Architectural BIM Lead
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Your Opportunity
Join a dynamic team that balances competing project interests with creativity and efficiency for challenging and exciting projects. Our team of interdisciplinary designers and engineers works collaboratively with clients to design buildings and processes that are on track for safety, performance, and sustainability. You will interface directly with project leadership, design staff, and contractors to coordinate and execute our most complex projects. We offer not only the ability to utilize industry standard BIM tools to their maximum potential, but also to innovate with future-forward technologies such as artificial intelligence, data-visualization, computational design, real-time visualization, and virtual reality. As BIM lead, you will play a direct impact in how the US West region uses technology. You will play a direct role in the coordination, visualization, and documentation of our designs.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Acts as liaison for BIM related subject matter both internally and externally.
- Work with leadership to define technology guidelines during project pursuit, project startup, and project execution.
- Participate in model coordination meetings, acting as a liaison between design and construction staff.
- Actively lead VDC efforts on jobs, reducing clashes and coordinating design elements.
- Synthesize complex BIM workflows so that they can be taught to staff of all levels.
- Work with leadership to define technology standards on large, complex projects.
- Develops interdisciplinary standards and process improvements related to BIM project delivery.
- Provides direction and assists project teams with project setup and delivery.
- Works with project managers and technical design staff to prepare drawing documentation.
- Develops families and other electronic template materials following corporate guidelines.
- Reviews projects for adherence to firm standards
- Evaluates and recommends BIM related software
- Creates end user training and support materials
- Leads the set-up, maintenance, and development of our project models
- Develops families and other electronic template materials following corporate guidelines for our multidisciplinary studios
- Oversees and leads in the development of BIM Execution Plans for projects
- Communicates corporate initiatives and standards to studio
- Provides in-house BIM support including:
- Creates electronic data files in compliance with Stantec and client requirements.
- Converts markups to document-ready work.
- Publishes, posts, and manages drawing sets.
- Maintains drawing revisions.
- Assists other staff with Revit issues and mentors design staff in Design Technology systems use
- Adds insight and makes recommendations to add efficiencies and value to BIM production.
- Creates electronic data files in compliance with Stantec and client requirements.
- Increases technical and project knowledge by proactively identifying and participating in training opportunities.
- Attends in-house project meetings and external meetings
- Actively participates in meetings, initiatives, and projects that support studio and firm-wide goals.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Strong working knowledge of recent versions of Revit; and how they are applied within the built environment.
- Understanding of project documents: You need to be able to read and interpret the project documents, such as contracts, specifications, drawings, and schedules. You need to be able to identify and comply with the project requirements, expectations, and standards, and ensure that the BIM and VDC models and deliverables are consistent and aligned with the project documents.
- Technical design knowledge: You need to have a basic understanding of the design principles and concepts that are involved in the project. You need to be able to appreciate the design intent and vision of the project, and support the design team in achieving their goals using BIM and VDC technologies.
- Strong working knowledge of Building Information Modeling.
- Revit family creation and maintenance.
- Skilled at clash detection in Revit. Clash detection skills with Navisworks is preferred.
- Client-centric, can-do approach to project work and assignments.
- Familiarity with methods of design to support the architectural/engineering field.
- High level of initiative, with ability to synthesize new technologies, industry trends, and client needs to make recommendations and initiative changes that add efficiency and value.
- Ability to multi-task and synthesize multiple data points and instructions to timely produce accurate deliverables.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Experience and Education
- Certificate from technical college
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience with Revit, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Related experience in the architectural/engineering/contractor industry.
- Familiarity with electrical, lighting, and technology design within the built environment is preferred.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a staff member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to use hands and fingers and reach with hands and arms. The staff member is required to sit for long periods of time, talk and hear. The staff member is occasionally required to walk. The staff member must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
The preceding job description is not intended to describe in detail the multitude of tasks that may be assigned, but rather to provide a general overview of the expectations and responsibilities of this position. As the nature of business demands change, so may the functions of this position. Additional duties and responsibilities may be assigned. #DesignYourPlace