3D Plant Layout Engineer

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is seeking a 3D Plant Layout Engineer - Revit/BIM Specialist to lead BIM standards, govern workflows, and integrate equipment into 3D factory layouts using Revit and Navisworks. You will coordinate with IE, manufacturing and facilities to ensure accurate models and clash-free designs.

Initial location is Pittsburgh, PA, with a transition to Austin, TX after 6 months. The role demands expertise in BIM governance, equipment integration, and template development to support

Qualifications

• Proficient in Revit and AutoCAD for 3D plant modeling.
• Experience integrating equipment into factory layouts.
• Strong knowledge of BIM standards and governance.
• Ability to produce clash reports and resolve issues.
• Experience with Navisworks clash detection.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain BIM standards and governance.
• Integrate equipment CAD models into Revit.
• Develop standardized Revit families and templates.
• Maintain coordinated 3D factory layouts.
• Perform Navisworks clash detection and resolutions.
• Manage ACC projects and Bluebeam reviews.

Skills

Revit modeling

Navisworks clash

BIM governance

3D plant modeling

Equipment integration

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Navisworks

Bluebeam

ACC

Job description

Hi,

Role: 3D Plant Layout Engineer - Revit/BIM Specialist (Industrial Engineering / Factory and Manufacturing Design)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (After 6 months Austin, TX)

Key Responsibilities

• BIM Standards & Governance: Establish and maintain BIM standards for equipment naming, family classifications, file organization, model ownership, approval workflows, and revision control.
• Equipment Integration & Optimization: Integrate manufacturing equipment CAD models into Revit, simplifying complex assemblies while preserving critical geometry, maintenance clearances, and coordination requirements.
• Revit Families & Automation: Develop standardized Revit families, equipment libraries, templates, and custom views.
• Factory Layout & Utility Coordination: Maintain coordinated 3D factory layouts, including equipment, pallets, material flow aisles, utility connections, and volumetric envelopes across multiple elevations.
• Navisworks & Clash Detection: Develop and maintain federated Navisworks models, perform clash detection across manufacturing and facility systems, and track tagged conflicts, viewpoints, and resolutions.
• Model Management & Interoperability: Maintain equipment parameters, optimize model health, manage CAD/Revit import-export workflows, and prepare compatible geometry for FlexSim simulations (Example: .fbx files or .stp files)
• ACC & Bluebeam Collaboration: Manage Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) projects, model publishing, permissions, and version control; use Bluebeam for drawing reviews, markups, and coordination of engineering changes.
• BIM Infrastructure, Training & Support: Maintain standardized factory base models, migrate legacy CAD layouts into Revit, train manufacturing engineers, and troubleshoot modeling, coordinate alignment, and software integration issues.

Deliverables:

• Factory BIM Models: Updated, coordinated Revit layouts integrating equipment, utilities, infrastructure, and material flow.
• Standardized Libraries: Optimized equipment families, BIM templates, custom views
• Clash Reports: Navisworks models with tagged clashes, assigned owners, and resolution tracking.
• Engineering Documentation: ACC-published models, Bluebeam markups, drawing revisions, and archived layouts.
• Model Quality & Interoperability: Validated equipment data, model health reports, and FlexSim-compatible exports.

Required Skills:

• Revit & AutoCAD: Advanced modeling, equipment integration, family creation, model optimization, and CAD interoperability.
• Navisworks Manage: Model federation, clash detection, clearance analysis, and issue tracking.
• ACC & Bluebeam: Cloud collaboration, document management, drawing reviews, and revision control.
• Automation & Integration: Revit/AutoCAD/Navisworks/Inventor/Bluebeam/ACC
• Manufacturing BIM: Factory layouts, equipment utility interfaces, material handling, and multidisciplinary coordination.
• BIM Governance: Modeling standards, shared coordinates, data integrity, model health, and engineering workflows.

Must-Have Skills 3D Modeling Plant Engineer:

• 3D plant modeling (Revit) Build and maintain 3D plant models in Revit (BIM).
• Use Navisworks to combine and coordinate 3D models and identify potential layout conflicts.
• Equipment modeling Create accurate 3D models of all manufacturing equipment and integrate them into the plant layout.
• 2D 3D layouts Develop 3D models from 2D factory layouts and keep both in sync.
• Vendor coordination Work with equipment vendors to obtain and validate model data and specs.
• Cross-functional collaboration Partner with IE, manufacturing, construction and facilities teams to align the model with real plant requirements.
• Change / version control Manage model revisions and keep a clear release/approval history.