Senior BIM CAD Technician - Utility Coordination

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 167,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Senior BIM CAD Technician - Utility Coordination in Dubai to manage infrastructure BIM models and drawings, coordinating wet and dry utilities, resolving clashes, and ensuring timely submissions across project stages.

The role emphasizes model accuracy, cross-discipline coordination, and adherence to CDA/CD environment workflows, with extensive UAE utility project experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil Engineering is required.
• Minimum 10 years CAD drafting and BIM experience in MEA/UAE.
• Strong background in wet and dry utility infrastructure projects.
• Experience with utility pipe network modeling is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and manage BIM models and CAD drawings for multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.

Skills

AutoCAD

Autodesk Civil 3D

Navisworks

MicroStation

BIM coordination

Clash detection

Clash resolution

Common Data Environment

Drawing revision control

Routing plans

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Snapshot

Senior BIM CAD Technician - Utility Coordination Job Snapshot Role: Senior BIM CAD Technician - Utility Coordination Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Industry: Civil Engineering Function: CAD-Drafting Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Senior BIM CAD Technician - Utility Coordination in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity centered on advanced BIM modeling, CAD production, wet and dry utility coordination, clash resolution, pipe network modeling, and digital information management. Parsons Corporation is hiring an experienced BIM and CAD specialist to manage infrastructure models and drawings through multiple submission stages while maintaining technical accuracy, stakeholder coordination, quality standards, and delivery schedules.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Civil Engineering Function: CAD-Drafting Salary: 15000-22000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Senior BIM CAD Technician will support the digital delivery of infrastructure projects by managing complex utility models, coordinating design information across disciplines, and maintaining dependable drawing and model outputs from project startup through completion. The role has a strong focus on wet and dry utilities, utility pipe network modeling, clash management, model review, document control, and Common Data Environment processes. Effective coordination will help reduce design conflicts, protect project timelines, and improve the quality of submissions issued to clients and authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and manage BIM models and CAD drawings for multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Support wet and dry utility design packages throughout concept, detailed design, submission, and revision stages.
• Coordinate closely with CAD Managers, BIM Managers, Design Leads, and engineers to maintain project delivery requirements.
• Track design inputs from different disciplines and identify missing or conflicting information.
• Coordinate CAD and BIM teams to ensure interfaces, clashes, and submission deadlines are managed effectively.
• Prepare engineering arrangements, layouts, flow sheets, assemblies, isometrics, and detailed components from sketches and engineering information.
• Manage BIM activities from initial project setup through final model and drawing delivery.
• Maintain accurate model structures, references, coordinates, and digital project information.
• Review drawings for readability, technical presentation, completeness, and adherence to project standards.
• Apply QA-QC checks before models and drawings are issued.
• Develop parametric and non-parametric BIM content for infrastructure requirements.
• Prepare utility pipe network models and associated infrastructure layouts.
• Perform clash detection and support resolution of model conflicts between utilities and other disciplines.
• Produce schedules and extract quantities from BIM models.
• Maintain complete records of design changes, model updates, and drawing revisions.
• Manage digital archiving of completed drawings, models, and related technical documentation.
• Maintain organized Common Data Environment structures for controlled access and retrieval.
• Coordinate design discrepancies with Team Leads, engineers, and other technical disciplines.
• Implement quality control measures that identify modeling and drafting errors early in the design cycle.
• Support issue management and model-based design reviews.
• Customize CAD tools and workflows where practical to improve production efficiency.
• Assist with Right of Way related drawings and infrastructure cross sections.
• Prepare routing plans for wet and dry utility corridors.
• Apply appropriate Level of Development requirements across project stages.
• Support compliance with ISO 19650 principles where required.
• Incorporate DEWA, Dubai Municipality, and RTA requirements into applicable infrastructure models and drawings.
• Coordinate existing utility information with proposed design networks.
• Support internal BIM training and technical knowledge sharing when required.
• Resolve drafting, modeling, and coordination challenges while maintaining submission deadlines.

Ideal Profile Candidates

• Bachelor 's degree or diploma in Civil Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of CAD drafting and BIM experience in the MEA or UAE region.
• Strong background in wet and dry utility infrastructure projects.
• Minimum 3 years of utility pipe network modeling experience.
• Advanced proficiency in AutoCAD.
• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Civil 3D.
• Extensive experience with Navisworks.
• MicroStation knowledge is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of Common Data Environment workflows.
• Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud related platforms.
• Practical knowledge of Bentley ProjectWise.
• Strong understanding of BIM processes from project setup through closeout.
• Detailed knowledge of Level of Development requirements.
• Experience with clash detection and issue management.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary infrastructure models.
• Familiarity with model-based design review procedures.
• Knowledge of ISO 19650 is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of DEWA standards.
• Familiarity with Dubai Municipality requirements.
• Knowledge of RTA infrastructure standards.
• Experience managing existing utility information.
• Understanding of Right of Way requirements, cross sections, and routing plans.
• Ability to manage several technical priorities simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving capability during design development and coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Skills Set

• Infrastructure BIM
• Wet utility modeling
• Dry utility modeling
• Utility pipe network modeling
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Civil 3D
• Navisworks
• MicroStation
• Bentley ProjectWise
• Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Common Data Environment
• BIM coordination
• CAD management
• Clash detection
• Clash resolution
• Issue management
• Model-based design review
• LOD requirements
• ISO 19650
• Parametric family creation
• Non-parametric BIM content
• Utility layouts
• Routing plans
• Right of Way coordination
• Infrastructure cross sections
• Quantity extraction
• Model scheduling
• Digital archiving
• Drawing revision control
• QA-QC
• DEWA standards
• Dubai Municipality standards
• RTA standards
• Existing utilities management

Why Join Us

Senior BIM professionals working on infrastructure utilities are increasingly responsible for more than drawing production, with coordination, data management, constructability, and model governance becoming central to project delivery. This role offers exposure to complex wet and dry utility systems, advanced pipe network modeling, authority requirements, ISO-aligned BIM practices, and multidisciplinary infrastructure coordination across major Dubai projects. It provides a strong progression path for experienced technicians moving toward BIM leadership and digital delivery responsibilities.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, digital delivery, infrastructure design, and project management services across major transportation and urban development programs. Its UAE teams use BIM, CAD, utility modeling, Common Data Environment platforms, and multidisciplinary coordination processes to develop complex infrastructure networks and manage design information through demanding project submission and delivery stages.