BIM Engineer

Touchstone Engineering a leading electrical contractor specializing in commercial construction is seeking an experienced dependable highly organized BIM Engineer to support the BIM Manager in a fast-paced environment. This role requires someone proactive detail-oriented dependable and capable of managing a wide range of responsibilities with a high degree of professionalism.

We are seeking a BIM Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience with various Autodesk programs to populate and coordinate Electrical/Telecom systems models and create accurate shop drawings for project deliverables as well as field coordination team. The BIM Engineer will collaborate with project managers and other trades to ensure effective communication and project execution.

The BIM Engineer will provide support to our BIM team through the preparation of electrical BIM models construction documents and BIM data. You will prepare design documents for single lines switchgear UPS panelboards transformers power lighting lighting control systems fire alarm systems cable trays and cable pathways for ethernet and fiber systems. You will help produce maintain and publish permit electrical engineering drawing sets.

Ideal candidates will be working to develop skills necessary to transition into a BIM Manager role to oversee the development of plans the projection of risks and track project metrics.

Tasks

Responsibilities and Duties:

Works with the BIM team as well as with other teams (engineering project management preconstruction etc.)

Designing for and supporting various projects

Analyze sketches notes and other input material to determine and plan the best approach to develop and complete deliverables as required with minimal supervision

Assist with project archiving at the end of a projects completion

Develop product libraries and families of associated devices

Design in a fast-paced environment to meet aggressive schedules

Update and modify existing models and construction documents as required

Create and maintain the template files to ensure standards

Further develop and establish company BIM standards for drafting including layer names line and character styles drawings window names file names for sheet layout and device details

Run internal clash detection regularly and produce clash reports where necessary

Participate in design coordination meetings with other trades for clash detection and resolution

Assist in implementing and managing QA/QC systems and procedures on all projects where appropriate

Be aware of Revit software updates and maintain training to stay proficient

Work on concurrent projects

Assist the project team with information exchange between Touchstone and clients

Provide coordination support for information requests during construction phases

Effective time management of work allocated tasks and personal schedules

Travel to construction sites for engineering evaluations and surveys as required

Reads and understands Architectural Structural Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing drawings.

General knowledge and understanding of the electrical codes.

Requirements

Qualifications and Skills:

3 years of design/engineering experience in electrical building systems

2 years experience using Revit for producing electrical engineering BIM models and construction drawings as well as working with design and BIM modeling teams

Bachelors degree in electrical engineering

Prepared developed and maintained Revit models for building electrical systems

Worked from architectural plans and base files to produce electrical construction documents in Revit or AutoCAD

Proficient with Revit AutoCAD MS Office Suite and Adobe/Bluebeam

Ability to create and manage Revit families

Practical knowledge and understanding of electrical codes and safety regulations

Experience in effective management of assigned staff.

Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing job requirements

The ability to work under pressure and ensure deadlines are met while delivering high-quality work

The ability to work as part of a team both collaboratively and cooperatively

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal