Structural BIM Lead & Design Technician

Stratus®; Holland (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k with employer match

Paid Holidays & PTO

Job summary

Stratus is seeking a Design Technician for our Structural engineering group. The role focuses on creating, managing, and coordinating complex structural design models and construction documentation for building projects.

You will lead BIM/CAD efforts, align with calculations, and mentor junior designers to deliver high-quality, code-compliant documents. Independent execution of advanced modeling tasks, collaboration with engineers, and ensuring coordination across disciplines are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or certification in CAD, BIM, Architecture, Engineering, or related field.
• 2–6 years of CAD/BIM design experience on building and infrastructure projects.
• Experience producing structural construction documents and coordinating with engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed structural CAD/BIM models aligned with engineering calculations and specifications.
• Lead multi-disciplinary coordination, ensuring structural systems integrate with architectural, MEP and civil models without clashes.
• Perform and oversee control reviews of structural drawings and models, verifying accuracy, constructability, and compliance with applicable building codes and project standards.
• Collaborate closely with structural engineers to translate design criteria, load paths, and calculations into accurate constructible documents.
• Mentor junior designers on structural drafting standards, detailing best practices, and BIM/CAD workflows.
• Generate and manage structural construction documents, including general notes, schedules, and detailed sections.
• Support development of shop drawing reviews, RFIs and design revisions by incorporating engineering changes into BIM/CAD models and plan sets.
• Establish and maintain structural BIM standards, including model organization, naming conventions, and level of development (LOD).
• Assist in analysis, coordination, troubleshooting and resolving complex software issues, conducting advanced modeling tasks, and identifying process improvements for BIM/CAD workflows.
• Prepare 3D visualizations and coordination views for constructability reviews and client presentations.

Skills

CAD/BIM design

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Associate’s degree or certification in CAD, BIM, Architecture, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM/CAD workflows

Job description

Stratus is seeking a Design Technician for our Structural engineering group. The role focuses on creating, managing, and coordinating complex structural design models and construction documentation for building projects.

You will lead BIM/CAD efforts, align with calculations, and mentor junior designers to deliver high-quality, code-compliant documents. Independent execution of advanced modeling tasks, collaboration with engineers, and ensuring coordination across disciplines are essential.