How we work

How we work.

Our delivery model is being documented here. In short: we run ISO 19650-compliant pilots first, prove the workflow, then scale into framework agreements. Want a walkthrough? Book a discovery call.

The JES System: five components running on every engagement
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Prestige OneDeveloper
AL-FUTTAIMDeveloper
AECOMConsultant
DARConsultant
ArupConsultant
WA InternationalConsultant
SCDAConsultant
DezigntechnicConsultant
H2RConsultant
INNOVOMain Contractor
M4Main Contractor
AFEMain Contractor
MNG ESMASMain Contractor
ALEMCOMEP Specialist
VoltasMEP Specialist
ALEC FITOUTJoinery / Fit-out
DEPAJoinery / Fit-out
Al-Tayer StocksJoinery / Fit-out
Abaad Wood IndustriesJoinery / Fit-out
The problem

Same firm, different engineers, different output

Most BIM outsourcing is personality-dependent. The output depends on who's modelling, who's in the coordination meeting, whether the senior engineer caught the clash before site. That's the bottleneck. Not talent. Consistency.

Standards reinvented every project

Every new project, every new engineer, the BEP gets interpreted differently. The naming convention drifts. The LOIN sits in someone's head. Three months in, the federation no longer matches what the EIR asked for.

Coordination depends on the room

Two trades clash in the model. A coordinator catches it. Or doesn't. The catch depends on which day, which engineer, which level of focus. The clash either lives in the model or lives on site at twice the cost.

Quality drifts between hires

Engineer 1 produces a clean federated model. Engineer 12, three months in, produces something close but not the same. The shop drawings inherit the drift. The subcontractors fabricate from the drift. The drift compounds.

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The templates we use in our own delivery system

The same working set we issue on every live engagement: EIR, BEP review checklist, CDE configuration guide and information exchange protocol. Adapted for developer-led programmes with multiple appointed parties.

Contents
4 documents · PDF + editable XLSX
Aligned
ISO 19650-2 · ISO 19650-3 · UK BIM Framework
Audience
Developers · Information Managers · Project Leads
Share contact details · Issued within one working day
Jesbim · 01 / 04
EIR · Template & Guide
ISO 19650-2 · 2024 Issue · v1.3
The System

Five components, one delivery standard

The reason engineer 1 and engineer 260 produce the same output: a delivery system, not 260 individual judgement calls.

Five interdependent components run on every engagement, every milestone, every deliverable. Each one closes a gap in the previous.

The JES System pipeline Five components feeding into the JES delivery standard: Author-Checker-Approver, ERP visibility, Responsibility Matrix, QA/QC gates, ISO 19650 governance. JES SYSTEM ONE DELIVERY STANDARD 01 Author. Checker. Approver 02 ERP visibility real-time dashboard 03 Responsibility Matrix signed at kickoff 04 QA/QC gates milestone checkpoints 05 ISO 19650 operating standard
The components

Five pillars. Every project. Every engineer.

Author, Checker, Approver. ERP visibility. Responsibility Matrix. QA/QC gates. ISO 19650 governance. Each one closes a gap the previous one leaves open.

Component 01

Author. Checker. Approver

Three gates on every deliverable. Self-review by the author against the BEP, independent check, senior sign-off. The signature is logged in the ERP.

  • 3 gates per deliverable
  • Logged in the ERP
Component 02

The dashboard is yours

Real-time view of federation progress, resource hours, RAG-rated compliance, deliverable status. Open to the client at the same moment it's open to JES.

  • Live RAG status
  • No black-box delivery
Component 03

One signed page, no disputes

JES and client define who does what, when, to what standard. Both sides sign. LOD, LOIN, out-of-scope items named explicitly. Re-signed at every stage transition.

  • Signed at kickoff
  • Re-signed each stage
Component 04

Nothing reaches site without passing the gate

Structured checkpoints at Schematic, Detail, Tender/IFC, Site Supervision. Compliance, coordination, information completeness. Pass or formal deviation report. The audit trail is built into the cycle.

  • 4 lifecycle gates
  • Every reject logged
Component 05

ISO 19650 is the operating system

EIR defined or reviewed. LOIN verified at every stage. CDE protocols enforced (WIP, Shared, Published, Archived). Formal compliance audits feed the AIM handover trail.

  • EIR · BEP · CDE
  • Auditable handover

Three pairs of eyes on every file. A live dashboard the client opens at will. A signed matrix nobody can argue with. Gates the work has to pass. A standard that holds up at audit. That's why engineer 1 and engineer 260 produce the same output.

The cadence

A predictable rhythm. Not "where are we?"

Once the engagement starts, the rhythm is fixed. Weekly coordination, live dashboard access, milestone-driven gates. The information is already on the page.

Every week

Coordination meeting

30 minutes with the JES lead, the client's BIM Manager, and any discipline leads needed. Actions logged in the ERP within the hour.

Always-on

Live ERP dashboard

Federation progress, clash count by discipline, deliverable status, resource hours. No status emails.

At each gate

Milestone review

Schematic, Detail, Tender/IFC, Site Supervision. Structured review against the BEP, EIR, and matrix. Sign-off logged.

Each stage

RACI checkpoint

The Responsibility Matrix gets reviewed. If scope shifted, the matrix shifts with it. Both sides re-sign.

The outcomes

Two ways a BIM scope can land. The system decides which

Without the system

Standards drift. Coordination depends on the room. Quality varies hire by hire. Clashes surface on site at twice the cost. Handover data is incomplete. The BIM Manager spends the project chasing models instead of managing the standard. The programme slips, the LAD exposure builds, the asset value at handover takes a hit.

With the system

Same standard, engineer 1 to engineer 260. Federated model coordinated weekly. Deliverables pass three gates before they reach the client. The Responsibility Matrix kills disputes before they start. The ERP dashboard makes the work transparent. ISO 19650 makes it auditable. The Project Director runs the project, not the BIM scope.

The difference is not which engineers we hire. It is whether the work runs on a process. That's The System.

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See the system on a project of yours. Two ways in

Both end with a written summary you can use, regardless of whether you engage us further.