Hybrid BIM Plumbing Specialist - 3D Design & PreCon

Ferguson Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Mental health coverage

Family building benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ferguson is seeking an experienced Virtual Design & Construction Specialist with a focus on Plumbing Piping to join our team in a hybrid role based out of Newport News, VA. You will gather and validate 3D data, coordinate with engineers and architects, and drive pre-construction BIM processes to ensure constructible designs.

The role requires 5+ years in plumbing or mechanical construction, strong BIM CAD skills (Revit/Navisworks), and familiarity with construction codes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of trade experience (Plumbing, General Contractor, journeyman, apprenticeship) or a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on mechanical construction is preferred.
• Knowledge of Construction practices for Mechanical and Plumbing/Piping Systems.
• Strong proficiency in CAD software such as Revit, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk Construction Cloud, etc., and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with the pre-construction coordination (BIM) process is strongly preferred.
• Working Knowledge of Building Codes for Mechanical and Plumbing/Piping Systems.
• Experience with Point Cloud Scan workflows preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gathers, prepares, validates, and implements 3D data for customer/project needs within company’s growth objectives.
• Confers with onsite project/customer engineers, architects, or owners on changes & adjustments to project needs through conception & completion of virtual design project.
• Receives pre-construction specification data from customer & implements the 3D project design in partnership with project Construction Engineers, Architects, or General Contractors within building construction.
• Analyze specifications or sample layouts to implement customer design initiatives or projects.
• Makes autonomous decisions of pipe routing to optimize field labor, based on trade experience and Certifications, knowledge, inside of virtual construction meetings.
• Has independent decision authority on of pipe routing to avoid clashes, based on trade experience and degree certifications, knowledge, inside of virtual construction meetings.
• Performs recurring and ad hoc audits and analysis for errors and gaps within 3D data.
• Ensure work supports the needs from clients and stakeholder.
• Communicates internally, with outside vendors, & with clients to provide 360 feedback for business process changes.
• Applies critical thinking in reviewing design data in various formats for accuracy and constructability changes.
• Understands internal and external needs and expectations for information and deliverables.
• Provides direction and guidance to less experienced team members

Skills

BIM coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Revit

Navisworks Manage

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ferguson is seeking an experienced Virtual Design & Construction Specialist with a focus on Plumbing Piping to join our team in a hybrid role based out of Newport News, VA. You will gather and validate 3D data, coordinate with engineers and architects, and drive pre-construction BIM processes to ensure constructible designs.

The role requires 5+ years in plumbing or mechanical construction, strong BIM CAD skills (Revit/Navisworks), and familiarity with construction codes.