Structural BIM Designer

Jacobs; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 74,528,000 - 99,359,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs in St. Louis, MO is seeking a StructuralBIM Designer to create structural models in Revit, manage design workflows, and collaborate with engineers. You will own your scope, mentor juniors, and ensure quality across BIM/CAD deliverables.

The role focuses on Federal delivery with growth into private sector, offering hybrid work between Jacobs offices and remote locations in the U.S.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in utilizing Revit Add-ins.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong people skills.
• United States Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Utilize 3D modeling, specifically Revit, and create families and fully utilize live functions.
• Create conceptual structural models from verbal direction or rough sketches and add standard notes/details.
• Manage and incorporate electronic redlines from the Structural Engineer.
• Own your portion of the structural scope to meet schedule, budget and quality.
• Advance workflows and design automation within the discipline; embrace emerging technologies.
• Ensure conformance with established standards and project delivery processes.
• Provide quality reviews of models and documents prepared by others.
• Support maintenance of BIM/CAD standards.
• Collaborate with BIM/CAD Designers and Engineers as a team.
• Mentor junior designers and delegate when appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

People skills

Revit Add-ins

Dynamo scripting

Team collaboration

Self-management

Education

Associate degree in design/Drafting/BIM technology

Tools

Revit

Dynamo

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Become part of our St. Louis, MO team as a StructuralBIM Designer whois excited about enabling the heart of our clients’ business and executing designs ranging from new, multi-building complexes to full-scale renovations of historic structures.

Our Structural Designers determine how to best convey structural requirements to the full design and construction team through traditional 2D paper deliverables and/or BIM 3D Revit models. They are much more than drafters picking up red marks. You will be an integral member of the design team, using strong communication and interpersonal skills to work closely with Structural Engineers and Structural Designers, other disciplines, and construction trade partners. As part of this team, you will develop design concepts, create the model from scratch, and coordinate designs using clash detection tools to resolve both real and modeled conflicts. You will be responsible for managing your own workload, making and keeping your own commitments, monitoring progress towards deadlines, and taking full ownership of your product while ensuring quality standards are met. Your opportunities for career growth will be limited only by your own motivation, capabilities, and attitude.

This position is an opportunity to become a vital part of a growing team focused primarily on Federal delivery while expanding into private sector client space. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Utilize 3D modeling, specifically Revit. Create families and fully utilizes the live functions available in the platform to maintain intelligent designs.
• Creates conceptual structural models based on verbal direction or rough sketches from engineers or other designers. Incorporates standard notes and details for use in the construction documents.
• Manages and incorporates electronic redlines from the Structural Engineer using established workflows.
• Takes complete ownership of their portion of the structural scope, reliably working to meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Proactive in advancing workflows, systems, and tools within their own discipline, including design automation skills. Embrace emerging technologies.
• Highly focused on quality, ensuring conformance with established structural standards, project standards, and project delivery processes.
• Provide quality reviews of models and documents prepared by others to assure design and project standards are met.
• Actively support the maintenance of standards of practice and techniques for BIM/CAD.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment with other BIM/CAD Designers and Engineers.
• Experienced designers will need to delegate to junior designers when appropriate, plus mentor junior designers by assisting with finding answers to technical questions and concerns.

Here's what you'll need

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience in utilizing Revit Add-ins
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong people skills
• United States Citizenship

Ideally, you will have

• Experience and capability in developing Dynamo scripts for Revit.
• Reinforced concrete and steel detailing experience
• An associate's degree in design, Drafting, or BIM technology.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off (allocated plans start date 17 days per calendar year), seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount as well as legally mandated benefits.

The base salary range for this position is $54,100.00 to $72,125.00; though will be paid hourly based on hours worked. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 08, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.