Junior Structural Designer (for projects in Switzerland)

AFRY; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Multisport card

Job summary

AFRY's Design Center Poland hosts a BIM & Digital Construction unit that collaborates with Lausanne-based teams on railway, highway, and building projects. The role emphasizes delivering BIM models and documentation across project phases, with execution-phase focus.

You will join a 10-person team of engineers, architects, and drafters with strong BIM expertise. Three colleagues are already based in Poland, and occasional travel to Switzerland is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-time experience in BIM modeling.
• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Revit.
• Proven experience with reinforcement / rebar (2D or 3D).
• Experience in structural / civil engineering (railway, highways, underground works, buildings).
• Professional level of English (working language).

Responsibilities

• Create and update BIM models and related documentation in Autodesk Revit across all project phases, with a strong focus on the execution stage.
• Model structural / civil engineering works, including excavations and temporary/permanent support systems.
• Produce reinforcement drawings (2D and/or 3D), formwork drawings, general arrangement drawings and coordination drawings, together with the associated schedules and quantity/material lists.
• Extract quantities and technical documentation from the model.
• Carry out quality control (QA/QC): model consistency, compliance with modeling standards and conventions.
• Coordinate models in a multidisciplinary environment with the Swiss teams (exchanges via the CDE, clash detection).
• Appreciated: contribute to internal templates and standards, and mentor junior modelers.

Skills

Team collaboration

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in structural/civil engineering

Tools

Autodesk Revit

Tekla Structures

Civil 3D

Job description

Company Description

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries. Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million.

AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places.

The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

Job Description

As a member of the BIM & Digital Construction team, you will work on diverse and technically demanding projects in the railway/Highways/roads and building sectors. Through the Design Center in Poland, you will collaborate closely with our teams in Switzerland and play a key role in delivering BIM models and technical documentation, with a growing focus on the execution phases. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in multidisciplinary teams and is curious and eager to keep learning.

You will join BIM & Digital Construction, a unit based in French-speaking Switzerland (Lausanne) and part of our Infrastructure activity. The team is made up of 10 people — engineers, architects and draftsman — with strong experience in BIM management and BIM coordination. Three colleagues are already based at the Design Center in Poland and attached to the team.

The team works on railway projects (stations, rails or platforms), highways projects (roads, traffic, bridges etc.) and building projects, throughout the project lifecycle and with a growing focus on the execution phases. Representative projects include Lausanne railway station and a scan-to-BIM of 5 km of tunnels for Lausanne University.

The position is on site at the Design Center in Poland or partially remote work, with occasional travel to Switzerland. Collaboration with the Swiss teams is daily.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Create and update BIM models and related documentation in Autodesk Revit across all project phases, with a strong focus on the execution stage.


• Model structural / civil engineering works, including excavations and temporary/permanent support systems.


• Produce reinforcement drawings (2D and/or 3D), formwork drawings, general arrangement drawings and coordination drawings, together with the associated schedules and quantity/material lists.


• Extract quantities and technical documentation from the model.


• Carry out quality control (QA/QC): model consistency, compliance with modeling standards and conventions.


• Coordinate models in a multidisciplinary environment with the Swiss teams (exchanges via the CDE, clash detection).


• Appreciated: contribute to internal templates and standards, and mentor junior modelers.

We expect that you have:

• Minimum 5 years of full-time experience in BIM modeling


• Strong proficiency in Autodesk Revit.


• Proven experience with reinforcement / rebar (2D or 3D)


• Experience in structural / civil engineering (railway, highways, underground works, buildings).


• Professional level of English (working language; daily collaboration with the Swiss teams).

We appreciate if you have:

• Knowledge of Tekla Structures and Civil 3D


• Knowledge of IFC / open BIM standards and BIM guidelines.


• A degree in structural / civil engineering, or equivalent technical training together with relevant experience.

Additional Information

To individuals who join our team, we offer:

• Employment based on an employment contract


• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social found


• Exciting and challenging projects


• Personal development opportunities


• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team


• Helping to shape a sustainable future

Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.