Robert Grimm

Director of Delivery & Associate at BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group | Global Architecture Project Director | Large-Scale Cultural & Infrastructure Projects | Delivery Governance | Digital Transformation

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Director of Delivery and Associate at BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, leading complex international architecture projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Based in Copenhagen, I lead complex international building and infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, ensuring that ambitious design vision translates into operational clarity, financial alignment, and long-term stakeholder value. My work focuses on large-scale, high-complexity projects, including the new Hamburg State Opera, where I act as Project Director guiding multidisciplinary teams and navigating demanding governance and contractual environments. Alongside project leadership, I serve as Operational Manager for BIG’s Design Technology department, aligning BIM, computational design, visualisation, model fabrication, and AI integration across studios. My focus is on embedding digital innovation into delivery workflows to strengthen project performance, knowledge-sharing, and margin protection within complex global organisations. Since joining BIG in 2017, I have contributed to the development of firmwide delivery systems, including BIG’s Delivery Manual, QA/QC governance frameworks, and resource planning models now implemented across international offices. Beyond practice, I contribute to the profession through lectures, keynote talks, and academic engagement, including my role as Guest Professor in the Global Community Program at Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM). Educated at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and Oxford Brookes University, I bring over 15 years of international experience shaping both the physical and organisational environments that enable architecture to perform at its highest level. Topics I frequently speak about include: • architecture delivery at scale • digital transformation in design practices • project governance for complex cultural projects • integration of design excellence and commercial performance

Experience

  • BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group (9 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director of Delivery
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      • Lead multidisciplinary international teams of up to 80+ architects, engineers, and consultants delivering complex cultural, infrastructure, and mixed-use projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. • Drive commercial negotiations, fee structuring, and delivery governance across multi-jurisdictional project environments. • Develop and implement firmwide QA/QC frameworks and delivery standards across BIG’s international studios. • Align digital delivery tools (BIM, AI, visualization) with organisational workflows to strengthen project performance and margin protection. • Facilitate cross-office strategic alignment between design leadership, project delivery teams, and commercial management. • Contribute to strategic project acquisition, commercial structuring, and delivery leadership on complex international competitions and commissions. Selected projects: New State Opera - opera house, cultural landmark Hamburg, Germany Beach Resort - hotel, branded residences, villas, beach club Ras Al Khaimah, UAE Maritime City Tower - residential, amenities, future living concepts Dubai, UAE Lagoon Resort - hotel, surf pool, adventure park Abu Dhabi, UAE Al Reem Towers - offices, residential, retail Abu Dhabi, UAE Al Maryah Tower - offices, hotel, retail Abu Dhabi, UAE GA Terminal - airport terminal Ahmedabad, India

    • Associate
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

      SIERRA - office development Ile de Seguin - Paris, France UniCredit Bank AG HQ - headquarter / offices Munich, Germany K231 Kurfürstendamm - mixed use (retail / residential / offices) Berlin, Germany

    • Project Manager - Senior Architect
      Mar 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

      CITÉ DE L’INNOVATION Sorbonne Université - multifunctional research building Paris, France PONT DE BONDY - metro station Paris, France X-Work - offices Paris, France OAKS - hotel, villas, golf club, restaurants Prague, Czech Republic FLOWER TOWER - residential, hotel Hualien, Taiwan EUROPACITY - masterplan, mixed-use Paris, France

  • Guest Professor - UDEM at Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
    Aug 2025 - Dec 2025 · 5 mos

    Teaching architecture as part of UDEM’s Global Community Program. Leading lectures, reviews, and workshops on urban innovation and architectural delivery, drawing on international experience.

  • Project Manager - Architect at Mikou Design Studio
    Sep 2015 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

    LYCEE TRAPEZE - high school Boulogne-Billancourt, France CENTRE AQUATIQUE BALSAN'ÉO - aquatic center Châteauroux, France

  • Project Leader / Manager - Architect at Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
    Mar 2009 - Aug 2015 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION - multi-transport hub Ostend, Belgium KIBITZENAU - swimming pool Strasbourg, France NOUVEAU SIEGE CAF BAS-RHIN - headquarter / offices Strasbourg, France PREFECTURE d’ILLE-ET-VILAINE - public administration Rennes, France SWIMMING POOL - Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France SPORTS COMPLEXE STADE DE JULES LADOUMEGUE - sports centre Paris, France NOUVEAU SIEGE SOCIAL VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT - headquarter / offices Paris, France PALAIS DE JUSTICE - court house Limoges, France SWIMMING POOL - Lille, France CENTRAL HOSPITAL - medical institution Tanger, Morocco TRANSPORT HUB SAINT-JACQUES-GAITE - multi-transport hub Rennes, France

  • Design Assistant - Architect at MVRDV
    Aug 2006 - Jul 2007 · 1 yr

    CUMBERLAND - concept for reactivation of the historical boarding palace - Berlin, Germany PHILHARMONIC - Paris, France LOWER 9TH WARD HOUSING - Social housing New Orleans, USA SHANGHAI RIVERFRONT - Masterplan Shanghai, China