Design Technology Support Specialist

Stanley Consultants; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Member ownership

Paid time away

Health insurance

Life insurance & disability

Tuition assistance

401K match & profit-sharing

Job summary

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Design Technology Support Specialist to assist project teams across Energy, Federal, Transportation, and Water markets. You will support Autodesk and Bentley platforms, optimize workflows, and ensure stable operation of design tools.

You will collaborate with the Applied Technology Lead, technology SMEs, and IT to implement standards, provide ongoing troubleshooting, and drive design efficiency across master planning, design engineering, and construction

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relative experience supporting engineering or CAD/BIM software.
• Experience with core Bentley and AutoDesk tools, BIM, and data reporting platforms.
• Proficiency in BIM processes and design software, including Revit, Navisworks, OpenPlant, OpenRoads, OpenBuildings.
• Experience with scripting/automation using Python to automate data processing and integrations.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day design technology support for CAD/BIM applications.
• Identify and implement design technology, workflows, and security needs at project level.
• Troubleshoot design technology issues and ensure smooth operation of tools.
• Develop scripts and data flows to optimize design processes.
• Collaborate with IT and technology SMEs to solve technical challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Strategic planning

Tools

Autodesk AEC Collection

Autodesk Revit

Autodesk Navisworks

Bentley OpenPlant

Bentley OpenRoads

Bentley OpenBuildings

Bluebeam

Adobe Creative Cloud

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Python

ProjectWise

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices. With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success. Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job Title - Design Technology Support Specialist

Location - Chicago, IL | Denver, CO (Centennial) | Muscatine, IA

Job Type – Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11157

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Design Technology Support Specialist to support our project teams across Stanley’s four Markets – Energy, Federal, Transportation, and Water. You will provide day-to-day support for project teams with implementing and utilizing efficient and standardized engineering and design technology and workflows for engineering design and CAD/BIM applications, including Autodesk and Bentley platforms. In this role, you will work closely with our Applied Technology Lead, technology innovators, and Information Technology group to understand our standard design technologies and workflows to assist our project teams to efficiently utilize those technologies to enhance project delivery and design quality via regular engagement, ongoing assistance, and support. You will assist to resolve application issues, assisting with configurations, and ensuring stable operation of design tools in alignment with established standards.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Work closely with Applied Technology Lead, technology SMEs, and IT to understand our standard design platforms, workflows, and IT platforms and how they are used across master planning, design engineering, and construction management jobs
• Meet with internal project teams during project initiation to identify and implement design technology, workflows, standards, and security needs at the project level to enable early and ongoing success for project teams
• Provide project teams with ongoing design technology troubleshooting and support ensuring that they have the necessary tools and knowledge to meet project goals efficiently
• Identify areas of improvement and guide project teams with development of scripts, data flows, and integrations to optimize and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of design processes
• Coordinate with Applied Technology Lead IT, and other technology SMEs to solve technology challenges and performance issues affecting project teams
• Follow policies, practices, standards, and rules of the company and those regulations and procedures required by Stanley’s clients

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relative experience supporting engineering or CAD/BIM software
• Experience working in a centralized, standards-based design center environment is a plus
• Experience with core Bentley and AutoDesk tools, parametric and generative design, BIM, system modeling, and business intelligence / reporting platforms
• Proficiency in BIM processes and design software, including Autodesk AEC Collection products, Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, and Bentley OpenPlant, OpenRoads, OpenBuildings
• Experience with editing and visualization software including Bluebeam, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
• Experience with programming languages such as Python to automate data processing and platform integrations
• Strong leadership, problem solving and strategic planning skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, drive consensus, and win the trust of teammates and project teams
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in an AEC or engineering consulting organization
• Exposure to ProjectWise or Autodesk Construction Cloud

Work-Life Balance

We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

• Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
• Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
• Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
• Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
• Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Stanley Consultants does not welcome unsolicited resumes from staffing and recruiting agencies. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to Stanley Consultants, including but not limited to resumes submitted directly to Stanley Consultants members, or any of our representatives, will be deemed the property of Stanley Consultants.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

(Hourly range for CO and IL locations)

Stanley Consultants is committed to maintaining transparency in our hiring process, including providing information about compensation. The starting salary for the successful candidate in this position is competitive and will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, geographic location, internal equity, company policy and practices. In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are disclosed for positions and locations where required.