Birmingham City University is looking to appoint a high calibre graduate as a Digital Product Engineer (KTP Associate) in the BCU’s Department of Built Environment within the School of Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering (ABCE). Current students graduating in July 2026 are welcome to apply.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to work in collaboration with leading academics at Birmingham City University, to apply knowledge and technical innovation, delivered on site at the company.

The Digital Product Engineer (KTP Associate) should have a minimum 2.1 university qualification in a relevant subject area and have graduated within the last five years.

This Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP) is co-funded by a grant from Innovate UK and Davicon Mezzanine Floors Ltd. It is therefore essential you understand the fundamentals of the KTP collaboration between a UK business and a University works to deliver benefits for each (the company, the university, and the graduate). For more information, please go to: www.ktp-uk.org

Personal Training & Development Budget: 

The Digital Product Engineer (KTP Associate) will have access to a wider range of benefits including a personal development budget of £4,344 to upskill during the project.

The successful candidate will be employed by Birmingham City University and seconded to work full-time onsite at Davicon Mezzanine Floors Ltd to deliver the 26-month KTP project in partnership Birmingham City University and Davicon Mezzanine Floors Ltd.

Davicon Mezzanine Floors Ltd: 

Davicon Mezzanine Floors Ltd is a market-leading provider of integrated warehouse solutions, manufacturing and installing mezzanines, fit-out systems, and fabricated components.

The company partners with logistics operators, developers, and major retailers to design and deploy optimised warehouse environments. With significant digital transformation ambitions, Davicon is investing in advanced parametric design capabilities to streamline project delivery, improve cost accuracy, and support sustainability goals. For further information please visit: www.davicon.com 

Main Duties and Responsibilities: 

You will work on:

• Facilitating stakeholder engagement and defining project scope, risks, and detailed plans across technical and business teams.
• Designing and implementing a unified parametric BIM/data architecture that links scan data, spatial logic, and product templates.
• Automating translation of BIM parameters into cost, carbon, and quotation outputs, including user interface and AI-driven prompts.
• Delivering end-to-end digital construction models using tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, and NavisWorks. Starting at concept model, through to quotation design model and finishing with the as built model. Ultimately validating it on live projects including training, knowledge transfer, and roadmap development.

You will be expected to interact with the senior management, suppliers and clients of the company as well as BCU academics. The role also requires you to apply your knowledge to commercial projects, driving value and making an impact where possible, with the ability to solve problems and create innovative solutions.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Experience with design software such as Revit, AutoCAD, NavisWorks or comparable platforms to design and manage digital construction models.
• A minimum 2:1 undergraduate qualification in Architecture, Built Environment, Engineering, or closely related discipline
• Knowledge in programming language
• Proficiency in spreadsheet and database tools (e.g. Excel, Access)
• Competence in IT systems and Microsoft Office Suite
• Familiarity with parametric design principles visual programming (e.g., Dynamo, Grasshopper, or similar)
• Understanding of ISO 19650 (the ISO standard for BIM)
• Understanding of the Common Data Environment (CDE) for document/data sharing across the group
• Experience in data integration or ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes
• Interest in generative design and optimisation workflows
• Excellent communication skills to express ideas effectively, orally, graphically and in writing to articulate complicated matters between the academics and the company project team members
• An ability to work to tight deadlines with diligence, attention to detail, and maintain high standards of work
• An ability and aptitude to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team; and self-management and planning skills to make optimum use of time
• Strong leadership skills in successfully implementing and embedding new innovations within a project, company or organisation

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• A good comprehension with practical application of programming languages such as C+, JSON, and Python.
• Practical experience in manufacturing, warehouse design, or logistics engineering.
• Knowledge of 3D scanning technologies or photogrammetry.
• Understanding of Information Management concepts and workflows.
• Understanding of sustainability metrics and embodied carbon assessment.
• Project management experience or familiarity with BIM management protocols.
• Academic acumen to enable successful reporting through research publications in academic journals and marketing/training materials.
• A clean driving license and a willingness to travel to utility contracts throughout the UK.
• Practical experience of working in the manufacturing industry.
• Good knowledge in using AI responsibly.

On a personal note, the KTP Associate should be enthusiastic, motivated, punctual, conscientious, trustworthy and work well within a team.

For further information please contact Prof Franco Cheung at franco.cheung@bcu.ac.uk or Dr Sid Ouldja at sid.ouldja@bcu.ac.uk

Interviews will take place on 18th June 2026.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential. 

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.