Speaker: Rene Schumann – HOCHTIEF ViCon - Current Market Demand - Required Expertise and Skills - International accreditation programs About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.

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BIM Professionals -
Availability vs. Demand
René Schumann
Managing Director
HOCHTIEF ViCon

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Agenda
1. Current Market Demand
2. Required Expertise and Skills
3. International Accreditation
programs

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1. Current market demand
Surveys conducted in the Middle East - Conclusions
• Government endorsement will enable the industry to benefit
from the global BIM revolution
• Industry professionals do not know where to get BIM training
• Recruiting industry professionals with relevant BIM skills is
problematic
• Industry wide standards and accreditation will raise levels of
confidence in BIM
• The Middle East is behind Americas and Europe but will adopt
soon

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1. Current market demand
Countries with renown BIM Standards or Education Programs
• Scandinavia
• UK
• Singapore
• Australia
• Americas
• Germany
• …

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1. Current market demand
Major Projects in Qatar requireing BIM
• Qatar Rail - Doha Metro Project
• Q22 - FIFA 2022 Worldcup Stadiums
• Ashghal - Doha Expressways
• Lusail REDC - Lusail City Project
• QMA - National Museum of Qatar
• …
Qatar’s major clients are asking for BIM based
design, construction and operation.

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1. Current market demand
Estimated Number of BIM Professionals in Qatar
BIM
Con-
structor
Owner
Developer
Designer
Cost
Estimator
other
Specialist
Facility
Manager
BIM Manager
CM/PM
Assumptions
• Project larger than 500 Mio QAR
• Infrastructure and Buildings
• Life-cycle approach -> all
involved companies need
expertise
More than 1000 BIM professionals
are required within the next 3 to 5 years

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2. Required Expertise and Skills
Current Job Descriptions
• Managing BIM on projects
• Work closely with project team
• Expert knowledge in IT/CAD/BIM
• Support implementing BIM
standards
• Develop in-house capabilities to
meet client requirements
• Setup, initiate and monitor BIM
systems
• Improve and ensure data quality

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2. Required Expertise and Skills
Currently Requested Skills
• Solid Engineering background
• Comprehensive Knowledge in
CAD and BIM
• Knowledge in specific standards
• >5 years of BIM experience
• >10 years of Engineering
experience
• Middle East experience
• Experiences in leading multi
cultural teams

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2. Required Expertise and Skills
Commonly used Job Titles
Undefined job titles and responsibilities, e.g.:
• BIM Coordinator
• BIM Modeler
• BIM Manager
Employers: Difficult to measure the real quality of BIM professionals
Employees: Difficult to identify suitable jobs
•CAD/ BIM Manager
•Eng. with BIM Knowledge
•VDC Expert

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3. International Accreditation Programs
Universities
New South Wales
Queensland University of Technology
Copenhagen University
RWTH Aachen - Germany
Bauhaus University - Germany
National University of Singapore
Northumbria University - UK
Stanford University - USA
California State University - USA
Helsinki University of Technology
University of Salford
Georgia Tech University

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3. International Accreditation Programs
BIM Education Opportunities
• Various and different Curricula for BIM
certifications -> but no internationally
valid accreditation program
• Professional technology training
through software vendors
• Limited opportunities for industry
professionals for skill enhancement
• No training program established in
Qatar for students or professionals

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General Conclusion
• High market demand for BIM professionals expected
• No internationally accepted BIM education standard
available -> limited availability of BIM Professionals
• No common understanding of BIM Role Definitions
• No BIM Standard and Training established in the Middle
East
What is Qatar‘s strategy to feed the BIM demand?

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One step ahead.
Build digitally first.
René Schumann
Managing Director
HOCHTIEF ViCon
3rd BIM User Day
30th April 2013
Doha, Qatar
Thank you for your attention!