BIM Modeler, Civil & Underground Utilities

Giga Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

401(k) match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

On-site collaboration

Job summary

Giga Energy seeks a skilled BIM Modeler, Civil & Underground Utilities to own basement and exterior modeling in a federated BIM, coordinating with electrical, structural, and civil designers through design to field support. You will work in an in-office culture with remote flexibility for exceptional talent.

The role involves modeling foundations, electrical duct banks, grounding systems, and yard layouts, ensuring a single source of truth for the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Autodesk Revit modeling for foundations, pads and embeds
• Ability to read, link and reconcile Civil 3D data into Revit models
• Experience with Navisworks clash tests and resolving interference
• Experience modeling underground electrical raceways and duct banks
• Industrial/energy/substation background preferred
• Familiarity with NEC Article 300.5, NESC/IEEE 605, IEEE 80, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Model foundations, equipment pads, embeds, and anchor bolt layouts for heavy equipment
• Model electrical duct banks and underground raceways with proper encasement and spacing
• Model grounding systems including grids, rods, and conductor routing
• Model outdoor structures and equipment yard layout with clearances and maintenance access
• Incorporate Civil 3D surfaces and survey data into the federated model
• Run underground clash cycles and resolve conflicts in the federated model
• Produce foundation, duct bank, grounding, and yard layout drawings to CAD standards
• Generate model-based quantity takeoffs for concrete, reinforcement, steel, and conduit
• Build and maintain parametric families for outdoor/underground content

Skills

Autodesk Revit

Civil 3D data

Navisworks

Clash detection

Underground modeling

NEC/IEEE standards

Tools

Navisworks

Civil 3D

Dynamo

Job description

About Giga

Giga is building gigawatts of AI data centers to hasten a future of intelligence and abundance. We build data centers fast and at scale by combining the capabilities of an equipment supplier, engineering firm, general contractor, and real estate developer under one roof. Our team moves quickly and thinks practically. If you're ready to make an impact in an industry that matters, we're looking for people like you.

Why join Giga

• The Pace: We're building at a speed most companies talk about but never actually operate at. If you've been bored somewhere else, you won't be here.
• The Impact: Every person at Giga touches the work that matters. No layers, no waiting for approval chains. You'll see your fingerprints on what we ship.
• The Team: A team of operators defining the future of AI infrastructure. We recruit A-players from the most innovative companies in the world, and they choose Giga because the work here means more.
• The Moment: AI doesn't run without power, and that's us. Giga is the picks and shovels behind the AI revolution. This industry is about to explode, and you'll be in the room where it's already happening.

What you'll do

As BIM Modeler, Civil & Underground Utilities, you'll own everything that sits below grade and outside the building line in our federated model. Anything from foundations and equipment pads, electrical duct banks and underground raceway, grounding, and equipment yard layout. This role sits inside our growing BIM function, working shoulder-to-shoulder with electrical, structural, and civil designers to keep one federated model as the single source of truth from design through fabrication and field support.

Where you'll work

We are an in-office culture - velocity matters when you're building physical infrastructure, and the best decisions happen in the room. This role is ideally based in our San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices, with full-time onsite expectations outside of bi-weekly WFH Fridays.

That said, we will make exceptions for truly exceptional talent if you live outside one of our hubs. If you're the right person for this role, we'll have a conversation about what works.

Responsibilities

• Model foundations, equipment pads, embeds, and anchor bolt setting plans for transformers, substations, switchgear, and other heavy equipment, coordinated against equipment general arrangement drawings
• Model electrical duct banks and underground raceway - conduit arrangement, encasement, bend radii, spare capacity, manholes, and pull boxes
• Model the grounding system - ground grids, rods, conductor routing, and connections to pads, structures, and fence lines
• Model outdoor structures and equipment yard layout, including electrical clearances, phase spacing, and maintenance access
• Take in Civil 3D surfaces, utility networks, and survey data and reconcile them into the federated model, including shared coordinates and georeferencing
• Own the outdoor and underground models within the federated set and run underground clash cycles - duct bank against foundation, grounding against structure - resolving conflicts rather than just reporting them
• Produce foundation plans, duct bank plans and sections, grounding plans, and yard layout drawings to Giga's CAD standards
• Generate model-based quantity takeoffs for concrete, reinforcement, steel, and conduit to support estimating and procurement
• Build and maintain the parametric family library for repeatable outdoor and underground content - pads, duct bank sections, manholes, and bus supports

Requirements

• Expert-level Autodesk Revit, 5-8 years, including structural modeling, family creation, parametric content, worksharing, and shared coordinates
• Demonstrated experience modeling foundations, equipment pads, and anchor bolt or embed layouts for heavy equipment
• Demonstrated experience modeling underground electrical raceway or duct banks - routing, encasement, spare capacity, manholes, and pull boxes
• Industrial, energy, substation, or mission-critical background; commercial or residential Revit experience alone will not transfer to this scope
• Able to read, link, and reconcile Civil 3D data - surfaces, pipe networks, alignments, and survey points - into a Revit model
• Working knowledge of NEC Article 300.5, NESC / IEEE 605, IEEE 80, ASCE 7, ACI 318, and AISC 360
• Navisworks proficiency, including running clash tests and resolving interference in your own models
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Bonus points

• Experience designing civil systems for data centers, mission-critical, or other technically complex industrial facilities - multi-block sites, high-density underground electrical distribution, utility interconnection
• Substation civil and structural work - yard layout, equipment foundations, grounding grids, oil containment
• Hands-on Civil 3D authoring ability
• Modular or repeat-deployment work where the model drives a factory build and gets reused rather than redrawn
• Dynamo or Revit API scripting to automate repetitive modeling and QA

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Team on-sites where all offices come in-person to collaborate

How We Work

We value people who take ownership, raise risks early, communicate directly, and follow through. Incomplete information is part of the job. Make the best decision you can, document it, and adjust as the facts change. Move quickly on reversible decisions and take more care when security, safety, financial, employee, or customer risk is involved.

Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
• 401(k) with 4% employer match
• Unlimited PTO
• Parental leave
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits, where applicable
• Opportunities to collaborate in person at periodic team and company on-sites

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Giga Energy is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Giga Energy complies with all applicable labor laws, including the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and other relevant state and federal regulations. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage applicants who require accommodations during the hiring process to contact us.