Sr BIM Specialist - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Kiewit; New York (NY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior BIM Specialist to enhance design-build projects through effective management of multi-disciplinary teams. This role offers the chance to lead BIM standards and ensure model accuracy while collaborating with architects and engineers to optimize project delivery. With a focus on professional growth and development, the successful candidate will enjoy a supportive work environment that values innovation and teamwork. Join a company that prioritizes your career advancement and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including top-tier health plans and a robust 401k program, ensuring your success and well-being.

Benefits

Top-tier medical, dental, and vision plans

Voluntary wellness programs

Employee assistance programs

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement plans with matching

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Virtual Design and Construction with strong software skills.
• Ability to create and enforce BIM standards and manage model accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain BIM standards for architectural designers.
• Oversee model accuracy and compliance with project-specific BIM Execution Plans.

Skills

Virtual Design and Construction

BIM Standards

Model Coordination

Attention to Detail

Scripting Knowledge

Education

Associate’s Degree in Design or Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Design or Engineering

Tools

Navisworks

Revit

Civil 3D

Dynamo

ACC

Job description

Sr BIM Specialist - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Location: Woodcliff Lake, NJ, US; New York, NY, US; Manhattan, NY, US

Requisition ID: 175234

Job Level: Senior Level

Home District/Group: Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers

Department: Drafting & Design

Market: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering's Design Build Management team drives clients to turn to Kiewit during all stages of design-build projects to manage their multi-disciplined design teams to improve schedule, control costs, and minimize risk. Our construction-driven engineers analyze root causes and resolve design issues before they impact schedule and budget. Particularly on large design-build projects, clients benefit from the proven processes and tools used by Kiewit to minimize project risk.

On our team, you’ll have the opportunity to see more, touch more, and do more than you ever imagined. Working hard will not only bring you satisfaction from a job well done, but it will help propel your career forward faster than you might expect. We will train you, develop your skills, and allow you to take on projects that impact millions across North America. With top-notch health benefits, a wealth-building 401k plan, and unbeatable growth opportunities, by joining Kiewit, you’re ensuring a lifetime of success.

Location

This role is Remote, with monthly travel required to NY/NJ Offices.

Responsibilities

Model Management and Standards:

1. Create, maintain, and enforce BIM standards and best practices for architectural designers.
2. Oversee model accuracy, data integrity, and compliance with project-specific BIM Execution Plans (BEPs).
3. Conduct quality control checks on architectural models to ensure alignment with project requirements and coordination with other disciplines.
4. Support project teams by managing structure and organization within a project’s Common Data Environment (CDE).

BIM Execution and Coordination:

1. Serve as a BIM leader within the architectural team, ensuring seamless integration of digital design workflows into project delivery.
2. Work closely with architects, engineers, and construction teams to create and manage coordinated models that optimize constructability and efficiency.
3. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to identify and resolve spatial, structural, and system clashes using typical Autodesk software.
4. Assist in the development and implementation of BIM execution plans (BEPs) to guide project workflows.
5. Provide model visualization and navigation support to assist in design decision-making and coordination meetings.

Training and Collaboration:

1. Lead and support architectural workflows and coordinate with other disciplines.
2. Recognize opportunities for construction technologies and implement them on the project, training future users and ensuring technology dissemination.
3. Share expertise by teaching design technology skills to architects.
4. Foster a problem-solving mindset, approaching challenges with a “nothing is impossible” attitude.
5. Maintain deliverable quality according to BEP and project standards.
6. Work with the project team to review and raise constructability issues, collaboratively working with design and trade partners to develop and track resolutions.

Advanced Skills and Leadership:

1. Experience in multi-disciplinary complex transit/infrastructure projects.
2. Demonstrate proficiency beyond the entry-level BIM Specialist role.
3. Take ownership of complex tasks and mentor junior team members.
4. Contribute to process improvement initiatives and innovative solutions.
5. Assist in generating reports and sheets from the design & construction model.

Qualifications

1. Associate’s degree or equivalent work experience in a design program or engineering field (Bachelor’s degree preferred).
2. 3+ years experience of Virtual Design and Construction with strong software skills including Navisworks, ACC, Revit, Civil 3D, Dynamo, etc.
3. Keen attention to detail — essential for accurate modeling and coordination.
4. Familiarity with a range of design technology and software techniques.
5. Strong understanding of architecture and architectural workflows.
6. Ability to review and understand 2D and 3D construction drawings/models and specifications and translate 2D drawings and specifications into a complete 3D Building Information Model.
7. Scripting knowledge and experience working with model metadata is an asset.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Certification in Autodesk Revit.

Other Requirements

1. Regular, reliable attendance.
2. Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
3. Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
4. Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
5. Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation: $95,000/yr - $115,000/yr (Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location).

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.