPMS and ProHance analytics
• Efficiency reporting
• Bottleneck identification
• Resource utilization dashboards

4. Team Leadership & R&D Management

• Lead and mentor approximately 20 R&D professionals.
• Define team structure and performance objectives.
• Drive innovation and experimentation.
• Manage the Proof-of-Concept (POC) to Production lifecycle.
• Align platform development with production delivery priorities.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Delivery, Product, Engineering, AI, Sales, and Client Success teams.
• Translate BIM operational challenges into technology solutions.
• Support client demonstrations, proposals, and solutioning.
• Represent the Client at industry conferences and technology forums.

6. Internal Systems Integration

• Own data architecture connecting production systems including BPMS, ProHance, and BIM platforms.
• Integrate automation outputs into enterprise reporting.
• Leverage productivity data to prioritize automation opportunities.
• Ensure integration with ERP, estimation, and project management systems.

7. Governance, Quality & Business Impact

• Define KPIs around:
  • Productivity
  • Quality
  • Rework reduction
  • Automation adoption
  • Delivery predictability
• Develop SOPs, playbooks, QA frameworks, and knowledge repositories.
• Continuously analyze delivery data for optimization opportunities.
• Improve client outcomes through faster, higher-quality BIM delivery.
• Evaluate emerging BIM, Autodesk, Bentley, and AI technologies.

8. Estimation Support

• Support high-value project estimation using historical productivity benchmarks.
• Participate in estimation reviews for major projects alongside Technical and Production leadership.

Candidate ProfileExperience

• 10+ years in BIM, VDC, Digital Engineering, or AEC technology delivery.
• Leadership responsibility in recent roles.

AI & Automation (Highest Priority)

• Minimum 5+ years leading AI-enabled automation initiatives.
• Strong experience with:
  • BIM APIs
  • Scripting
  • Rule-based automation
  • Workflow automation
  • Technology transformation
• Demonstrated success in automating BIM workflows is mandatory.

Team Leadership

• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing R&D or technology teams of approximately 20 members.

BIM & Engineering Tools

Hands-on exposure to Autodesk/BIM/3D modeling tools such as:

• Autodesk Revit
• Navisworks
• Similar engineering platforms

Working knowledge of BIM workflows across:

• Architecture
• Structural
• MEP
• Construction Coordination

Communication

• Excellent executive communication.
• Strong stakeholder management.
• Client-facing consulting and solutioning experience.

Preferred Skills

Experience with:

• Autodesk Revit
• Navisworks
• Dynamo
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (BIM 360)
• Revit API
• Python
• SQL
• Power BI

Knowledge of:

• ISO 19650
• BIM Execution Planning
• Digital Twins
• Model-based Estimation
• Construction Sequencing
• Project Controls Integration

Additional advantages:

• Experience developing BIM automation tools, plugins, or internal platforms.
• Prior experience in global AEC/BIM organizations.
• Certifications such as PMP, LEED AP, or BIM Manager.

Why Join the Client?

• Lead enterprise-scale BIM platform transformation.
• Drive AI-powered digital innovation in the construction industry.
• Work with global clients on complex engineering projects.
• Build enterprise-grade automation capabilities that improve productivity and client outcomes.
• Lead and grow an established R&D organization focused on next-generation BIM technologies.