Dirk van der Ploeg

Head of department for structural engineers, BIM engineers and lead engineers for the Dutch Infrastructure and Energy transition market. My focus is on facilitating a healthy and ambitious place to work, giving my team the best opportunities for personal development and project success. Next to this I initiate and lead innovative and digital ways of working to make sure our company continues to lead the market.

Leading the Digital Design & Engineering track as part of the Digital Transformation program of BAM NL from 2021-2024. Establishing collaboration across business segments and different specialist teams. Connecting our low code engineering teams with business needs. Board Member of the Digital Engineering Community of the Dutch Civil Contractors to encourage collaboration and increase the maturity level of BAM and industry partners.

Department head of BIM Services at BAM Infraconsult, the design and civil engineering consultant of Royal BAM Group. Managing the Revit, Inventor, Allplan modelling teams to deliver high quality BIM models to our projects.

Working with a multinational Program Team to implement BIM (Building Information Modelling) in the primary process of our tenders and projects. Collaborative working with BIM improves risk management, informed decision making and customer value. The use of open sharable project information will help the supply chain to unlock more efficient and collaborative ways of work throughout the entire project and asset life-cycle end to end. BAM International deploys the general contracting activities of Royal BAM

Management of design phase for multidisciplinary projects Improve integrated design by implementing 3D / 4D / 5D modelling (BIM)

Several projects to implement the strategic agenda of Royal BAM Group: sustainability reporting, implementation of Lean and Virtual Construction methods. Leading implementation of BIM (3D/4D engineering) for project OV SAAL Zuidtak Oost, BAM Combinatie Amstelspoor.

Final research project which is part of the master study General Management @ Nyenrode Business Universiteit Measuring entrepreneurial employee behavior at BAM Wegen, BAM Civiel, BAM Infraconsult and BAM Infratechniek.

3 projects: Implementation of Virtual Construction (BIM) for integrated infrastructural projects. Cost calculation for tenders. Contractmanagement at The new Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Economics, Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, HRM, Finance, Management Science etc.