Senior BIM/CAD Specialist-Highway

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Dubai is seeking a Senior BIM/CAD Specialist for Highway projects. The role involves performing drafting assignments, supporting design-related activities, and supervising junior staff. Strong expertise in AutoCAD and BIM processes is essential, along with 20 years of experience in Civil Engineering. This position offers an opportunity to work on high-profile projects and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years related work experience for Diploma; 15 for Bachelor's.
• Ability to supervise BIM Modelers and Analysts.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform various drafting assignments for Highway design.
• Train and provide guidance to junior staff.
• Ensure compliance with company QA/QC process.

Skills

AutoCAD

Civil Engineering principles

BIM knowledge

LOD understanding

English communication

Education

Diploma in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Civil 3D

Navisworks

MicroStation

ProjectWise

BIM360

Job description

Senior BIM/ CAD Specialist - Highway

Dubai, UAE

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior BIM/CAD Specialist-Highway to join our team in Dubai, UAE. In this role you will perform various drafting assignments for Highway design packages and support with Highway design-related activities.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Regular interface with other departments and provide technical guidance to junior staff.
• Communicate effectively with management, engineering, and production staff on modeling technical and non‑technical subjects.
• Interface regularly with other departments on matters relating to work assignments.
• Very good Knowledge and practice of Civil 3D.
• Very good Knowledge Dynamo tool
• Provide technical guidance and supervise junior modeling staff.
• Act in an advisory capacity to senior management and production staff on related work matters.
• Contribute to the development of training material.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Common Data Environment usage and management for model production.
• Work closely with Roads Digital Design & Delivery Lead, Engineering Leads and Senior Drafter to ensure the project’s compliance with the given policies and processes, and to ensure timely implementation and completion.
• Work closely with Roads Digital Design & Delivery Lead, Engineering Leads and Senior Drafter to develop engineering drawings consisting of basic arrangements, layouts, flow sheets, assemblies, isometrics, component details from rough sketches and/or from general engineering and design information according to established standards and procedures, and to ensure timely implementation and completion.
• Understand BIM modeling process and be able to manage all BIM related activities from project start‑up to project completion.
• Review each drawing for readability, presentation and adherence to standards, in accordance to company QA/QC process.
• Good knowledge in content creation and be able to create different types of parametric and non‑parametric families.
• Strong knowledge in LOD requirements.
• Collaborate and communicate with other disciplines on coordination issues and model development tasks.
• Good knowledge of Autodesk Navisworks, with experience of clash detection and producing clash report.
• Able to produce scheduling and quantity extraction from the model.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Diploma in a Civil Engineering discipline. Bachelor’s degree will be an addition.
• Minimum 20 years related work experience for Diploma in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years related work experience for Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering.
• Software experience required: AutoCAD is must.
• Common Data Environment: ProjectWise & BIM360 or ACC.
• Good knowledge in BIM, understand LOD requirements and BIM processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English.
• Capability to supervise the BIM Modelers and BIM Analysts in the team.
• Proficient knowledge of engineering principles and ability to apply these principles to modeling assignments.
• Proficient in utilizing most modeling principles, techniques, and analyses to complete a wide variety of difficult complex assignments/plans.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of advanced modeling principles and application.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Autodesk Civil 3D, Openroads are preferable.
• Navisworks is desirable.
• MicroStation is desirable.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.