3D Plant Layout BIM Specialist | Revit & Navisworks

ALTEN Technology USA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a skilled 3D Plant Layout Engineer – Revit/BIM Specialist to lead BIM standards, 3D factory layouts, and model coordination. You will manage Revit families, develop federated Navisworks models, and ensure accuracy across engineering workflows.

Ideal candidates will have advanced Revit experience, strong AutoCAD work, and a track record of coordinating across manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Advanced experience with Revit, including 3D plant modeling, equipment integration, family creation, and BIM management.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD for layout development, CAD interoperability, and drawing management.
• Hands-on experience with Navisworks Manage, including model federation, clash detection, clearance analysis, and issue tracking.
• Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) and Bluebeam for collaboration, document management, markups, and revision control.
• Strong knowledge of BIM standards, model governance, shared coordinates, data integrity, and engineering workflows.
• Experience building and maintaining manufacturing or industrial facility layouts, including equipment placement, utility coordination, and material handling systems.
• Ability to create accurate 3D models from 2D factory layouts and maintain synchronization between design documents.
• Experience managing model revisions, release processes, approval workflows, and version history.
• Knowledge of CAD-to-BIM workflows and model interoperability for simulation platforms and downstream engineering applications.
• Strong collaboration skills with manufacturing, industrial engineering, facilities, construction, and vendor teams.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and governing BIM standards for equipment naming, model ownership, file organization, revision control, and engineering workflows.
• Building and maintaining coordinated 3D factory layouts that integrate manufacturing equipment, utilities, infrastructure, material flow paths, and production systems.
• Creating and managing Revit families, equipment libraries, templates, custom views, and standardized modeling practices.
• Integrating manufacturing equipment CAD models into Revit while ensuring accuracy, maintainability, clearance requirements, and coordination standards.
• Developing and maintaining federated Navisworks models, performing clash detection, tracking conflicts, and supporting issue resolution across disciplines.
• Managing Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) projects, model publishing, permissions, document control, and version management.
• Supporting interoperability between Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, Inventor, Bluebeam, and manufacturing simulation tools.
• Converting and synchronizing 2D factory layouts with 3D BIM models while ensuring model accuracy and consistency.
• Coordinating with equipment vendors and cross-functional engineering teams to validate equipment models, specifications, and layout requirements.
• Providing BIM infrastructure support, model health optimization, training, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of plant design systems.

Skills

BIM standards

Coordination

Clash detection

Vendor coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Revit

Navisworks Manage

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

ACC

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a skilled 3D Plant Layout Engineer – Revit/BIM Specialist to lead BIM standards, 3D factory layouts, and model coordination. You will manage Revit families, develop federated Navisworks models, and ensure accuracy across engineering workflows.

Ideal candidates will have advanced Revit experience, strong AutoCAD work, and a track record of coordinating across manufacturing teams.