The document discusses BIM roles and responsibilities as defined by various UK and Scottish standards and guides. It notes that while standards outline roles, none define a explicit BIM Coordinator or Manager role. It also highlights conflicts that can arise between traditional roles, opinions that vary across industries, and ambiguous language in standards. The document advocates establishing roles and scopes of work early in projects to avoid "BIM creep" where responsibilities expand over time beyond what parties are paid to provide. It raises questions on which standard to follow for roles, when to establish roles, flexibility in PAS1192 role definitions, and how to prevent scope expansion.

1. BIM Roles and
Responsibilities

2. Review of Scottish public sector
procurement in construction,
October 2013
Recommendations presented to
government
Scottish Futures Trust – BIM
Implementation Plan September
2015
Adoption of BIM level 2, where
appropriate, within construction
in Scotland by April 2017
Scottish Procurement Policy Note
SPPN 01/2017 March2017

3. UK and Scottish governments
reference suite of standards and
guides for delivery at BIM Maturity
Levels 0 - 3
PAS1192 -2:2013 main standard for
BIM and Information Management in
the ‘CAPITAL/DELIVERY’ Phase of the
Project

4. A.11 author
Originator of model fi les, drawings or documents
A.29 client
Individual or organization commissioning a built asset.
NOTE The client may be different from the employer.
A.57 employer
Individual or organization for whom the contract is
executed and delivered.
A.92 originator
Author of models, drawings and documents
A.96 project delivery team
Group of organizations or individuals contracted either
directly or indirectly to deliver services or products to
the project.
A.116 supplier
Provider of services or goods either directly to the
employer or to another supplier in a supply chain.
A.127 user
Individual occupying or using a built asset for its
designed purpose.
Definitions

5. Information manager
Project delivery manager
Lead designer
Task team manager
Task information manager
Interface manager
Information originator

6. The Conflict
TRADITION – EVERYONE KNOWS THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF WORK ATTACHED
OPINION – VARIES ACROSS INDUSTRY, E.G. STANDARDS, RIBA, CONTRACTORS,
SPECIFICATION – PAS1192 SETS OUT A COMPLETE NEW (AMBIGUOUS) LANGUAGE
REALITY – WE CAN ONLY PROVIDE WHAT WE ARE PAID TO

7. BIM Management Handbook
RIBA Enterprises
NBS

8. NOTE: BIM standards and guides outline a number of roles,
but none of them are BIM Coordinator of BIM Manager!

9. “the design lead will review all information issued
by the team to ensure compliance”
Role Authority
Project Information Manager Enforce the Project BIM Standard and ensure
delivery of the Information requirement in the
EIR.
Lead Designer Coordinate design changes to ensure spatial
coordination
Task Team Manager Enforce documentation standards
Interface Manager Negotiate space allocation
Task Team Information Manager Reject non-compliant models, drawings &
documents
CAD Coordinator Enforce CAD related Project BIM Standards
“The lead designer will access information provided by
all designers and federate models into a single
multidisciplinary model. The federated model is then
uploaded and tagged as ‘Shared’ within the CDE”
“An issue report shall be produced by the lead
designer and made available to all design consultants
three days before coordination reviews”
BIM Creep
Download latest models **** by design consultants and
subcontractors. Perform quality check ******* on model
completeness and coordinates. Upload models to ******
Add new users and train as required.
“this is a service that will become the norm”
“why doesn’t this already sit in your appointment?”

10. ISO 19650 is an internationalisation of the UK’s BIM Level 2 and
contains all the same principles and high-level requirements with
specific UK content contained in our National Annex. However, the ISO
documents do look different, particularly in the terminology they use
(such as “appointing party” instead of “employer”).
ISO 19650
Release pending…
There are no new roles or responsibilities. Roles are called
“functions” in the ISO
http://bim-level2.org/globalassets/pdfs/iso19650-
uk-transition-update-_questions-and-
answers_14th_june_2018-2.pdf

11. Discussion Points
So what standard or guide should we follow in terms of role definition?
When should we establish which roles we are fulfilling?
Can we change the scope of the PAS1192 role activities and authorities?
What is the difference between lead designer and design lead?
Can we avoid BIM Creep?

12. Solution?