Senior BIM Lead: Sheet Metal & MEP Coordination

SPC Mechanical; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SPC Mechanical in Wendell, NC is seeking a BIM Senior Coordinator to oversee the full coordination process, modeling mechanical equipment, piping, sheet metal and plumbing in Revit and Navisworks. You will ensure model quality, support prefabrication, and collaborate with internal and external teams.

Responsibilities include leading project BIM coordination, guiding project managers on costs, translating 2D drawings into advanced 3D models, and mentoring BIM staff while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from four- or two-year college or technical school; or ten years or more of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of MEP system knowledge, construction techniques and special awareness.
• Ability to read and interpret documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.

Responsibilities

• Acts as key technical and implementation source for BIM for assigned projects and maintains effective relationships with design, project and SPC teams.
• Provides guidance to project managers on the added cost to meet goals for project BIM implementation.
• Analyzes design for assigned MEP conversions to create workable models and ensure constructability.
• Checks for quality and accuracy of models, extracts quantities, clash detection and resolution, analyzes scheduling cost, resolves workforce conflicts and creates documentation and representations.
• Must be able to translate 2D drawings and specifications into complete 3D building information models at advanced levels.
• Must have experience with BIM related software such as AutoCAD, Revit, and Navisworks.
• Must have experience with workplace software such as Microsoft Word and Excel, Bluebeam, Microsoft Teams, etc.
• Demonstrates high level of MEP system knowledge, construction techniques and sequences and special awareness of construction methods, processes and building codes affecting their particular scope of work.
• Must be able to assist the BIM manager with training of BIM Drafter/Spoolers, and other coordinators.
• Must be able to model all the necessary pieces to hook up Mechanical and Plumbing Equipment.
• Spooling, Labeling, Dimensioning, Documentation, Printing Spool Books, Printing Drawings, Compliance with Standards, Compliance with Naming Conventions, Placing Hangers, running reports on Hangers, Running Reports on Materials, and Placing of Trimble points.
• Lead coordination effort for assigned projects.
• Direct Drafters, Assistant Coordinators, and external BIM support staff as needed.
• Attend coordination meetings and be the SPC representative for your assigned project and scope.
• Complete understanding of job specs, schedule, and construction sequencing.
• Aid in creating, updating and maintaining libraries of equipment and fittings for BIM system.
• Provide detailed shop drawings as required of duct and piping for complete project, with time frames provided by project manager, Superintendent, GC and/or department manager.
• Provide piping assembly drawings for Pipe Fab Shop, Sheet Metal Shop and/or Prefabrication Shops when necessary.
• Learn all necessary information regarding mechanical installations that will apply to modeled systems.
• Makes final sketch of proposed drawing, checking dimension of parts, materials to be used, relation of one part to another, and relation of various parts to whole structure or project.
• Utilizes knowledge of various machines, engineering practices, mathematics, building materials, and other physical sciences to complete drawings.
• Make any adjustments or changes necessary or desired by the project teams and spooling team to accommodate field and prefabrication request.
• Draws finished designs from sketches.
• Attend meetings with Project Management & Field Superintendents.

Skills

BIM coordination

Revit

Navisworks

Clash detection

3D modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

10+ years related experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Microsoft Excel

Job description

SPC Mechanical in Wendell, NC is seeking a BIM Senior Coordinator to oversee the full coordination process, modeling mechanical equipment, piping, sheet metal and plumbing in Revit and Navisworks. You will ensure model quality, support prefabrication, and collaborate with internal and external teams.

Responsibilities include leading project BIM coordination, guiding project managers on costs, translating 2D drawings into advanced 3D models, and mentoring BIM staff while ensuring compliance with