BIM/VDC Coordinator

MEB; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) matching

PTO

Job summary

MEB is seeking a skilled BIM/VDC professional to develop and maintain 3D models across heavy civil, commercial, and fueling projects. You will run clash detection, produce coordination drawings, and deliver field-ready visuals used by preconstruction and the field.

You will read drawings, generate takeoffs, and support planning with model-based visuals and early-stage proposals. Field deployment and safety responsibilities are integral to daily work at MEB in Chesapeake, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher preferred in engineering, construction management, architecture, or related field.
• Minimum 2+ years of BIM/VDC modeling and coordination experience in construction.
• Proven ability to read drawings and sequencing docs to resolve constructability issues.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain 3D models in Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D; update for design changes and field conditions.
• Run clash tests in Navisworks; create issue reports and track resolutions.
• Prepare visuals and model data for coordination meetings to focus discussions on conflicts.
• Generate and maintain coordination drawings, markups, and model-based docs; manage as-built updates.
• Produce model-based takeoffs for estimating and conceptual visuals for proposals.
• Deploy models to field devices and provide field views and sequencing visuals.
• Make day-to-day modeling/coordination calls per BIM Execution Plan; escalate conflicts to BIM/VDC Manager.
• Adhere to site safety and operate drones/scanners per FAA and company standards; stop-work authority.

Skills

BIM & VDC modeling

Clash detection

Coordination meetings

Documentation

Reality-capture data

Communication with subs

Drone/field safety

Education

Engineering or related degree preferred

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Autodesk Forma

Trimble layout tools

Job description

You build and coordinate the models MEB's project teams work from, across heavy civil, commercial/architectural, and fueling projects. You develop and maintain the 3D models, run clash detection, and produce the coordination drawings, takeoffs, and visuals that preconstruction and the field actually use. You own the accuracy of what you model and the usefulness of what you hand off.

WHAT YOU WILL OWN

• Model development. Build and maintain 3D models in Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D, and keep them current against design changes, RFIs, subcontractor input, and actual field conditions.
• Clash detection. Run clash tests in Navisworks, produce the issue reports, track each clash to resolution, and update the models as they close out.
• Coordination meetings. Prepare the visuals and model data the meeting runs on, so the time is spent resolving conflicts rather than finding them.
• Drawings and documentation. Generate and maintain coordination drawings, markups, and model-based documentation. Carry As-Built model updates and revision control through turnover.
• Preconstruction support. Produce model-based quantity takeoffs for estimating, and the conceptual visuals and model breakdowns that support planning and proposals.
• Field deployment. Get model views, sequencing visuals, and layout information to the field team, and deploy models to field devices so crews are building from what you produced.
• Modeling decisions. You make the day-to-day modeling and coordination calls inside MEB standards and the project BIM Execution Plan, and elevate design conflicts and unresolved discrepancies to the BIM/VDC Manager.
• Jobsite and flight safety. Follow MEB safety requirements on every site visit, and operate drones and scanning equipment to FAA and MEB standards. You hold stop-work authority for unsafe conditions during field, drone, or scanning work.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2+ years of BIM and VDC modeling and coordination in construction, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Working fluency in Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D. Build to a standard and keep the file clean enough that someone else can pick it up.
• Clash detection in Navisworks start to finish: run the test, track the clashes, write and publish the report, and update the Federated model to verify that clashes have been resolved.
• Ability to read construction drawings, specifications, and sequencing, and to identify and help resolve conflicts and constructability issues before they reach the field
• Experience producing coordination drawings, model-based quantity takeoffs, and field-ready visuals.
• Comfort working with reality-capture data: drone imagery, laser scans, and photogrammetry.
• Bluebeam and Autodesk Forma (formerly ACC). Trimble layout tools and Civil 3D exposure a plus
• Ability to hold a coordination conversation with a subcontractor or a superintendent.
• Engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related degree preferred, or equivalent VDC and construction experience. Autodesk certifications a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Extended computer workstation work: sitting, repetitive keyboard and mouse use, and sustained screen focus
• Visit active jobsites. Walk uneven terrain, climb stairs and ladders, and work around equipment; required PPE
• Operate drones and scanning equipment in field conditions including heat, cold, dust, and noise, as assigned
• Occasionally lift and carry equipment up to 50 lbs. Travel to project sites

COMPENSATION

The anticipated starting salary for this position is $80,000 to $100,000 per year. This is the range we expect to pay someone starting in this position. Where an offer lands within it depends on the experience you bring, the certifications and technical skills that apply to this work, the scope you have carried before, and what we pay people already doing equivalent work here. The range covers base pay. It is a starting range, not a ceiling. People move up through it and past it as they grow with us.

WHY MEB

• Employee ownership. MEB is employee owned. Through our ESOP, the people who build the work own the business behind it.
• Benefits. MEB pays the medical and dental premiums for our employees. We also offer vision, disability, and life insurance, FSA and HSA options, a matching 401(k), tuition reimbursement, a health and wellness program, and paid time off.
• Room to grow. Career paths at MEB are defined, not improvised. You will know what the next step requires and who is responsible for helping you get there.
• Core values. Clients First, Safety Matters, and Family by Choice. You will see them on the jobsite and in the office, not just in the handbook.
• Who we are. Founded in 1982, MEB is a Virginia-based construction firm with more than 475 employees, headquartered in Chesapeake with a regional office in Richmond. We build resilient environments: projects that improve the communities we work in, locally and nationwide.
• What we build. Heavy civil is the core of what we do: our own crews and equipment self-perform water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines, utility systems, and industrial facilities, including scopes most general contractors subcontract out. We also build schools, public libraries, recreation and sports centers, and civic facilities across Virginia, and we are a national leader in aviation fueling systems and storage on government and military installations nationwide.

MEB General Contractors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, military status, status as a victim of family abuse, or any other status protected by law.

MEB is proud to support those who have served. Veterans are encouraged to apply.

MEB participates in E-Verify and verifies the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Employment is contingent on a pre-employment drug screen and a motor vehicle record check (as required).